Miami- Fire Capt Blames Trayvon Martin Killing On ‘Shitbag’ Parents Of ‘Urban Youth'

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Miami-Dade Fire Captain Blames Trayvon Martin Killing On ‘Shitbag’ Parents Of ‘Urban Youths’

By Ian Millhiser on Apr 16, 2012 at 10:30 am

The Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue Department opened an investigation into a racist post on one of its captains’ Facebook page. According to The Grio, Brian Beckmann, a captain in the Miami-Dade fire department, posted a rant on his Facebook page suggesting that Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman was unjustly accused and that Martin’s killing can be blamed upon poor parenting by “urban” parents who are “welfare dependent”:



For the record, Trayvon Martin’s mother is a program coordinator at the Miami-Dade Housing Authority. His father is a truck driver. So neither parent is “dependent” on welfare.

Edit for link: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04...g-parents/
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I hope this dirtbag bigot loses his job.

[KonaKane]

I look forward to Capt. Beckmann's soon to come resignation.

[Brewman_Jax]

Miami- Fire Capt Blames Trayvon Martin Killing On ‘Shitbag’ Parents Of ‘Urban Youth'

A senior public official making such a statement? It's well past time to hold these officials to the HIGH standard the office demands. He should have been fired yesterday, but tomorrow will do, also.

[pappy]

How can he return to work and face his Black firefighters?

[KonaKane]

(04-16-2012 06:50 PM)pappy Wrote:  How can he return to work and face his Black firefighters?

Maybe they will be "kinda busy right now" when he needs to be rescued from a burning building.

[pappy]

(04-16-2012 06:57 PM)KonaKane Wrote:  

(04-16-2012 06:50 PM)pappy Wrote:  How can he return to work and face his Black firefighters?

Maybe they will be "kinda busy right now" when he needs to be rescued from a burning building.

I can see them standing back insisting he lead the way into the building but if he was really in danger I don't think any fireman would stand by.

[jaxx]

Looks like the captain is a Romney supporter, he talks just like him.