I read about this a few days ago. I’m sure the folks quitting won’t be missed and they are doing this for other reasons. The conviction was 20 years ago and he has worked as a fireman since. Give him a break.
They fired the current chief and replaced him with one of his subordinates, and TEN of THIRTEEN front-liners quit RIGHT THERE, and you think they won’t be missed.
What fantasyland do you inhabit?
No.
There are too many a accounts of arsonists who become firefighters and still set fires just so they can go on the call and put them out.
A convicted arsonist should never be allowed in any firefighting position any more than a convicted pedophile be allowed to teach.
Some professions should be closed to those with certain criminal proclivities.
Sucks to be them but they made their bed and it is simply not worth the risk to others around them to pander to a known criminal just to prove how nice and “forgiving” we are. It’s a recipe for disaster.
Yea straight up nepotism appointment is giving the the guy a break...
And yes, put him in charge, in the town where it all happened, with people that still remember.
That may be called a “crap sandwich “, served with a smile. The board can appoint whoever they choose, and the firemen that resigned have every reason to do so.
If the guy can get a job where he has no relatives with clout—that is fine.
But—this smells of nepotism.
And let cheaters run the sport leagues and let thieves run inventory.