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Friday, November 09, 2018 10:26PM
HOUSTON, Texas -- A part-time firefighter with the City of Bellaire and the Westfield Fire Department in Texas has been fired after an incendiary Facebook post.
Earlier this week, Chris Bush posted this message on Facebook. "We should buy deer feeders fill them with pinto beans put them on the border and make a new hunting season. I wonder how many Texans will buy that hunting licenses and how many tags we would be allowed..."
The post was shared numerous times by people concerned that a first responder would publicly advocate shooting Latinos. The concerned citizens also contacted Bush's places of employment. Bush's Facebook page states that he works for the Westfield Fire Department, Bellaire Fire department, and Harris County EMS (better known as Acute Medical.)
ABC7's sister station in Houston has confirmed he is no longer employed at the Bellaire Fire Department, Westfield Fire Department or Acute Medical.
The city of Bellaire released the following statement:
"Wednesday morning we became aware of an inappropriate and offensive social media post by a part-time firefighter. Upon learning of that post, we took immediate and appropriate action, and the individual is no longer employed with the City of Bellaire."
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
dalton99a This message was self-deleted by its author.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)oasis
(49,407 posts)which perpetuate hate towards all minorities. I'll willing to bet he was into that, bigtime.
packman
(16,296 posts)Remember the "Liberal Hunting License:?
brush
(53,843 posts)Now this one is an unemployed dummy.
superpatriotman
(6,252 posts)It's a golden age of stupid.
SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)SMC22307
(8,090 posts)His wife answered the door to a reporter and pretty much said we shouldn't let people in until we take care of our own living under freeways. Interestingly, she looks like she might be Latina.
http://www.kcbd.com/video/2018/11/10/firefighter-fired-after-racist-facebook-post-suggesting-hunting-immigrant-border/
Two part-time gigs and one-full time gig... GONE. Hope he doesn't end up living under a freeway.