‘We ain’t taking no n*ggers here’: Kentucky fire chief refuses to help black family...

[progressoid]

‘We ain’t taking no n*ggers here’: Kentucky fire chief refuses to help black family in traffic accident

A Kentucky fire chief is being criticized for racist comments after he refused to help a family of stranded motorists because they were black, and then suggested that an Asian-American television reporter did not understand English.

In a Bullitt County Sheriff’s deputy’s body camera recording obtained by WDRB, Southeast Bullitt County Fire Chief Julius Hatfield can be heard discussing a car accident on I-65 in September.

Hatfield first goes out of his way to provide assistance to Loren Dicken, who is white.

“You got a jack, ain’t you?” Hatfield asks the driver. “If you show me where them things is at, I’ll get my guys to start changing the tire for you.”

...


But Hatfield treats the family of four black motorists completely differently.

“Well, I’ve got a family of four from Cincinnati, I got to do something with,” the Bullitt County deputy tells Hatfield over the radio.

“We ain’t taking no n*ggers here,” Hatfield replies, laughing.

Instead of offering to help driver Chege Mwangi, the deputy recommends that he call the AAA motor club.


More: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/we-aint-taking-no-nggers-here-kentucky-fire-chief-refuses-to-help-black-family-in-traffic-accident/

Video at the WDRB or Rawstory links if you want to see him in all his glory.

He also doesn't seem to like Asian Americans. When interviewed by Valerie Chen, he says in video recorded at the public meeting by WDRB cameras. “Do you understand English darling?”

http://www.wdrb.com/story/27419237/newly-obtained-video-of-southeast-bullitt-fire-department-chief-raises-questions-of-racism

[spanone]

1. he's being 'criticized'???? his racist ass should be fired, immediately.

[FourScore]

14. But...but...but...FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!11!!1

[GGJohn]

20. Freedom of speech isn't a factor here,

he is derelict in his duties, probably in violation of the county's policies while on duty. He should be fired and shamed.

[FourScore]

26. I'm being facetious. n/t

[GGJohn]

32. My bad.

Sorry about that, should have realized that.

[calimary]

42. THIS ^^^^^^^^

[Oktober]

2. He likely doesn't have much more time on the planet...

I can wait him out...

[enid602]

28. smoke

Looks like he's gonna keep puffin til he ain't got Chesterfield.

[Paladin]

3. I don't think Chief Hatfield is smoking nearly enough cigarettes.

If I were a Bullitt County resident, I'd be dropping off a spare carton of smokes for the Chief, every week. And I'd encourage others to do likewise.

[The Jungle 1]

59. brilliant

That is a brilliant idea. I love that kind of protest.
Maybe we could send some packs to the fire station.

[Paladin]

67. I'm tempted, believe me. (nt)

[Dawson Leery]

4. Part of the reason and Conway and Grimes lost.

[Blue_Tires]

7. You not allowed to bring that up

We've been assured and reassured here on DU numerous times that the voting patterns in Kentucky are in no way related to race or ethnicity

[La Lioness Priyanka]

9. yes, and criticism of racism being more overt and more present in the south

is south bashing.

[Dawson Leery]

12. The fact that Jack Conway (lost by 12 points) had high numbers

across the board on issue after issue against Rand Paul means nothing.

[GGJohn]

5. Sick fuck.

He looks old enough to be part of that "uppity n@@@@@s need to be kept in their place" generation.
His sorry ass needs to be fired and shamed.

[Atman]

6. I don't see how this "raises questions." It seems to answer them.

This is a racist asshole who needs to be fired immediately.

[Ikonoklast]

93. Fired? By whom? Another racist who is just like him in local government?

That asshat is most likeley just like every other person in a position of power in that community, don't think for one minute anyone there has a problem with him calling people n*****s at all.

[Atman]

96. I totally agree with you.

Okay, not TOTALLY, but certainly about the other racists in charge there. But that doesn't mean he shouldn't be fired! Let him keep his job just because the people who work for/with him are also racist dicks? That doesn't make a lot of sense. You can send a message in different ways. I guess it all depends upon which message you wish to send: This kind of racist shit is okay, or this kind of racist shit is intolerable. It doesn't seem to difficult to me.

[Ikonoklast]

98. The point I am trying to make is that this guy hasn't operated in a vacuum.

Who's going to be the obn=ne to do the firing?

I'll bet you the entirety of city government officialdom doesn't see anything wrong with what that jerk said, and is wondering what the big deal is all about.

"Why should we fire Chief Hatfield, he didn't do anything wrong, after all, we all call them n*****s, too."

[Lucky Luciano]

106. Introduce this jackass to a McCoy. nt

[muntrv]

8. How dare you post this story!!

We are post-racial! Fox noose says so!

[shenmue]

10. What the hell?

Good Lord! Is being batshit crazy a requirement for this job?!

(P.S. I don't think so but dang.)

[LittleBlue]

11. Sick sick sick

Racist sh*tbag

[Frustratedlady]

13. I would guess that his white outfit with the pointy hat is XSm...

...as is his mind.

He has no business in law enforcement.

[GGJohn]

22. He's a Fire Chief, not a cop.

But still, he has no business being in public service.

[Frustratedlady]

24. My bad! The gown/hat in his closet comment still stands, tho. eom

[stevenleser]

15. It can't be. Republicans keep saying there is no more racism in America

^^^^^^^ in case its necessary

[WillowTree]

16. Sadly, getting fired is probably the worst that'll happen to this pig.

I could easily come up with alternate and I guarantee more appropriate consequences.

[olddots]

17. suck that cigarette

You turd maggot .I would like to buy you a lifetime supply hoping it will be a very short lifetime .

[MindPilot]

18. "show me where them things is at?"

Not only racist, but illiterate too!

Learn English you ignorant cracker motherfucker.

[okieinpain]

31. oh lord, too much. n/t.

[arcane1]

34. Right? And has the gall to ask the Asian reporter if she knows English.

[RebelOne]

39. You took the words right out of my mouth.

He definitely needs to learn English himself instead of saying an Asian reporter can't speak English.

[lunasun]

56. +1. Exactly,

[Little Star]

19. Ignorant, hateful ass he is.

[alp227]

21. not too far from Louisville I see.

What IS with this state? Is it any wonder Mitch McConnell was able to keep his senate seat for so long?

[TheKentuckian]

62. Many of that sort refuse to come here because it is the land of the devil or something

Maybe, maybe they will come for the state fair.

In addition to straight up racism there is also plain political insanity. When I was phone banking for Jack you would not believe the number of folks I spoke with who were not voting for Conway because he was "too liberal" but were definitely voting for Yarmuth who is like orders of magnitude more liberal than Jack and openly embraced health care reform.

Same shit this time, Grimes runs further right than Conway did and even more folks split the ticket voting for Yarmuth and McTurtle.

Hell, I bet their were a non trivial amount of people that voted Yarmuth and even for Obama that voted for Randroid or McTurtle.

There is a more than just significant racial issue but there is some other factor in play here as well, even in Louisville that is more than a little confused ideologically and/or confused about ideology. Though I cannot discount that John is the real McCoy and Jack and Grimes tried the Halfpublican strategy and got the stink of phony on them, especially Grimes as it got so bad that I was stuck reconvincing "1" types. Seeming fake is devastating for a Democrat.

[lpbk2713]

23. McConnell will send him a letter of commendation.

To make up for the flak he will get over this.

[ProfessorGAC]

25. Somehow I Think The Folks That Elect The Sherriff Won't Have An Issue With This

If they did, rednecks like this guy wouldn't be deupties in the first place.

[GGJohn]

33. He's not a cop,

he's the Fire Chief.

[KamaAina]

27. How the hell did he know they were from Cincinnati?

Did they have Ohio plates and a Bengals bumper sticker?

[noiretextatique]

29. he should be fired immediately

racist fuck does not get to decide who gets service just another day in post-racial ameriKKKa.

[okieinpain]

30. LOL, too funny. I pretty sure he's one the towns biggest

employers too. but oh no, no one is judging president obama on his race. It just keeps coming.

[DemoTex]

35. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! that cigarette

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! that cigarette.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
And if you smoke yourself to death,
Tell the Devil at hell's gate
That you hate to make him wait,
But you got to have another cigarette.

(apologies to Merle Travis and Tex Williams)

[onethatcares]

41. exact same thought went through my mind

I can't picture him pulling a hose or even holding a line except for a garden hose.

fire the racist s.o.b.

[negoldie]

92. Commander....

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airman.
BTW It's "Puff, Puff, Puff 'til ya smoke yourself to death. Tell St Peter at the golden gate, you just hate to make him wait, ya just gotta have another cigarette." FIFY

[DemoTex]

99. Yep, I knew that.

But I changed it to put that SOB at Hell's Gate, not the golden gate (hence the apology).

[KingCharlemagne]

36. I think we need to wait for all the facts to

Last edited Wed Nov 19, 2014, 06:29 PM - Edit history (1)

come in, instead of rushing to judgment.

[GGJohn]

38. And I'm sure the county officials are doing that right now,

but his words are on tape, there's no getting around that and I'm pretty sure they'll take the appropriate actions.

[Logical]

57. Grrrrr! Fooled me! :-)

[JustAnotherGen]

102. You know King - I was gonna post that myself

I mean - how do we KNOW he's a racist?
Video?
Hear say?
How many eye witnesses

He wasn't wearing a klan suit when he said it or neo nazi gear - so he can't POSSIBLY be a racist. Or a bigot.

[Dont call me Shirley]

37. Can he hear a "You're fired"?

[Historic NY]

40. Chief ain't too healthy, he should light up another one.

[jtuck004]

43. Tens of thousands of him in positions of power all across the country. n/t

[lobodons]

44. To be fair

To be fair, he didn't asked the White gentleman for his license, title or proof of insurance. He didn't want to hassle him or get him in any trouble.

[JI7]

45. this is why candidates can't admit to voting for a black person

grimes knows her state and i'm sure she hears this type of stuff all the time .

[Fred Sanders]

46. Racism should be a felony, convicts banned from voting.

[GGJohn]

48. No, it shouldn't.

it should be countered with speech and education. We don't want to start down that slippery slope, the next repub AG could re-define what racism is to benefit them.

[Logical]

58. Ahhh, not really. nt

[name not needed]

66. Yeah, because we've got all these empty jail cells just waiting for fresh bodies.

[City Lights]

47. The ugly American.

In more ways than one.

[randr]

49. He speaks for all family value Christian right wing ideologues

This is when I wish there were a hell.

[Botany]

50. It was just a slip of the tongue

He didn't want to go on camera, but said he doesn't remember the incident
and sometimes there is a slip of the tongue.

http://www.wdrb.com/story/27419237/newly-obtained-video-of-southeast-bullitt-fire-department-chief-raises-questions-of-racism

[CanonRay]

51. Too much chlorine in that gene pool

[concreteblue]

95. nO. nOT ENOUGH.

[stone space]

52. Fire him. (nt)

[SunSeeker]

53. K & R for exposure. nt

[Runningdawg]

54. The only racism in America

is reverse racism (or so my GOP acquaintances tell me). We'll get to hear all about it once this man is fired for being a white Christian. They will jump on this story like a dog on a bone.

[TxVietVet]

55. This peckerwood is only a minor glimpse at how they are further South.

As the conservanazis are consolidating their power, I believe it's only going to get worse. It's coming.
As long as you can convince assholes like him that people of color are less human than he is, this type of behavior will continue.

I'd send the old racist asshole a carton of smokes but they probably would have been pissed on first.

[freshwest]

94. +1

[Rex]

60. I wonder if he still dons the robe?

Keep smoking those ciggys!

[The Jungle 1]

61. dirt bag

That shriveled up old fart is most likely a volunteer fireman. Probably only directs traffic. If he can stand up for 10 minutes.

What is funny is that he is a slave. Slave to his racism and slave to nicotine. Small minded stupid man.

[James48]

63. Not his first controversy--Fraud

Why didn't he get fired for the last one?

Fraud.

http://www.wdrb.com/story/24755935/investigation-continues-into-allegations-of-fraud-by-se-bullitt-fire-department

[valerief]

64. The POS is the America the PTB of the United Police States of America want. nt

[Quackers]

65. He should lose his job right now.

Unfortunately, with his age and mindset, there is no hope for him. He will die a racist.

[Iggo]

68. #HoodsOff...

...or what!

[Iamthetruth]

69. Dumbass punk

Why does cancer kill good people while dickheads like this survive.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

70. Replace him with a black woman.

[yourpicturehere]

71. y'all don't get it do you?

What, you ask?

That everyone in ANY state is not the same.

That you are helping with divide and conquer...walk right into that ReThug camp.

That if you pick on Louisville, I will fight you tooth and nail. I grew up in Louisville. It is one of the most tolerant and friendly cities that I have ever been to. I got into a 20-minute conversation with a guy because I complimented one of the items in his flea market booth. Down here in Jesusland, you WON'T get into a spontaneous conversation with anyone.

I used to live in Bullitt County, and everyone there is not the same. It IS close enough to Louisville for all shades of the political spectrum and that includes liberals and rednecks, LIKE MOST PLACES in this country, and this is my problem. You will find this racist bullshit anywhere. WDRB used to be the "dumb" station until they started doing REAL news like this. Be glad someone exposed it. How many places wouldn't?

That being said, I hope this family sues the pants off Bullitt County, I HATE racists and bigots, but goddammit, I am tired of hearing that everyone in KY is a racist, knuckle-dragging redneck with a Bible and a gun ( I have both, but use them judiciously, like for varmints.)

BTW, a lot of us are puzzled why The Turtle won again. Here in Jesusland there were actually quite few "Allison" signs, and not many "Team Mitch" (doesn't THAT make you want to puke?). We fuckin' tried, so stop BLAMING ME for this jerk getting elected again. I have been voting against Turtle for YEARS, and I have voted since I was 18.

One sure way to lose allies is to keep criticizing them, just ask an ex-friend of mine who found herself w/o my friendship because I got tired of being criticized for trying to help and THAT was a 20-year friendship.

Go ahead, keep telling yourselves that you are better than anyone in KY, hope it makes you feel better.

[Stargazer09]

80. You're right

I think a lot of people were hoping the turtle would get kicked out of the senate, and there is still some residual anger directed at Kentucky for inflicting him on us again.

You are correct that bashing your home state is not right. I don't like the stereotypes, either.

[JustAnotherGen]

103. I totally get it

I live in NJ - we take a lot of shit because of Christie.

Notice my comments up thread had nothing to do with where this man lives.

Last I checked - NJ has one of the highest concentration of hate groups in American.

[Vinca]

72. You can only imagine the remarks he might make about the POTUS.

His behind should be out the firehouse door immediately.

[TBF]

73. And that's what he says in public -

can only imagine what he says in private.

[sammy750]

74. Foks, this is what Sen. Mitch McConnell stands for.

He just doesn't allow it to be aired and made public. Why is he so against Pres. Obama. Because he is BLACK. McConnell has said from the day he was elected, he would take Obama down.

[vkkv]

75. I'm still waiting for TX, MO, OK, KS, AZ and the ENTIRE South to secede

so we Northerners can finally get going on that BORDER FENCE.

The North has enough sensible, leftist voters to rule over any WI, MT, NV, NE or UT Wingnuts.

The South better get it together, your politicians are destroying this country.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

76. Delete your region-bashing, treacherous post now or I will alert. nt

[vkkv]

82. You know what I wrote is true.

What is not the truth, is just my opinion and view from here in Calif.

An intolerent southern Dem is against freedom of speech apparently...

[ChisolmTrailDem]

84. I will alert on any post that leaves Southern Dems out as if we don't matter. You got lucky because

of DU's current right-wing slant.

You might not be so lucky next time.

[Stargazer09]

86. You are wrong

Freedom of speech doesn't give you the right to be a jerk to those of us stuck in the parts of this country that are suffering through GOP domination.

Just as it doesn't give the guy in the OP the right to spew racist garbage without repercussions.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

77. I warned you. nt

[cordelia]

79. Despicable.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

83. What's more despicable is that many on DU would not come to our defense:

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81. You got lucky because, apparently, DU no longer has an issue with region-bashing:

Know that I will alert on any region-bashing post I see again from you and anyone else. Won't lose them all.



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[vkkv]

87. I'm a member of the ACLU, Sierra Club, Dem Party and

this year alone, I've given more a two-hundred dollars of my hard earned money directly to groups such as the Union Of Concerned Scientists, NRDC or to leftist politicians through Act Blue, which is my favorite way to donate.

I suggest you do the same.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

89. Good for you (I mean that) and I do what I can, when I can, for various groups and leftward

politicians. But I don't see what that has to do with you bashing the region I live in, saying that the soil beneath my feet that I fight hard for should be excluded from the United States of America.

You're new here. Until DU became more right-leaning centrist, region bashing was not acceptable, hence the warning and alert. Apparently that no longer applies here. But it's not going to stop me from warning and alerting when I see it. I won't lose all of them because there are still some people here who don't believe in excluding entire regions and abandoning the good Dems/Libs in that region.

[cordelia]

90. And, you're still a region basher, which if you think about it isn't that much different

from that bigoted asshole in Kentucky.

Congrats on your contributions to worthy causes.

[cordelia]

88. No kidding. I am regretting renewing my membership to this site last week.

[progressoid]

100. Sorry that didn't work.

BTW, I didn't post this story to bash the south. It was just about racism.

[vkkv]

91. I work with many people in the south who are extremely kind and we

get on great.

I'm lucky to work in a left-leaning industry and have good accounts in TX, KY, TN, MO, FL, UT, SD, NC, GA, LA, NE, AZ, VA and some other conservative regions and these people are very nice. Most people are nice most everywhere.

We can and do occasionally touch on politics - though in biz one shouldn't, but I do - and I find that the lefties in the South that I'm in contact with HAVE GIVEN UP!
They have absolutely tuned out, shut out politics from their minds because they feel they can't win. They'll tell me that they can't stand their Congressmen or gov's or mayors but they feel that there are just "too many idiots" in their state.

I bash the south only as a poltical region on the region's rep's voting history and the anti-freedom laws that they attempt to pass - nothing against the people themselves who reside there, but come on, you've got to try a bit harder, at least vote!

Change or secede, please!
You're killing us up here!

[progressoid]

101. What about Iowa?

We're kind of red now. Batshit crazy red.

In fact a lot of people north of the Mason Dixon just voted for Republicans.

[Matariki]

78. Put him in a museum

so kids can see how stupid the past was.

[AlinPA]

107. "was"? It is stupid NOW, and apparently will be for some time to come.

[Stargazer09]

85. Yuck

He's an ugly person, inside and out.

[LeftinOH]

97. The Bullitt County entry in Wikipedia has already been updated:

"Visitors [to Bullitt County] should realize though that the fire/rescue protection and public safety services appear to be discretionary based on the race of the individuals in need of said services".

...and it's probably just as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullitt_County,_Kentucky#Law_and_government

[kentuck]

104. I hesitate to respond to this post...

but I would not want to think that rational thinkers would think the whole state is like this?

[progressoid]

105. Yeah, sorry it seems to have turned into that.

FWIW, I was posting it because of the racism not the region. Rawstory's reference to Kentucky in the title does make it about the state as much as the actions of an idiot.

[AlinPA]

108. You could find a bunch of his ilk here in PA.