[The Old Hoosier]

This woman is a disgrace to her profession.

[jackbill]

This woman is a disgrace to her profession.

Does this tell you anything?

Berkman, who heads the small women firefighters union.

[VermiciousKnid]

"This woman is a disgrace to her profession."

"This woman" does not HAVE a profession. She sued her way onto the Fire Department, she never passed the physical exam, and I'd bet a week's pay that 1) she has spent most of her time since 1982 safely ensconced in a firehouse that hasn't seen a serious fire in 10 years, and 2) somehow she passed a lieutenant's (written) test & they were forced to promote her because of some "diversity" thing. I do know that she is routinely trotted around the globe talking about how wonderful she is.

As far as I know, all the women currently in the FDNY got there by hanging onto "this woman's" litigious coattails. If I am wrong about this, I'd be very surprised, as any woman who got onto the force on her own merits would surely have made the news bigtime.

Since the FDNY successfully fought to reinstate their original physical standards, I don't think there has been even ONE woman who has even passed the test, let alone scored high enough on it to get her on an academy list. It's just too bad the Police Department didn't fight as hard as the FD -- the physical standards at the PD are a disgrace. Anybody could pass them, and that just shouldn't be.

Regards,

[GussiedUp]

This woman is a disgrace to her profession.

That woman should not be in that profession. As 9/11 glaringly showed us - firemen must have incredible upper body strength and we alraedy know the standards (to save human lives) is always lowered when women are included. And yes I am a woman.