Firefighter Who Shot, Dumped Dogs Is Terminated

Mytwocentsworth——my observations have been that, observations I have personally made. I have personally complained about 2 firefighters who came to work reeking of alcohol and to keep their jobs, they had to go to alcohol rehab so puhhlleezzeee do not act like I am some hick who is spreading rumors, I speak with the facts.  There are ff in your dept who have been convicted of domestic violence.  I did NOT say all firefighters are a bunch of drunken wife beating slobs but as with every occupation, there are some, not everyone holds themselves to the high standard that you say you do.  Most firefighters are dedicated, law abiding citizens and are an asset to their department and the community.  To be angry because one tried to point out that the fire dept like any other dept does have some problems is ludacris.  You want to know my name, give me yours and I will give you mine.  I have nothing to hide, not even my name.  I simply stated the truth and I feel the man should be helped, not further punished.  And the thing about this country, I am entitled to my opinion as are you.  Now please have a good evening and keep yourself safe as I do care about our firefighters.

This bozo was a public relations nightmare for the city, the fire department and the union, and they all wanted him gone. Remember the racist lady cop with the Youtube messages two summers ago? Same deal - the union held the door open while the Safety Director gave her the boot (OK, so she retired). Sometimes, you just make a mistake in who you hire and you have to correct that mistake.

Frankie, a judge and a jury is charged with the duty of finding a person guilty or innocent by evidence presented at a trial and that person must be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt from a preponderance of evidence.  Those of us who are writing on here are not a judge or jury and we have not been presented with any facts other than what the media has deemed we should know.  I never believe half of what the media puts out there because it is biased and often presented without all the facts.  No I did not look up this man’s record, he has been punished for any thing in his past.  What this man did was a misdemeanor, not a felony and one should not be fired for misdemeanors.  What this man did is no worse than those who abandoned their animals——when you abandon them, you might as well take a gun and shoot them because you are basically killing them.  If he had abandoned his animals we would never have heard about it and he would have his job.  And I believe had it been a busy news day, we would still not know what he did and he would have his job but because the media had nothing else better to report that day, this man is punished more than once.  If this had anything to do with the duties of his job, I would say it was a different matter, but it doesn’t.  If you take all of the hysteria and drama out of this, people would feel differently.  Why is killing a dog any worse than killing a horse, a cow, a pig, a sheep, a rabbit, a squirrel, and on and on?

My physical body may be animal in nature, it breathes, it eats, it sleeps, and it bleeds. But my mind and awareness raises me above the level of an animal. My ability to look at a star and understand it is a ball of gas thousands of light years away, or my abilty to even ponder the morality of killing something else raises me to a level my dog or cat can never be, it makes me human! I have hopes and dreams and can look ahead years from now and see a future. No animal can do that. Therefore I have a responsibility to not be cruel to my PETS and to be kind to those don’t understand the difference between humanity and an animal. Killing and animal can be wrong but it is not now nor will it ever be MURDER! I have a responsibilty to respect other living things, because as a HUMAN I understand morality. No other creature on this earth has this ability. Use your HUMANITY and ponder whether your dog can do the same thing. This is why there is a huge difference between killing animals and humans. Bottom line, I deplore what this firefighter did and think he is suffering fair consequences for his bad actions, but he is not worth hating nor is it correct to compare his bad actions to the deplorable crime of murding a human being. I’m sorry to those who don’t understand this.

All you ones comparing animal life to human life…Have you people never heard of respect for all living things?  Just because an animal is not human, that doesn’t make it any less worthy.  This was not hunting for food or putting a sick and dying animal out of suffering…This was MURDER!!