South Milwaukee Fire Chief returns to work

South Milwaukee Fire Chief Jay Behling returned to work today after serving a 90-day unpaid suspension for repeatedly making racist comments at the South Milwaukee firehouse. The union representing South Milwaukee firefighters had originally asked that Chief Behling be fired or demoted for his remarks, and the union issued a…

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Did the punishment fit the “crime?”

As has been reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and SouthMilwaukeeNOW, South Milwaukee Fire Chief Jay Behling has been suspended for 90 days without pay as a penalty for using a racial slur multiple times on the job in front of subordinates. According to a poll on the front page…

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