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[Slayven]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...7e4b0edff971c0fbc?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

An Ohio fire department has suspended one of its volunteer firefighters for a racist Facebook post suggesting he’d prefer to save a dog in an emergency than a black person.

Tyler Roysdon, a volunteer for Franklin Township, wrote that if he had to choose between saving a dog or a black man from a burning building, the dog would get priority, because “one dog is more important than a million n****rs.”

A woman who identified herself as Joei Frame Roysdon told WXIX-TV that she was Roysdon’s wife and said, “He admitted that he said things that were wrong and apologized.”

She added: “Everyone deserves a second chance and is also entitled to their own opinion.”

Racism, just an equal and valid opinion

What is the middle ground, a dog is only work 500K black people?

 

[sooperkool]

Evidence of racism in public service positions should result in immediate termination.

 

[JCHandsom]

She added: “Everyone deserves a second chance and is also entitled to their own opinion.”

Nope, not even once

 

[Slayven]

Evidence of racism in public service positions should result in immediate termination.

Like instantly. Especially emergency services.

 

[aGuyInaBearSuit]

Disgusting. We trust these people to protect us.

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

Nah, man, a black man is as important as every other human being, BUT one dog is more important than a million White Supremacists.

 

[buttery fistful]

why can't we just respect these opinions? tolerant left my ass

Spoiler

/s

 

[James Scott]

Racists aren't even trying to hide it which is a bit concerning. Or maybe they're just dumb.

 

[Monocle]

Evidence of racism in public service positions should result in immediate termination.

Seriously.

 

[Slayven]

"Just a word"

"Stop letting it power"

 

[Straight Edge]

Everyone should message him on Facebook.

 

[Rktk]

Terrifying to have racist people tasked with saving lives.

 

[Veelk]

"Fireman says that saving dog is more important than..."

My thoughts: Oh great, a feel good story about a fireman who likes to save dogs!

*reads rest of title*

...oh.

 

[Petrae]

Social media: People will NEVER learn, no matter how many lose their jobs over posting "opinions" in a public forum.

And I'm sure "Bu-by-but free speech!" will follow this story's comments, even though the First Amendment doesn't apply.

 

[kcp12304]

Where are all the "But it's just a word" people

 

[keuja]

She added: “Everyone deserves a second chance and is also entitled to their own opinion.”

True. But it doesn't make that opinion any less garbage and inferior to other opinions.
People are also entitled to the consequences of their shitty opinion i.e getting fired from their jobs. Good riddance.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

Evidence of racism in public service positions should result in immediate termination.

Agreed. This is disgusting.

 

[Bossun]

Yeah but black people probably created the typhoon from Africa or something!!

Both parties..etc

 

[Mortemis]

She added: “Everyone deserves a second chance and is also entitled to their own opinion.”

sure as fuck doesn't sound like his apology is genuine. foh

 

[Nightwing123]

What a disgusting individual and he does not deserve a second chance.

 

[oneils]

Entitled to their own opinion? My opinion is that this guy should be fired.

 

[Hubbl3]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...7e4b0edff971c0fbc?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

A woman who identified herself as Joei Frame Roysdon told WXIX-TV that she was Roysdon's wife and said, ”He admitted that he said things that were wrong and apologized."

She added: ”Everyone deserves a second chance and is also entitled to their own opinion."

Dude's Facebook banner right now:

Nah, I think I'll pass on that. Also, what the fuck is up with Ohio and racist shit heads?

 

[Cvie]

how dumb are these people to just keep posting shit like this on facebook and twitter and shit

 

[Vicetrailia]

No second chances for that scum. No unemployment checks either.

 

[Obliterator]

Everyone deserves a second chance and is also entitled to their own opinion.

I do belive people are capable of changing.

But that doesn't make this dude in his current situation any less of a piece of garbage and who should also be instantly terminated from any sort of public job. Especially one where he could be responsible for the very lives of people he clearly hates

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Racism will never die in America

 

[shadowkat]

She added: “Everyone deserves a second chance and is also entitled to their own opinion

Well my opinion is that he is a racist asshole who does not deserve a second chance.

 

[JettDash]

He should be fired both for being a racist and for being stupid enough to say that on Facebook.

 

[itwasTuesday]

To be fair, I would save my dog over all of you.

I'm not a firefighter btw.

 

[Petrae]

how dumb are these people to just keep posting shit like this on facebook and twitter and shit

They've been doing it for years. More brazen, now. Heck, I see plenty of comments these days labeled with real names and employers that could easily get people disciplined or worse at their jobs.

 

[Loudninja]

She added: “Everyone deserves a second chance and is also entitled to their own opinion.”

Nope someone saying our lives are nothing compare to dogs does not deserve a second chance.

I cant imagine how bad he is outside the internat.

 

[Sianos]

instead of sugarcoating it, his wife should have been honest and said "everyone is entitled to their opinion that entire other races are less than animals, and also entitled to work in emergency services despite saying they would not do their job"

that's a hell of a lot to obfuscate with the word "opinion"

 

[Kuroi Gogeta]

Like instantly. Especially emergency services.

co-sign.

Whether a human being's life is worth saving because of their race is not an "opinion" to be debated. He is blatantly saying that he is not doing his fucking job. When you choose your job you do not agree to only save the lives of a certain type of person. You agree to save the life of any human being. Whether or not black people are human beings and their lives matter is not something to be debated EVER let alone in the 21st century.

 

[Keru_Shiri]

But remember, "all lives matter"

smh

 

[Alligatorjandro]

You know he talked like this with his friends and family and coworkers.

 

[Iolo]

how dumb are these people to just keep posting shit like this on facebook and twitter and shit

They are just auditioning for higher office

 

[brianmcdoogle]

I need to know if he's a gamer and/or makes bad youtube videos about video games before I decide if this is disgusting and abject racism. /s

 

[TheGreyHulk]

we still have many generations to go before we can say racism is not that bad in America. It's only been about 1 life generation since the civil rights movement. I wish we would hurry up and learn already that hate is not the way to live.

 

[Link]

This country is beyond redemption. You have public servants that hate black people so much that they're willing to openly admit it, and then you'll have at least half the population defend them.

Just burn it all down.

 

[Yaboosh]

It's crazy how wrong penny arcade ended up being.

They weren't fuckwads because of anonymity. They were and are just fuckwads period.

 

[Sunster]

he will tell people he's not racist. no one ever is.

 

[wandering]

She added: “Everyone deserves a second chance and is also entitled to their own opinion.”

.

 

[Volimar]

"Fireman says that saving dog is more important than..."

My thoughts: Oh great, a feel good story about a fireman who likes to save dogs!

*reads rest of title*

...oh.

 

[Queen Vulpix]

I know they've always been here but I can't help but feel terrible and sad at how many people feel emboldened to share their horrible views since the election. =/

 

[farmerboy]

Sad but unsurprising. Which makes it more sad.

 

[Blood Diamonds]

.

fucking lol

OT: Scary to think what kind of sick fucks are given the job of saving lives.

 

[BenjiGAF]

That's a lot of N-words, God Damn


At least he blew himself out live on Facebook. Silver lining? Maybe?

 

[sarcastor]

Dude's Facebook banner right now:/QUOTE]

Maybe he's a really big fan of Dukes of Hazzard?

 

[tapedeck]

Wow..

 

[SomTervo]

Sorry, when it involves your job and literally how you conduct it, it's not just "an opinion".