“I’ve never seen anything burn so quick,” said Almanza, 42, recounting the first day of the Eaton fire near Pasadena, California. “Our captains have to make the hard decisions: get yourselves killed or let the house burn.” His eyes welled up recounting the properties devoured as his crew had no choice but to retreat: “I was just so sad and emotional, because there was nothing we could do.”
Almanza is one of thousands of first responders who have put their lives on the line battling the historic windstorm-fueled fires that have ravaged LA.
Almanza is incarcerated and currently serving a state prison sentence, making up to $10.24 in daily wages fighting the wildfires, with $1 hourly bonuses while on the frontlines. Since last week, the California department of corrections and rehabilitation (CDCR) has deployed more than 1,100 incarcerated firefighters to the LA infernos, which have become some of the deadliest and most destructive in the region’s history.
How exactly is it harassing people to explain what voluntary means? And as far as I can see- they’re still voluntary.
Look dude, just because I’m pointing out that it is in fact, voluntary- that doesn’t mean I support it. I just favor empirical truth over emotional reaction and manufacturing outrage.
And if it turns out that I’m wrong, then I’ll be wrong. I’m not going to argue about it. So why don’t you stop harassing people?
“Voluntary” and voluntary are different. If you want to be educated on the difference because you just don’t quite get it, I’m confident you can get into San Quentin.
And opinion and fact are also different. If you want to go find out for yourself and come back with proof, I’ll be happy to change my stance on the subject.
Until then, you’re offering nothing more that assumptions and opinions and posing them as factual evidence.
Rookie mistake, but forgiven.
Not arguing this anymore, so go ahead and have that coveted last word!