Reader comments: Pranks keep fire rookies on their toes
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Joey A. | 4:07 p.m. Feb. 21, 2008
Thanks for writing about these guys -- this story made me laugh, since I used to be a firefighter. The pranks really are a way of coping with the bad things you see on the job. And you DO see it all!
How long | 4:34 p.m. Feb. 21, 2008
So any guesses on how long it will be before these pranks go too far and we end up with a hazing scandal like the one at East High?
Don't be the next LAFD | 5:03 p.m. March 27, 2008
Look to the west coast for a sobering lesson about firehouse pranks:
-$1.4 million paid to the victim of a prank;
-$1.6 million paid to supervisors who allowed the prank to happen, then alleged that they were unfairly disciplined.
-Another $1-2 million in legal fees.
-22 more lawsuits waiting in the wings.
-Damaged reputations and disgust and distrust from the taxpayers who foot the bill in this time of financial crisis. It's not worth it.
-$1.4 million paid to the victim of a prank;
-$1.6 million paid to supervisors who allowed the prank to happen, then alleged that they were unfairly disciplined.
-Another $1-2 million in legal fees.
-22 more lawsuits waiting in the wings.
-Damaged reputations and disgust and distrust from the taxpayers who foot the bill in this time of financial crisis. It's not worth it.
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observer | 4:33 p.m. March 28, 2008
It would appear that these folks don't have enough to do during a typical workday.
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