Hospital Fires Worker Who Wore Confederate Flag Shirt With Noose To Go Vote

A hospital worker from Mississippi is now among the many individuals filling the unemployment line due to racist, reckless behavior. According to the New York Post, Clayton Hickey strolled into his local polling place on Election Day wearing a white t-shirt with a Confederate flag emblazoned on it, with a noose overlaying the image. The words “Mississippi Justice” were also on the shirt framing the flag. https://twitter.com/smokeydaQue1212/status/1059977931370516480 Of course, someone snapped a photo and from there the image went viral. The Twitter detectives went to work to try and figure out who he was and where he worked. At first, Hickey, a former police officer, was wrongly identified as an election worker, but then local media discovered that he worked for Regional One Health in Memphis. Between Tuesday and Thursday, Regional One Health received an influx of messages, demanding action.

Clayton Hickey needs to be fired immediately. He cannot be trusted to provide care to ALL patients of @RegOneHealthFDN, nor should he be able to be hired by anyone else in a role that is responsible for the well-being of others. #FireClaytonHickey

— twinfish 🐝 🟧 (@twinfish6) November 8, 2018

Hickey, who apparently worked as an EMT, was fired, with Regional One Health tweeting out an extensive statement. “We understand and appreciate the intense feelings related to this situation, but it is our duty to perform a thorough due diligence to verify the truth,” the statement read. “As of today, November 8, 2018, we have completed our investigation and what we learned led to the termination of the employee in question.”

Regional One Health is committed to a safe, secure, and comfortable work environment for our patients, guests, employees, and medical staff. All allegations of inappropriate behavior and violations of trust involving employees are reviewed and investigated. 1/5

— Regional One Health (@RegOneHealthFDN) November 8, 2018

We take this process seriously and are committed to following all necessary steps to verify the truth. On November 7, 2018, we became aware of a photo circulating on social media of an individual identified online as an employee of Regional One Health. The Regional One Health 2/5

— Regional One Health (@RegOneHealthFDN) November 8, 2018

legal and human resources teams promptly began an investigation into this employee and to determine if these allegations were real and accurate. We understand and appreciate the intense feelings related to this situation, but it is our duty to perform a thorough 3/5

— Regional One Health (@RegOneHealthFDN) November 8, 2018

due diligence to verify the truth. As of today, November 8, 2018, we have completed our investigation and what we learned led to the termination of the employee in question. Regional One Health holds employees to a high standard. We are committed to upholding our mission to 4/5

— Regional One Health (@RegOneHealthFDN) November 8, 2018

provide compassionate care and exceptional services to all. This includes fostering a safe and protected work and care environment for all. Behaviors contrary to these principles are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. 5/5

— Regional One Health (@RegOneHealthFDN) November 8, 2018

Ah well, another one bites the dust. Remember kids, it’s just as easy to go about your life, doing the things you’re supposed to do, like vote, without doing problematic stuff at the same time.