Los Angeles Fire Department’s diversity chief blames fire victims in shocking viral video defending DEI

“…A shocking video shows the leader of diversity, equity and inclusion at the Los Angeles Fire Department appear to blame helpless fire victims as massive blazes continue to tear through the City of Angels.

In the public relations video that re-emerged from 2019, Deputy Chief Kristine Larson – who heads the Equity and Human Rights Bureau – defended the fire department’s use of DEI hiring practices.

She then addressed concerns that female firefighters may not be strong enough to carry a man out of a burning building, to which she simply responded: ‘He got himself in the wrong place if I have to carry him out of a fire.’…

…Larson also insisted residents want to be rescued by someone they can identify with…

…’You want to see someone that responds to your house, to your emergency – whether it’s a medical call or a fire call – that looks like you,’ she said.

‘It gives that person a little bit more ease, knowing that somebody might understand their situation better.’

But many online said they do not care what their rescuers would look like, and if they did, they would want somebody who appeared physically fit for the dangerous job…”

Absurd, dangerous stupidity.

Stupidity.

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