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Colorado fire department employee FIRED over Snoop Dogg doll that 'evoked' history of 'racial terror'

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Golden, Colorado, city officials apologized profusely for the actions of a since-terminated employee of the fire department that hung a noose on a doll depicting rap mogul Snoop Dogg. The "Snoop on a Stoop" doll, meant to parody the popular "Elf on the Shelf" Christmas decoration, had a noose around its neck and was found in a stairwell at the fire department in March. 'The display evoked a horrific history of racial terror and violence.' A member of the city's Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Task Force criticized the mayor for not notifying the group about the racist doll incident until months later. "We are very concerned at what we've heard about the facts, including the written statement read by the mayor that this was not handled at the time of the incident when the figurine was found with a noose around its neck back in March," REDI member Holly Olivarez said. "I call it a noose because of what it represents," she added. "A black man with a noose around his neck in the Uni