Full Version: Reverse Racism in the Fire Dept.
I was just watching the news and there was a story that I found very interesting. It pertains to the idea of reverse racism, which is gaining more and more attention.
In this case, a 30 year fire veteran, at the current rank of captain, was in the number one slot for a promotion. He was shocked to find that the promotion was instead voted to be given to a younger African-American man. The fire captain had more years as a captain than the African-American man had as a fireman.
The fire captain sued the city and accused the department of reverse racism. He was awarded 250,000 dollars. Is this right?
I personally have absolutely no problem with an African-American fire cheif, but safety of the people should be placed before politics. Would you feel safer with a 30 year captain or a rookie?
In this case, a 30 year fire veteran, at the current rank of captain, was in the number one slot for a promotion. He was shocked to find that the promotion was instead voted to be given to a younger African-American man. The fire captain had more years as a captain than the African-American man had as a fireman.
The fire captain sued the city and accused the department of reverse racism. He was awarded 250,000 dollars. Is this right?
I personally have absolutely no problem with an African-American fire cheif, but safety of the people should be placed before politics. Would you feel safer with a 30 year captain or a rookie?
QUOTE(smileystar333 @ Feb 10 2004, 03:15 PM)
I was just watching the news and there was a story that I found very interesting. It pertains to the idea of reverse racism, which is gaining more and more attention.
In this case, a 30 year fire veteran, at the current rank of captain, was in the number one slot for a promotion. He was shocked to find that the promotion was instead voted to be given to a younger African-American man. The fire captain had more years as a captain than the African-American man had as a fireman.
The fire captain sued the city and accused the department of reverse racism. He was awarded 250,000 dollars. Is this right?
I personally have absolutely no problem with an African-American fire cheif, but safety of the people should be placed before politics. Would you feel safer with a 30 year captain or a rookie?
In this case, a 30 year fire veteran, at the current rank of captain, was in the number one slot for a promotion. He was shocked to find that the promotion was instead voted to be given to a younger African-American man. The fire captain had more years as a captain than the African-American man had as a fireman.
The fire captain sued the city and accused the department of reverse racism. He was awarded 250,000 dollars. Is this right?
I personally have absolutely no problem with an African-American fire cheif, but safety of the people should be placed before politics. Would you feel safer with a 30 year captain or a rookie?
I would say it depends. Leaving race out of the discussion, it's entirely possible that the African-American was a better firefighter than the 30 year veteran. Being in a job longer might mean more experience, but it doesn't necessarily mean a greater ability.
I would be interested in seeing the story for myself.
I don't hava as many details as I would like to have (I just saw the story a couple minutes ago), but I understand your point.
The problem for me is that when asked why they had chosen the African-American over the fire cheif, the city simply said that they wanted to increase and encourage the involvement of minorities in the fire department.
There was no mention of experience, skill or capability as a fire fighter. All that was mentioned was race.
The problem for me is that when asked why they had chosen the African-American over the fire cheif, the city simply said that they wanted to increase and encourage the involvement of minorities in the fire department.
There was no mention of experience, skill or capability as a fire fighter. All that was mentioned was race.
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