Fire chief to 10 yr old sobbing Black girl as she's loaded into ambulance: "Shut the f*** up!" "Shut your mouth!"

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31. Hi, you're welcome!

I'm able to look at the entire situation and the history

I mean, you know as little as the rest of us, and has to be pointed in the direction of more information, so “entire situation and history” is a bit of a stretch. What’s clear is this girl’s has been failed many times, and this is the latest in a long line of those failures.

rather than one word shouted in an effort to snap her back into some semblance of reality.

Screaming and swearing isn’t really a great reality to be in, is it? Impatience and contempt an are terrible ways to deal with someone in a crisis.

Really... community leader?

He’s the fire chief. Firefighters regularly poll as some of the most trusted members of the community, and his title “chief” indicates that he is a leader.

Is this fellow a mental health family crisis counselor?

I’d be surprised if he was.

He can't be everything to everybody for every conceivable circumstance and situation

As a first responder, he does have a responsibility to the community he serves. For me, that includes basic courtesy extended to someone in crisis, and certainly a child.