http://observer.com/2014/03/city-officials-cheer-98-million-f-d-n-y-settlement/
people will die so that idiots can be politically correct
Perhaps they could make her an air traffic controller instead.
Our county has a huge fire department. Many years ago they lowered the physical ability testing so that women could pass. They did. After about 5 years on the job they were all off work because of being hurt on the job in some way. They just don’t have the physical strength to do the job. None of the women except 2 lasted very long and those 2 promoted up the ladder so fast that they promoted out of the ranks that actually did the physical work.
Now there are still women that get hired but they just don’t last long.
Disgusting. I recently watched a 85 y/o John Starr racewalk 10K (6.214 miles) in 1:14:05.1. That is an 11:55 per mile pace at more than twice age, and restricted by the racewalking rules. This woman has no business whatsoever in the field with any FD.
It’s the same everywhere, now we’re supposed to be happy that we don’t get the quality of services we pay for. I remember a couple of years ago there was a large city that agreed to waive the swim test for racial minorities to become lifeguards at the municipal pools.
I do not run. I am not in good shape, however, at 47 I am pretty sure that after 18 weeks of training I could run 1 1/2 miles in 12 minutes. Particularly since I can walk 1 mile to my sons school in less than 10 minutes at a brisk pace.
Fire Departments are GOOD JOBS. They are paying starting salaries of $40K + a year and after five years over $75K. Plus benefits of more than 20K per year. They have no problem finding lots f people to enter the ranks. There is no reason to lower standards.
At graduation, the ceremony came to a halt while all the local pols jumped on stage to get a photo op with this cadet. The only cadet they did this with.
Obvious much ?
They should send her out on calls only to the neighborhood she comes from.
I have a female relative that has a similar situation. She failed to get into the military though trying out in several branches. She is overweight and probably has some emotional/psychological issues. She enrolled in divinity school and got in through chaplaincy in the Guard. She has struggled time and time again with PT and fitness requirements but she still is being retained.
In a community I work in, the FD has a ranking position filled by a woman about five feet zero inches tall, tops, and about one hundred pounds.
This crap is everywhere and the system is so corrupt leadership actually defends and endorses this stuff instead of tolerating political correctness.
I feel so safe at night knowing these defenders are on the watch.
We have an affirmative action POTUS so why not a firefighter.
Surely they can find some tough, skinny younger guys from the hood who can run like h*ll. If they really want a black female, they should be able to find a few that are not mounds of fat.....
And she’s gonna carry you out of your burning house.
Coming soon to US Army Special Forces, and US Navy SEALS.
Ah yes, the soft bigotry of low expectations.
This person is a danger to herself, the other firefighters, and the public. More than likely, there's a job requirement that you must be 100% fit for duty, and she isn't. The article claims she was injured on-the-job, which in this case, she was injured while at the academy. She's been on light duty, but according to rules and regulations, she must be fit to return to full duty within a certain time frame. And if she is returned to full duty, she should be made to return to the academy, and complete the required qualifications. It sounds like she's planning on a career in disability.
I guess what the NYFD is saying is that black women aren’t capable of meeting the requirements on their own ability. Pathetic!
Sometimes a sense of entitlement starts with the name. Give a child an almost unpronounceable almost unspellable name, and wear it like a chip on the shoulder, daring someone to say this made up name “wrong”. Those who say it ‘wrong’ are subjected to public dressing down lectures from the Mom, and later from the suddenly empowered ‘victim’ of the offense. My guess is she’s been this way all her life, selfish, vain, and myopic, expecting the world to conform to her needs vs the other way around.
Why did I bother? I wasted time going to the site even though I knew before hand this was going to be about skin color and not really about qualifications....