Can someone please explain why the headline has to identify him as a “firefighter”? He wasn’t acting in any capacity of a firefighter nor representing the fire dept at the time. His occupation should have nothing to do with it.
He was a drunk intruder who was shot while trying to break into someone else’s house.
The “firefighter” part should be a minor description, if even that, at the bottom of the story. NOT the headline. “He was employed by the XYZ Fire Dept.”
If he was a “massage therapist” or a “grocery clerk” or a myriad other non-descript professions, would the headline of the story be written the same way?
Sheesh! Today’s urinalism.
Because the mediots insist that all “first responders” are somehow heroes.
Agree. The guys occupation has nothing to do with this story.
Yeah, from the headline I pictured a home burning home, a firefighter trying to break down the door to gain access, and the occupant shooting him.
I guess I was off a bit.
Point made.
Totally agree!