detroit - no good deed goes unpunished

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

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A number of offenses can get you in trouble at work: slacking off, not being a team player, tardiness, and so on. It's understandable if you're reprimanded for committing one of these. But a Detroit paramedic is in hot water for what seems to have been an act of kindness -- giving a blanket to a man who was cold.
Two weeks ago, a house caught fire, and the elderly man who lived there was brought outside wearing only his underwear. Paramedic Jeff Gaglio gave him a blanket. Then on Tuesday, Gaglio was informed that the department was bringing him up on charges for his action. Jerald James, chief of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS), who is responsible for Gaglio's punishment, said in defense of the charges, "We can't have an employee who feels that they have a right to give away state property without getting prior approval." In fact, his department and the city of Detroit are strapped for cash. However, it has also been revealed that the department did not pay for the blanket. The one that Gaglio gave away had been donated.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trendin...ket-cold-elderly-fire-survivor-174434660.html
 
Don Quixote said:
A number of offenses can get you in trouble at work: slacking off, not being a team player, tardiness, and so on. It's understandable if you're reprimanded for committing one of these. But a Detroit paramedic is in hot water for what seems to have been an act of kindness -- giving a blanket to a man who was cold.
Two weeks ago, a house caught fire, and the elderly man who lived there was brought outside wearing only his underwear. Paramedic Jeff Gaglio gave him a blanket. Then on Tuesday, Gaglio was informed that the department was bringing him up on charges for his action. Jerald James, chief of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS), who is responsible for Gaglio's punishment, said in defense of the charges, "We can't have an employee who feels that they have a right to give away state property without getting prior approval." In fact, his department and the city of Detroit are strapped for cash. However, it has also been revealed that the department did not pay for the blanket. The one that Gaglio gave away had been donated.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trendin...ket-cold-elderly-fire-survivor-174434660.html
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Ricidulous!
 
:rofl2:

Only in Detroit, which is run by liberal democrats, and on the verge of bankruptcy, would they bring up charges on a paramedic for offering up a blanket to help someone out.
 
RazorX said:
Only in Detroit, which is run by liberal democrats, and on the verge of bankruptcy, would they bring up charges on a paramedic for offering up a blanket to help someone out.
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If this happened in Chicago, would you be talking about "Obama supporters"?:rofl2:
 
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