Husband of San Francisco fire chief calls police in domestic dispute

AP ^ | 6/20/5

[SmithL]

SAN FRANCISCO - The husband of San Francisco's fire chief called 911 Sunday night complaining that his wife had hit him over the head with a bottle, KRON 4 TV news reported.

Sean White refused medical treatment when police arrived at the San Francisco home he shares with Chief Joanne Hayes-White about 6 p.m., according to police Sgt. Neville Gittens. There were no arrests, he said.

Gittens referred to the incident as a "problem in the house" but had no other immediate details.

"A police report is being filed and will be forwarded to the appropriate investigative department," said Gittens.

Hayes-White, 41, was appointed chief by Mayor Gavin Newsom and installed in January 2004. The city's fire department is believed to be the largest in the world with a female chief. The department is considered one of the nation's most welcoming to women, with some 230 female firefighters of a total of 1,700.

Last month, however, a female firefighter fired for drinking on the job sued the department for sex discrimination, claiming that a man would have been given another chance.

[SmithL]

Soemthing else to celebrate in SF.

[Dashing Dasher]

I'm sorry - I shouldn't laugh... really - it's just wrong....

LOL!!!

I have no self control...

[federal]

BWWWAAAHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

You just can't make this stuff up........

[martin_fierro]

Eez beeg strong like cheekin, dahlink.

[Larry Lucido]

We know who controls the "hose" in that family.

[chambley1]

It's the only city fire department with oxygen masks shaped like a cucumber.

[Tennessee_Bob]

HEY! Domestic abuse is not a laughing matter!!!

Well...usually....this time though..... LOL!

[ASA Vet]

I doubt any Fire Department in the US is still using Oxygen in their SCBA.

[Dashing Dasher]

She's got the rubber, that's for sure.

[Dashing Dasher]

I was surprised her "husband" was a man.

[bigfootbob]

That's BS! Here in Washington, if you call the man for a domestic dispute, one or the other goes to jail...period. The cops have to be paid.

[SmithL]

Well, that surgery is available to city employees and their signifcant others (no matter how other).

[Rebelbase]

A complete misunderstanding. He said "I wan't a bottle in front of me".

[johniegrad]

Not much goot for pretty, pretty much goot for work!!

[RexBeach]

Dorothy Parker would be proud!

BTW, great to see SF making all this progress in the fire department...yeah, right.

Paul Kantner of The Jefferson Airplane once said that SF "was 49 square miles surrounded by reality."

[Larry Lucido]

Well, give the guy a break. If I lived there, I imagine the ladder would always be in a down position.

[Dashing Dasher]

Same law in CA - don't know why it didn't apply in this case.

[i_dont_chat]

That's the law here in Texas. Somebody goes to jail. Hmmmmmmm.

[Tax-chick]

What a substantial person!

[atomic_dog]

Same law in CA - don't know why it didn't apply in this case.

There's an exclusion for members of the oligarchy.
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