YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoA Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Servecapitalbnews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square208fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down127cross-posted to: usnews@beehaw.orgnews@lemmy.worldsoundsaboutwhite@lemm.eeusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.04Karrow-down1external-linkA Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Servecapitalbnews.orgYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square208fedilinkcross-posted to: usnews@beehaw.orgnews@lemmy.worldsoundsaboutwhite@lemm.eeusa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareoozynozh@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·2 years agoA lot of firefighters are volunteers. I have no idea about this case but maybe they would try to use that as a defense, if so. Side note, it’s utterly baffling that such an essential function basically runs off of charity. What a joke.
minus-squareZyansheep@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·2 years agoOn the other hand, internal motivation is often more powerful that monetary compensation for many individuals.
minus-squareReliant1087@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agoIsn’t there a reasonable obligation to try and save people if you can do so without harming yourself, even more so with police and firefighters? I guess this makes sense in the context of Uvadale.
A lot of firefighters are volunteers. I have no idea about this case but maybe they would try to use that as a defense, if so.
Side note, it’s utterly baffling that such an essential function basically runs off of charity. What a joke.
On the other hand, internal motivation is often more powerful that monetary compensation for many individuals.
Isn’t there a reasonable obligation to try and save people if you can do so without harming yourself, even more so with police and firefighters? I guess this makes sense in the context of Uvadale.