Volunteer firefighter suspended over racist Facebook post
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A volunteer firefighter in Ohio has been suspended indefinitely after a Facebook post that stated he would save a dog from a burning building before a black person.
WHIO-TV reports that Tyler Roysdon, of Franklin Township in Warren County, said if he had to choose between saving a dog or a black man, the animal would come first.
The post, which contained multiple racial slurs, was ordered removed by the township. Officials issued a statement calling the content "unacceptable."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officials said Fire Chief Steve Bishop, who suspended Roysdon, does not have termination powers. That decision will be made by the township board of trustees after a Sept. 27 disciplinary hearing.
A phone number could not be found for Roysdon. A message was left with Bishop.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: WHIO-AM, http://www.whioam.com