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Third discrimination suit filed against Minneapolis fire chief
Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ | April 07, 2006 | Bob Von Sternberg

Posted on 04/07/2006 8:57:51 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

A female Minneapolis firefighter has accused Fire Chief Bonnie Bleskachek of sexual harassment, job discrimination and retaliation, the third firefighter to sue Bleskachek in the past three weeks. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court by Kristina Lemon, a captain who has worked as a city firefighter since 1995.The suit, which also names the city as a defendant, alleges that Bleskachek repeatedly made sexual advances toward Lemon, a self-described lesbian who said she is in a committed relationship with another firefighter in the department.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: discrimination; firechief; minneapolis; nofirehose

1 posted on 04/07/2006 8:57:53 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
I didn't know Cynthia McKinney wanted to be a fireman when she grew up.......
2 posted on 04/07/2006 8:59:32 AM PDT by Crispus Attucks Patriot (The first to give his life for your liberty was a Black man!)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

bump


3 posted on 04/07/2006 9:00:33 AM PDT by lesser_satan
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

we need a daily update on the evergrowing lawsuits resulting from "celebrating diversity".


4 posted on 04/07/2006 9:03:40 AM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Muslims pray to Allah, Allah prays to Chuck Norris.(one nation, under sharia))
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
For the third time in three weeks, a female firefighter has brought a sexual harassment and discrimination suit against the female chief.
5 posted on 04/07/2006 9:04:31 AM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: Rakkasan1

That moustache is showing.


6 posted on 04/07/2006 9:05:18 AM PDT by massgopguy (massgopguy)
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To: massgopguy

Damn, that's an ugly... er woman. I bet she's packing or can breathe thru her ears.


7 posted on 04/07/2006 9:09:53 AM PDT by FearlessFreep (Excuse me. But are those your legs or are you riding a chicken?)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

But I bet the Department is still biased in hiring left handed transexuals. (sarcasm)


8 posted on 04/07/2006 9:11:43 AM PDT by The Great RJ ("Mir wölle bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

9 posted on 04/07/2006 9:13:30 AM PDT by maggief (and the dessert cart rolls on ...)
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To: FearlessFreep
The only thing funnier than the Fire-cheif's scandal in Minneapolis (Liberal Lakes) is their continuing obsession with getting just the right (female and black)school superintendent. Unfortunately they can't seem to find one that also has the degrees purported on her resume.
10 posted on 04/07/2006 9:14:48 AM PDT by newcthem (Wonder if Ted Kennedy would support amnesty for Lee Harvey Oswald?)
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To: maggief
Who is that, Ross from Friends?

Seriously though, that limpwrist pinko mayor swore up and down that a lesbian fire chief would be the greatest thing for Minneapolis since Purple Rain.

11 posted on 04/07/2006 9:16:35 AM PDT by lesser_satan
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To: lesser_satan
They should take away her licker license.
12 posted on 04/07/2006 9:17:49 AM PDT by FearlessFreep (Excuse me. But are those your legs or are you riding a chicken?)
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To: lesser_satan

"There's humiliation, the mental anguish that she's suffered from having to deal with this for years," said Greg Luce, Kristina Lemon's Attorney.

Her attorney says Bleskachek's partner threatened Captain Lemon's partner in a recorded phone message. Part of that message sounded like this, "Don't think for a minute that I won't drive up to your house and knock on the door and we'll have the [expletive] thing right out in the open. She [Lemon] doesn't want to [expletive] with me, so I suggest you find a way to steer her out of my direction."



http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=122557


13 posted on 04/07/2006 9:21:18 AM PDT by maggief (and the dessert cart rolls on ...)
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To: FearlessFreep
Here's a pair of queers for your luncheon enjoyment.


14 posted on 04/07/2006 9:21:57 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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To: FearlessFreep
LOL!

You know how the Murderapolis fire chief holds her liqour?

By the ears!

15 posted on 04/07/2006 9:22:51 AM PDT by lesser_satan
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To: maggief

Ugliest chick in the world? Top five anyway.


16 posted on 04/07/2006 9:23:32 AM PDT by mikethevike (We could use a little global warming up here in MN)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Given the short amount of time most of these women have been firefighters and how quickly they were promoted, it appears affirmative action is alive and well in the Peoples Republic of Minnesota.


17 posted on 04/07/2006 10:27:29 AM PDT by BW2221
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