The group of all white men alleged the fire department allowed promotional lists in which they were named to expire so they could endorse their black counter parts that had tested significantly lower on their civil service exams. According to the plaintiffs, the city of Buffalo wanted to give minorities the upper hand.
On Tuesday twelve members of the Buffalo’s firefighter squad were rewarded $2.7 million for emotional distress after a judge ruled that the city of Buffalo racially discriminated white men.
According to the lawsuit filed back in 2007, the city overlooked the twelve individuals and promoted black firefighters instead.
“This never should have happened,” said the plaintiffs’ attorney Andrew P. Fleming to BuffaloNews.com.
According to Fleming, the firefighters should have been given the promotions because they earned it and should have never had to go through five years of litigation.
The group of all white men alleged the fire department allowed promotional lists in which they were named to expire so they could endorse their black counter parts that had tested significantly lower on their civil service exams.
According to the plaintiffs, the city of Buffalo wanted to give minorities the upper hand.
“They really felt betrayed by the city,” Fleming told MSNBC.
Fleming added that the city had many opportunities to make things right and could have been avoided entirely back in 2006, but that his proposal to promote the men was rejected.
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