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February 18, 2006

Find Them, Fire Them & Shame Them Publicly

 
Racism in the fire service cannot be tolerated under any circumstance.

JACKSONVILLE --

"Two black firefighters at a downtown Jacksonville fire station reported finding hangman's nooses on their gear when they arrived at work Friday morning.

The fire station has been shut down, and Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton has asked the city's Human Rights Commission and the General Counsel's Office to investigate. Nooses are often used by racists to intimidate blacks because of their connection to lynching.
"These actions are morally reprehensible, and I have requested an immediate investigation of the incident by all necessary and appropriate parties," Peyton said in a statement released by his office."
From; Orlando Sentinel

Posted by: retired cap mike: 2:45 PM


Comments:
Could not agree more, I am a Firefighter/Paramedic from south Florida(although it doesnt matter), there is absolutely no excuse for this type of stupidity in the fire service, even if it was a practical joke gone wrong, It should be punished to the fullist. We cant have racism in any form in our brotherhood. The Brothers who did this obviously didnt use the common sense part of they're brain when they pulled this one.
I am with you Fire them and make sure they never work in the fire service again. Our jobs are too important for stupidity.
# posted by Blogger Pauly : February 18, 2006 6:19 PM
 
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