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In reply to the discussion: 17 yr. old woman defends herself from criminal on the run [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)6. Quander was an incompetent hack:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/paul-a-quander-former-dc-deputy-mayor-for-public-safety-dies-at-61/2016/03/26/92c5f546-f2d7-11e5-89c3-a647fcce95e0_story.html?utm_term=.6a6681e576bd
Paul A. Quander, former D.C. deputy mayor for public safety, dies at 61
....When Mr. Quander joined Grays new administration in January 2011, he inherited a fire department long prone to controversy.
In 2013, a D.C. police officer was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident and had to wait more than 15 minutes for an ambulance, which ultimately arrived from Prince Georges County, because the District did not have enough available.
In 2014, 77-year-old Medric Cecil Mills Jr. collapsed across the street from a D.C. fire station and died in his daughters arms. A city police officer had to flag down a passing ambulance after pleas went unanswered and no one in the fire house responded, even after someone went to that station and said, Theres a man across the street that needs help.
Mr. Quander blamed the firefighters on duty, not the leadership of Fire Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe. He recommended disciplinary action, but the lieutenant in charge of the fire station was allowed to retire without penalty.
Paul A. Quander, former D.C. deputy mayor for public safety, dies at 61
....When Mr. Quander joined Grays new administration in January 2011, he inherited a fire department long prone to controversy.
In 2013, a D.C. police officer was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident and had to wait more than 15 minutes for an ambulance, which ultimately arrived from Prince Georges County, because the District did not have enough available.
In 2014, 77-year-old Medric Cecil Mills Jr. collapsed across the street from a D.C. fire station and died in his daughters arms. A city police officer had to flag down a passing ambulance after pleas went unanswered and no one in the fire house responded, even after someone went to that station and said, Theres a man across the street that needs help.
Mr. Quander blamed the firefighters on duty, not the leadership of Fire Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe. He recommended disciplinary action, but the lieutenant in charge of the fire station was allowed to retire without penalty.
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Red Alert Politics is a right-wing site- here's a link to the original story they cribbed:
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2017
#5
"What could be more pathetic than the idea the criminals need to be protected from foul language?"
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2017
#39
I'm unsure as to whether 'Pecksniffian' or 'pharisaical' best describes that post
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2017
#40
There have been several studies, some funded by the feds during the so called
gejohnston
Jul 2017
#33