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February 18, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com A Pinckney-area realtor who was fired for repeated social media comments viewed as racially insensitive has filed a lawsuit against his former employer. Rick Beaudin, known to many as The Pinckney Pirate, was hired by Joe DeKroub in 1999 as an independent contractor for his real estate business, which is now Re/Max Platinum. The complaint states that Beaudin entered into independent contractor agreements with DeKroub s companies annually, which stated he could be terminated for cause only. On June 11th last year, Beaudin says he noticed on a Pinckney Community Facebook page that the Black Lives Matter movement planned a protest in Pinckney. Beaudin then posted on his personal page, âCan t we all just promote in Pinckney That All Lives Matter? We don t need outsiders coming in and causing our businesses to suffer any more than they already have from COVID.â ....