San Diego Gas and Electric worker Emmanual Cafferty was fired over racist gesture. He claims he was cracking his knuckles. A conscientious citizen posted a picture of him on Twitter and accused him of making a white power sign with his hand. The picture made the rounds on Twitter accompanied by a claim Cafferty was making a "white power" hand gesture made popular by white supremacists groups. Cafferty said he was charged, tried and convicted on social media.
According to the Anti-Defamation League, the gesture -- made by forming a circle with the thumb and index finger, and extending and separating the other three fingers -- has been used in recent years by white supremacists to form the letters W and P.
Soon after the encounter, a supervisor of Cafferty's told him he was suspended and that further action may be taken after an investigation. A few days later, he says he was fired.
The man who posted the picture on Twitter has deleted his account and said he may have gotten "spun up" about the interaction and misinterpreted it. He says he never intended for Cafferty to lose his job.
People making these white power symbols need to be removed from society.
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