Briarcliffe Fire Company Shut Down After Alleged Racist Comments, Jokes About 8-Year-Old Homicide Victim, Sources Tell CBS3

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NEW | The Briarcliffe Fire Company is now out of service and shut down due to reports of racial slurs used during a virtual meeting, sources told CBS3's JoeHoldenCBS3.

Three police officers are charged in her death after the Delaware County District Attorney announced Bility died from law enforcement gunfire.According to Delco Resists, the co-founder read the following letter at the Darby Township Commissioners meeting Wednesday night:

Company members saying racial epithets. Briarcliffe Fire Company members were speaking negatively about Black residents and Black firefighters. It goes without saying that this behavior is completely despicable. These comments were made by public servants whose main priority should be the safety of their community, no matter the color of a resident’s skin. Racism cannot, should not, and will not be tolerated here in Delaware County and beyond. Residents of Darby Township are calling for the suspension of the Briarcliffe Fire Company members who were recorded in this audio.

 

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JoeHoldenCBS3 Toss the whole group out.

JoeHoldenCBS3 So who's putting fires out in Darby?

JoeHoldenCBS3 That's the workings of this country yet many people deny that systemic racism is rampant because they don't live the horrors of it. Although it's more covert, it will never hide its ugly head. No heart, no soul, no God.

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