Ohio Firefighter Says He'd Save Dogs Before Black Men

By Michael Harthorne

September 16, 2017

A volunteer firefighter in Ohio has been suspended without pay after posting on Facebook that he would save a dog from a burning building over a black man, WHIO reports. According to Raw Story, 20-year-old Tyler Roysdon of Franklin Township added, "one dog is more important than a million n*ggers."

Roysdon was suspended by Fire Chief Steve Bishop. It's unclear how Bishop learned of the now-deleted Facebook post. A Franklin Township administrator says the suspension is the most Bishop could do, as he doesn't have the authority to fire employees. That authority lies with the Board of Trustees, who have scheduled a disciplinary hearing for Sept. 27.

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