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Florida Paramedics Call their Firing Racial
Updated: 10-14-2005 09:23:36 PM
JACOB H. FRIES
St. Petersburg Times
Two city paramedics, fired after refusing to respond to an early morning 911 call, said Thursday they were singled out because they are black.
Fred Carrington, a Clearwater attorney representing the paramedics, said he had records showing that others who did not respond to a call received lesser punishments or none at all. He did not provide examples Thursday, saying he wanted to coordinate with union officials before publicizing such data.
"The firing is overkill," Carrington said during a news conference to announce that the paramedics had filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. "They did nothing wrong."
Michael Jones, a five-year employee, and Trevor Murray, a nine-year employee, were fired in May for not responding to a March 26 call from a woman who often dialed 911, only to have paramedics come to her door to discover there was no emergency, city officials have said. Both had clean performance records.
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Updated: 10-14-2005 09:23:36 PM
JACOB H. FRIES
St. Petersburg Times
Two city paramedics, fired after refusing to respond to an early morning 911 call, said Thursday they were singled out because they are black.
Fred Carrington, a Clearwater attorney representing the paramedics, said he had records showing that others who did not respond to a call received lesser punishments or none at all. He did not provide examples Thursday, saying he wanted to coordinate with union officials before publicizing such data.
"The firing is overkill," Carrington said during a news conference to announce that the paramedics had filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. "They did nothing wrong."
Michael Jones, a five-year employee, and Trevor Murray, a nine-year employee, were fired in May for not responding to a March 26 call from a woman who often dialed 911, only to have paramedics come to her door to discover there was no emergency, city officials have said. Both had clean performance records.
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