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Read / Add Comments A Connecticut firefighter’s recent comment about drug overdose victims has resigned following a backlash from the community after a video surfaced online. The news came on Wednesday, May 5 that Glastonbury Volunteer Firefighter James Stanley had resigned in a statement from Glastonbury Fire Chief Michael Thurz. “This past Sunday (May 1), and while on his personal time, a former member of the Fire Department made an inappropriate and insensitive comment that violates the core opinions, values, and dignity of the organization,” Thurz said. Thurz was refer...

A firefighter whose comment to a Black Lives Matter leader tarnished the honor of the department has resigned, Fire Chief Michael Thurz said Wednesday.

Connecticut firefighter resigns after saying overdose patients should be left to die Joseph Wilkinson A Connecticut volunteer firefighter resigned Wednesday, three days after he was caught on camera saying people suffering from drug overdoses should be left to die. James Stanley, now an ex-firefighter in the Hartford suburb of Glastonbury, was arguing with Black Lives Matter organizers Sunday afternoon. One woman mentioned the opioid epidemic. “Why don’t you get rid of f---ing Narcan and when people overdose, you let them die,” Stanley said. Narcan is a popular brand of ...