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Omaha Steve

(99,055 posts)
Sat Oct 2, 2021, 07:36 PM Oct 2021

Report: 9 NYC firefighters suspended over racist messages

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have suspended nine firefighters without pay in connection with a string of racist messages and memes they shared on their phones, including ones that mocked the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year, according to a published report.

A spokesperson called the suspensions the most severe punishments ever handed down in the history of the Fire Department of the City of New York, The New York Times reported in Friday’s editions.

After looking into complaints by several Black firefighters, the department suspended the nine firefighters without pay for periods ranging from a few days to six months, Fire Department Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. One of the firefighters is expected to leave the agency after his suspension ends, Nigro said. In addition, three fire department officers were reprimanded.

In the messages and memes last April, white firefighters mocked Floyd’s dying moments with Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin’s knee on his neck, the Times reported. It said they also exchanged other racist messages, including one about the use of fire hoses on protesters.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-business-new-york-george-floyd-new-york-city-97caea221ae22614778a8b7ad152e9eb

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abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
1. Good. Maybe this will cause some of these people to achieve a new level of
Sat Oct 2, 2021, 07:40 PM
Oct 2021

enlightenment/understanding/wokeness. At least I hope so.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
8. "NY's Finest" is the NY Police Department, "NY's Bravest" is the NY Fire Department.
Sat Oct 2, 2021, 10:00 PM
Oct 2021

"NY's Strongest" - is the NY Sanitation Department.

"NY's Boldest" - is the NY Correction's Department.

"NY's Best" - FDNY Emergency Medical Services.

"NY's Proudest" - NY Taxi and Limousine Commission.

 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
10. Shove these low lifes back into the closets where they came from.....
Sat Oct 2, 2021, 10:31 PM
Oct 2021

The era of tRumpf opened all the doors...and they were emboldened when they saw there were millions of other hateful, racist pathetic souls just like themselves.

It's going to take a generation to clean this up.

Roy Rolling

(6,853 posts)
13. 1st Amendment
Sun Oct 3, 2021, 02:45 PM
Oct 2021

Morons, racist to the core. I’m a strong believer in the 1st Amendment, but some people need regulation “broadcasting” on social media. The platforms that profit from letting people yell “fire” in a digital crowded theater need to be controlled.

Starting with Facebook.

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