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is the new york fire department racist out there facing a discredited they're
facing a federal discrimination trial because i'm black firefighters are
allegedly at discriminated against and treated horribly within the fire
department so um... there are several things that uh... black firefighters are
alleging
another which can be true because i watch rescue me and and rescue me they
got white
and black and latino firemen in new york so and they get along great
final a on ninety percent of the new york fire department is white
just amazing ok nine ostracism makes explain what the real promises a but is
some important details in a lawsuit
so there are alleging that uh...
black firefighters are referred to as the n_ word
okay regularly also humble usually when it comes to deciding who will do the
menial tasks
they ask who wants to be the and work for tonight
right because if you knew menial tax that's where you are at the invades will
call that person that word
even if they're white or whatever they might be
in addition the guest list which featured a black former new york mayor
david dinkins had been defaced to include rap stars
right then and then uh... a number of other things have been the face of
obvious racial overtones in summerside overtones
flat-out racist by n_-word etcetera
and mister black firefighter uh... who was tired of it and and he eventually
brought us forward i one of the sea also complain about his when he became
lieutenant but he became a ten at the same time is up but his own a white
firefighter and the palace will start as an acting lieutenant immediately there
at the white firefighter do that but not him analyst goes on in ob gyn than out
he says he's bring this forward
uh... people are really happy with him to begin with that said the combined
into this
toxic brew of not good feelings that the fire department adhere et cetera but
does anybody really think he's making it out
now i think you can make the case that hey maybe that's his experience but is
on the experience of all blacks in the new york fire department
and certainly not what all-white fire white firefighters to new york by
prolonged shot right
i think he genuinely experience those things that he said
serious in genuine problem and this sort of dismissing addition address it right
and dressing at their friend you know they're facing a federal lawsuit and you
know we'll see what happens and what the outcome will be about but i think it is
an important thing to investigate
and again it's another one of those issues where
the population the united states things that we don't have a race problem at all
when we do we do have a uh... situations where racism does occur and on
situations need to be investigated not brushed off as if racism is not a
problem in the country donnie moore and let me explained as to why there might
be this inherent conflict first place
because mcveigh
african-americans make about twenty five percent believe the new york city
latinos are near that percentage and they make it but i a percentage of the
firefighting forces anderson ninety percent are white now why does that
system perpetuate itself was because
uh... oftentimes every dancer firefighter you become a firefighter or
your uncle was et cetera et cetera right and if they were all white in the
beginning they continue to be white if it that's how the job gets passed on it
happens a lot of professions that also happened sir
in in the firefighting that field
now the promise blacks latinos go hey wait a minute that's not fair us we had
to be a liberate through in some way words whites think wait a minute your
teenage opera my sunday from like ah... nephew and increases conflict
so we've got to be able to address and the smart
decent and fair way
without both sides go to war
jet fighters hope uh...
until as the allegations get investigated
that there isn't edits national dues
that there is enough time
the feeling of force in new york fire department we have
this feeling from
eleven of they were you know it was so her off with that
that there is enough
that's off limits because of what the
the inventor already you know this is the first article and highlighting my
fathers or with a religious lesson i thought i thought this is so that is not
so you know is critical and although i think that the fire departments of india
has done anything wrong
those try that did that becomes a a bit of a factor right but uh... you know it
drives me crazy when people can't
like separate outpatients right so for example
are we under semi and the firefighters when they go for healthcare coverage
and a republican wafted you know in
qasar value our first responder and you you have some sort of cancer who cares
that's phase of course they should have that without maybe one of those same
guys is involved in a case where he's on the wrong side
and the you know the discrimination whatever might be or several of them
okay the does each day with a health care but also doesn't mean that they've
never done anything wrong
right there not some angel it creatures a cetera
they're human beings and so in the right you backed them when they're wrong you
pointed out
if only because you're in this way