Paterson Punishes Firefighter Who Complained

May 15, 2007 New Jersey - City officials' vindictive behavior toward an African American fire captain who has complained of racial discrimination is as unfair as it is unwise. Andrew Selby, one of the city's highest-ranking black firefighters, made a speech to the City Council in March about what he called the harsh and illegal treatment of another African- American firefighter by the city. He criticized both the city's fire chief and its mayor. Now Selby has received a notice, signed by Mayor Jose ...