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Title: Fire Capt. Demoted For Alleged Trayvon Rant
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CBS News
URL Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162 ... oted-for-alleged-trayvon-rant/
Published: May 15, 2012
Author: CBS News
Post Date: 2012-05-15 13:56:32 by Brian S
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Views: 3068
Comments: 8
(CBS News) A Miami Dade fire captain was demoted to the rank of firefighter after making alleged remarks on Facebook regarding the Trayvon Martin case, CBS Station WFOR Miami reported. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez issued a statement Tuesday about Captain Brian Beckmann's demotion, saying he backs the action taken by the fire department director. "The comments made by Captain Beckmann were reprehensible and will not be tolerated. We can't have our employees, especially a supervisor, making such disparaging comments about any member of our community, much less one of our own employees," said the mayor through a statement. "In order to avoid this from happening in the future," he continued, "I have directed my staff to revise the appropriate policies dealing with this issue. It is important to reiterate my position that public servants have a responsibility to uphold the highest levels of integrity and decency, especially when you consider our multicultural, multi-ethnic community. There's no such thing as being off-the-clock; we are public servants 24/7 and must conduct ourselves with the utmost professionalism at all times." According to the report, Beckmann, a 17-year member of the fire department, allegedly made remarks in reference to the case of Trayvon Martin -- the unarmed teen who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer -- on his Facebook page: "I and my coworkers could rewrite the book on whether our urban youths are victims of racist profiling or products of their failed, (expletive), ignorant, pathetic, welfare dependent excuses for parents." The fire captain said that he did not write the message and that he copied and pasted the comments from a website. Aside from the demotion, Beckmann could face a substantial loss in pay and will have to take a psychological exam by a county doctor and diversity training courses. Meanwhile, the firefighter union said the action against Beckmann, who is expected to appeal, is excessive. "We will immediately file an appeal to an independent arbitrator," said union president Rowan Taylor via a statement. "We anticipate that the case will be heard within the next few months. The decision of the independent arbitrator will be final and binding."
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
LoonyMing: I brandish my ignorance like a crucifix at vampires. 'It's now very common to hear people say, "I'm rather offended by that", as if that gives them certain rights. It's no more than a whine. It has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. "I'm offended by that." Well, so fucking what?' —Stephen Fry
I think it sucks that people are using what people say on their facebook pages to fire some one. I think it sucks that one can get fired for offering up an opinion such as the one this Captain did! This nation is sinking so damn low it's unbelievable.
Pretty soon the i word - ignorant will be taboo too ! Meat commercials - shows will be off the air !
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
There are inherent responsibilities that come with being paid with the taxpayers dime especially in the arena of 'public safety'.
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
You simpering libTURD HYPOCRITE. BUT, they sure as FUCK don't give up their CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS do they SCUM sucker? Oh yeah, according to libTURDISM; they DO if they dare NOT to be libTURDS eh SCUM? libTURDISM is TYRANNY with a happy face. libTURD thy NAME is HYPOCRITE!
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
"I and my coworkers could rewrite the book on whether our urban youths are victims of racist profiling or products of their failed, (expletive), ignorant, pathetic, welfare dependent excuses for parents." Spot!!!!! on this. It's basically what Bill Cosby says in more crude terms. Once in a great while a union serves a positive purpose.
(posting anything TO Brain Shit is pointless....rather posting derisively AT him makes sense)
And their job and expressing an opinion as long as that opinion doesn't halt your own expression of free speech under out Constitution or (as their job performance shows - hence "captain"), is not for any one else to decide. The only thing that matters is his job performance. Lord, this kind of thinking makes me sick. What in God's name is wrong with you to even say such a STUPID thing?
How frickin' dumb ass stupid this little diddy of a saying is. God, you must be 15 year old little damn girl.
Translation: IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
#3. To: Brian S (#0)
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"I and my coworkers could rewrite the book on whether our urban youths are victims of racist profiling or products of their failed, (expletive), ignorant, pathetic, welfare dependent excuses for parents."
#4. To: SJN (#2)
#5. To: Brian S, SJN (#4)
There are inherent responsibilities that come with being paid with the taxpayers dime especially in the arena of 'public safety'.
#6. To: BorisY (#3)
"We will immediately file an appeal to an independent arbitrator," said union president Rowan Taylor via a statement. "We anticipate that the case will be heard within the next few months. The decision of the independent arbitrator will be final and binding."
#7. To: Brian S (#4)
here are inherent responsibilities that come with being paid with the taxpayers dime especially in the arena of 'public safety'.
#8. To: Brian S (#4)
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
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