The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
Mayor Rahm Emanuel vowed Wednesday to root out the “systemic, cultural” problem that has caused constant corruption in the Chicago’s Fire Prevention Bureau, arguing that it’s not as simple as terminating 54 firefighters accused of padding mileage expenses.
But, in Chicago the taxpayers are supposed to accept corruption:
In a “perfect, ideal world,” he could fire the 54 firefighters accused of padding their mileage expenses—to the tune of $100,000 in 2009 alone.
But in the real world, a grievance process required by the firefighters union contract would allow the fired firefighters to challenge their terminations. And the “cultural” problem that has caused the Fire Prevention Bureau to be a constant source of controversy would remain.
Bend down and take it like a man.
