I am a firefighter and you’re not wrong. The shit I hear some of these assholes say is sickening.
On the other hand the nature of the job doesn’t give near as much of an avenue to act on fucked up beliefs. The culture won’t tolerate that behavior on scene either. There’s also a hell of a lot more accountability: you will be fired, possibly criminally charged, sued, and/or ostracized.
I.e. even if a firefighter is a piece of shit they need to at least act like a decent human being when interacting with the public.
I wonder how long that’ll last. Also, if it stays around, I wonder if there’s something society can learn from that structure and apply to other parts of society. I wonder if there’s any way to improve it. And I wonder why it’s as you say, in the first place.
meanwhile 98% of firefighters drive the equivalent of a Dodge Ram without need
sure they’ll put themselves in danger… in certain conditions, and for money. ask them to respect cyclists or drive a smaller vehicle so they don’t run over kids, and nope that’s too much to ask, they have golf clubs to fit in there
There’s actually a lot of MAGA in your typical fire department :/
I am a firefighter and you’re not wrong. The shit I hear some of these assholes say is sickening.
On the other hand the nature of the job doesn’t give near as much of an avenue to act on fucked up beliefs. The culture won’t tolerate that behavior on scene either. There’s also a hell of a lot more accountability: you will be fired, possibly criminally charged, sued, and/or ostracized.
I.e. even if a firefighter is a piece of shit they need to at least act like a decent human being when interacting with the public.
I wonder how long that’ll last. Also, if it stays around, I wonder if there’s something society can learn from that structure and apply to other parts of society. I wonder if there’s any way to improve it. And I wonder why it’s as you say, in the first place.
Hopefully before maga picks up a history book and learns about the private fire services that used to exist before.
You’re not wrong, but I give a bit of leeway to people who are willing to put themselves in danger to help others. Not too much though.
meanwhile 98% of firefighters drive the equivalent of a Dodge Ram without need
sure they’ll put themselves in danger… in certain conditions, and for money. ask them to respect cyclists or drive a smaller vehicle so they don’t run over kids, and nope that’s too much to ask, they have golf clubs to fit in there
Roughly two thirds of all firefighters are volunteers. They’re not paid to do the job.
volunteer firefighters around here are paid