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“Fighting Bob”…
By thehousewatch | October 11, 2009
Photo by Michael Sears: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Democracy has become a contemporary virtue in our polarized political spectrum. The Country was founded upon principles related to freedom to practice religion and transcended religious ideology. This gave us free speech and the right to assembly. This was epitomized this afternoon in Milwaukee when the public safety dichotomy of Police Officers and Firefighters met not at the scene of a fire or vehicle accident, but in a meeting hall. “Fighting Bob” Donovan, a Milwaukee Alderman, organized a rally to protest the forthcoming public safety cuts to Milwaukee’s Police and Fire Departments. And the turnout was enough to send the Mayor’s mouthpiece into spin mode.
Times are tough, no one needs to be reminded of that; but everyone understands what a decimated Police and or Fire Department leaves for their municipalities. Just take a historical look back to the 70’s when we saw the previous cycle of layoffs and company closures. History is repeating itself. Moreover, this time we (and our cities) may not recover or feel like we even work for the same fire departments we were hired by. They will look entirely different when it’s time for the gold watch. Always remember however, that no one can make you hate the job or tell you the mission has changed. It hasn’t and we can’t become defeatists. Furthermore, we all need to get behind our own “Fighting Bobs,” and others with a proverbial set of balls to ensure we never do.
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