13 Feb 2022, 4:21 am
A firehouse was forced to shut down after members allegedly used racial slurs during a recent virtual meeting.
https://www.newsweek.com/alleged-use-ra ... wn-1678608
On Wednesday, the Darby Township Board of Commissioners voted to temporarily shut down the Briarcliffe Volunteer Fire Company after members were allegedly heard using racial slurs during a Zoom call with other firehouses in Pennsylvania's Darby Township, reported the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The vote came shortly after members of the Goodwill Fire Company, one of the township's three volunteer firehouses, sent a letter to the township's board of commissioners detailing the alleged comments made during the call.
One member of the Briarcliffe Volunteer Fire Company was allegedly heard poking fun at Fanta Bility's name. Bility, an 8-year-old Black girl, was fatally shot by officers with the Sharon Hill Police Department in August 2021 after a high school football game. Three officers were each charged with manslaughter and reckless endangerment, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer's office.
In a statement posted to Facebook, Delco Resists, an organization that shared the recording of the Zoom call, said, "The disregard for Fanta's life strikes at the core of the community's faith in public servants and demands systemic reform across the entire county, at every level of government."
Wow! so in addition to police, ambulance, hospitals and other public services, black people can expect a poorer level of service from the largely white fire fighters. Glad to see they care about the life of a 8 year child 
how sick is this.
