Posted on 06/11/2007 11:07:06 AM PDT by kiriath_jearim
In the latest bizarre court case involving the Los Angeles Fire Department, a jury has awarded $3.75 million to a male fire captain who said he was retaliated against for not making training exercises easier for women.
Fire Capt. Frank Lima alleged in his lawsuit against the city that he was told by superiors that he shouldn't hold women to the same standards as men. The reason: The Fire Department was under pressure from City Hall to increase the number of women within its ranks.
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Good for him. I don’t care if women are firefighters either, but if they can’t carry their partner down a set of stairs or lift a man off the floor and carry him out of a burning house then WTH are they doing there?
And, alas, I believe that the results of a civil suit have no general effect, and thus will not force any change in policies or procedures to implement the commonsense result.
Chief Fox screwed up big time and I believe this jury was smart enough to realize it. There's nothing wrong with women being firefighters as long as they can do the job as spelled out in the job requirements. Evidently this woman couldn't.
I think I’m on his side. Why should there be either lower or higher standards depending on what sex you are?
You are such a Neanderthal. WTH are YOU doing here???
The women are there to provide diversity. How embarrassing to all of FReeperland that you dont know that.
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How about break open an ice coated fire hydrant in the dead of winter? There are lots of physical tasks little girls can't do.
Whew, almost had a flame war started, then I saw the /s.....
Roger that, sir.
Designer says there are three occupations that women shouldn't do; soldier, policeman, and fireman.
Flame on if you think you must, but with a few exceptions, women should just stay the heck out of the way.
I have heard this so many times, I am going to start asking: "'splain to me why that is a good thing again?"
I haven't heard a coherent argument in favor of "diversity" yet.
Somethings are just too important for the politicians to screw up and a national referendum should be held on women serving in any of these roles. Gays too for that matter.
One man fighting an evil system. One man who doesn’t want people to die because of political correctness.
Good point - it’s not like the flames burn any cooler when they see a woman fighting them.
Neither have I, but I sure have heard stupid, ridiculous, and incoherent ones.
The problem is that the Supreme Court buys this claptrap.
The same reason black criminals are in the LAPD....CUZ IT MAKES THE LIBS FEEEEEEEEL GOOD!!!!!!
Sorry, but unless she’s a big bull dyke, I can’t see a female fireperson carrying me out a window and down a ladder.
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