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Man fired after racist incident caught on video at Georgetown golf club

An incident at a Georgetown golf course over the weekend has yet another person learning the power of video footage and the fact that their views and actions are not in any way acceptable.

Gursher Dhillon, a member ofGeorgetown Golf Club, started recording when the family of golfers playing behind him began giving him problems about how long he was taking to finish his game on Saturday.

The video, in which a high-profile executive from Toronto investment firmTerra Cotta Financial Groupuses a racial slur toward Dhillon and his golf partner, has since gone viral on social media.

"Not the first time encountering racism on a golf course but the first time recorded. The director of the course let them finish playing and told us to leave after showing him this video," Dhillon wrote in the Instagram caption of the clip, in which a racial slur is directed at him.

Other disgusting remarks in the confrontation, including "I’m going to shove that golf club right up your ass," allegedly took place just before Dhillon started filming.

Dhillontold CityNewsthat he "didn't know how to register" the affront. "I was born here... I'm a Canadian," he added.

The instigator, Michael Warrington, has been banned from all properties owned byClubLink, which runs nine courses across Ontario, including Georgetown Golf Club.

He hasreportedly been firedfrom his position as Chief Financial Officer at Terra Cotta Financial Group.

"It is clear that the incident involved racist language toward one of the parties," ClubLink and Georgetown Golf Club said in a statement on the matter, released the following day.

"ClubLink has a strict Code of Conduct that demands mutual respect among employees, members and guests... the incident which occurred yesterday unquestionably runs counter to our values as an organization. And any incident involving racism will not be tolerated."

Still,some on social mediaare wondering why course staff asked both parties to leave after the 18th hole, and also let the perpetrator finish up his game.

Warrington has since issued an apology, according to CityNews, saying that his actions were "wrong" and have "no excuse."

"First and foremost, to the people whom I said it, I apologize. To my family who have been threatened as a result of this, I apologize. And most importantly, to all marginalized communities, I apologize. I know what I said was wrong and I promise to do better," he and his family wrote to the news outlet.

Georgetown, which is just shy of an hour northwest of Toronto in the Halton Hills, is unfortunately no stranger to bothfurtiveandovertracism.

Lead photo by

@Gursher_Dhillon


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