Reply With QuoteI think Yellowboat had something to do with this. :crossx:
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today issued the first veto of his administration, striking down the City Council's approval of a lawsuit settlement that would pay $2.7 million to a firefighter who claimed he was a victim of discrimination and harassment.
"I'm deeply troubled by the allegations raised here," Villaraigosa said during a televised news conference. But taxpayers have a right to demand a reexamination" in light of new information regarding the incident.
The veto sends a stern rebuke to both the Council -- which voted for the settlement 11-1 -- and to City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo, whose office negotiated the deal. The city firefighter, who is black, had sued upon discovering that during a firehouse dinner he had been fed spaghetti sauce containing dog food.
The size of the settlement unleashed a torrent of public criticism, particularly after photos of the victim -- participating in a series of firehouse pranks -- were posted on the website of a popular radio talk show.
The fallout included heightened racial tensions in the fire department, already the subject of a highly-critical audit earlier this year, and spotlighted a culture of hazing and horseplay. Along with his veto, the mayor decried harassment and outlined a new anti-hazing policy for city employees.
Although the fire department has a "zero-tolerance" policy against hazing, department leaders say the system's quixotic discipline system has left them powerless to control the rank-and-file.
Villaraigosa said he also issued an executive directive banning hazing in all city departments.
"It's time to end this practice once for all, Villaraigosa said. "It's time to change the culture."
This shiat wouldn't happen if Firefighter actually worked! Haha! (I should have been a fireman!)
I think Yellowboat had something to do with this. :crossx:
I think what they just did, was better than any hazing.
Here's 2.7 million.........................NOT
That's frickin hillarious :rollside:
That just made my day...
But Phebus, that wasn't a nice thing to say at all...... think
about that young mans feelings for a moment. Maybe we
should send him some of those beatnik pants from the 70's
to wear so that everyone will know that he is in touch with
his inner child and has feelings too.....what do they call those goofy looking kids with no self esteem and strange
clothes that always hang out in the public eye's most popular places???? emo or something?
Keith Sayre
Good. They need to throw that fooker in jail.
They should have actually issued him a check, but put a stop payment on it. That would have been great.
I hope when he found out he was getting a settlement, he went out and and bought a new car or house.
I would love to meet that guy, so I could bust his balls. Easy target now.
great news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank god villa had the balls to veto it.?The only problem is now it will got to court and end up costing the taxpayers even more. Oh well i would rather they spend $5mil in the courtroom than to give that piece of chit, wining, no good, panty waste a phucking penny. :rollside:
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