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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-03/la-firefighters-police-push-back-against-vaccine-mandateL.A. firefighters, police officers dig in heels over vaccination mandate
By Dakota Smith
Sep. 3, 2021 6:19 PM PT
Los Angeles firefighters and police officers who are angry over City Halls new requirement that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 are mounting an offensive.
Firefighters 4 Freedom, a group of Los Angeles city firefighters, was launched recently to stop the mandated vaccinations for all city employees as well as the citizens of this great country, according to its website. We want to bring education and truth to the people without being censored.
Firefighter John Knox, one of the groups leaders, appeared on a nationally syndicated radio show and compared vaccination requirements for entering businesses to rules imposed in Nazi Germany, warning that freedoms are at stake.
I basically stated in the union meeting that I will not submit to this. I will come to work every day, as long as Im healthy, Knox said on The Kate Dalley Show. I will not wear a mask. Im not going to test. And I will not get a shot.
ProfessorGAC
(64,417 posts)They don't even know why they're resistant.
They just being petulant whiners.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
hunter
(38,264 posts)...a quick way to get rid of the most deplorable.
Police and fire departments in many places are overrun with petulant whiny white, mostly male, Trump supporters.
This is an opportunity to clean house.
bluestarone
(16,720 posts)We KNOW what they are! FUCK them all. I actually thank them for showing their true colors!! Now we need to take FULL advantage of their STUPIDITY!
ProfessorGAC
(64,417 posts)...how do you get the two upward pointing fingers.
Is that on the smilies menu, and I just missed it?
crickets
(25,896 posts)When posting, right mouse click in the title or message space to choose 'Emoji' from browser menu or Win+Period and the emojis menu pops up. Hope this helps!
ProfessorGAC
(64,417 posts)I do 99% of my DU time on an Android tablet. The other 1% is on a laptop.
I'll bookmark this for when I'm on laptop.
crickets
(25,896 posts)As you type to post, look for the smiley to the left of the spacebar. Press that and you should be good to go. 🤗
I salute anybody who can type long texts or post regularly from their phones. Good grief, this is difficult. Back to the laptop!
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Celerity
(42,648 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)we can do it
(12,118 posts)We were not asked if we wanted any vaccines, such as Hepititis B, we were just given them. Fire the whiny babies. E Fucking Nuff.
Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)rational people.
Johonny
(20,683 posts)with being a white nationalist racist asshole. These people are a net negative to any work force.
The only problem I see with firing them in mass, is the training time to replace them. It would create a potential hazard. Then again, based on my own experience, these people are a walking hazard. They're voting for Pro-slavery Larry Elders. What more do you need to know?
Buns_of_Fire
(17,119 posts)1) Get the shot like your employer requires;
2) Find another venue to practice your firefighting skills.
In other words: Suck it up, snowflake.
gldstwmn
(4,575 posts)It pays well and he is unlikely to infect anyone.
pandr32
(11,447 posts)gldstwmn
(4,575 posts)What is it with the first responders in LA?
oioioi
(1,127 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)bottomofthehill
(8,261 posts)Get the shot or get out.
bottomofthehill
(8,261 posts)cbabe
(3,440 posts)this weekend to protest state vaccine mandate?
Ferry system is part of the highway system. Slow down would affect thousands living on the islands, tourists, small businesses, etc
oioioi
(1,127 posts)Bleacher Creature
(11,235 posts)KS Toronado
(16,906 posts)need to have a large indoor all day rally with lots of speakers with plenty of screaming & shouting to get their
plans outlined how they're going "To Own the Libs". Plus plenty of alcohol/beer to get their courage up &
help 'em spit on each other.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)surely there are plenty of women that can fill the tiny shoes of these people.
Faux pas
(14,582 posts)tells us everything we need to know about L.A.'s first responders.
Phoenix61
(16,952 posts)greatest risk of spreading it among themselves. Not many employees live together like they do.
joetheman
(1,450 posts)Ron Green
(9,821 posts)State Police and firefighters are suing the Governor over her latest mask mandate. They can build political power, especially in rural areas, by such a move.
Lettuce Be
(2,336 posts)I think it'll be good to cull all from the herd that are unwilling to do this simple thing to protect others. I think we'll eventually have a federal mandate because this stupidity cannot continue forever.
My son is a firefighter and intends to get fired over it, then relocate to Florida, then somehow find another job after being fired, oh and should I mention he and his wife and 2-yr-old son are broke? They have a home with equity but credit cards are maxed, so crappy credit, no job, got fired from the last one. Who is going to rent to them? He's making a huge mistake but he thinks I'm the idiot for watching what he calls MSM (main stream media). Sad watching him throw everything away over lies but it is what it is.
StarryNite
(9,364 posts)Fire them.