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I can’t say I’ve attended a parade in Danville the 30 years I’ve lived here but that’s just me. Don’t know why we need an article about something that could easily be a policy or safety reason.
Speculation for the sake of what? An ulterior motive? Racism? Just odd way to frame this probably normal thing. The simplest explanation is sometimes the best.
The article says "They said we couldn't ride on the top of the fire truck." Then later she says they were safely on top, secure, moving slowly, etc. Based on that, it sounds like they were probably asked to move from the top of the truck and refused then got asked to leave. There’s a lot of story missing, but that would be my best guess. They aren’t going to turn away a fire truck without a reason to.
The article also doesn’t mention the fee everyone pays so I’d be interested to know if they paid that.
The woman over the parade refused to answer the reporter's questions. That is more telling than anything. If it had been a safety issue or a fee issue, they surely could have answered rather than dodge the question. Clearly, racism is at play here. Shame on the rotary. I won't be giving a dime to them anymore.
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Not really concerned. We have bigger issues than one truck not going in a parade. Why make speculative article over nothing?
Just seems very strange that a vehicle was excluded with zero explanation.
Really curious as to the reason
I can’t say I’ve attended a parade in Danville the 30 years I’ve lived here but that’s just me. Don’t know why we need an article about something that could easily be a policy or safety reason.
Speculation for the sake of what? An ulterior motive? Racism? Just odd way to frame this probably normal thing. The simplest explanation is sometimes the best.
The article says "They said we couldn't ride on the top of the fire truck." Then later she says they were safely on top, secure, moving slowly, etc. Based on that, it sounds like they were probably asked to move from the top of the truck and refused then got asked to leave. There’s a lot of story missing, but that would be my best guess. They aren’t going to turn away a fire truck without a reason to. The article also doesn’t mention the fee everyone pays so I’d be interested to know if they paid that.
The woman over the parade refused to answer the reporter's questions. That is more telling than anything. If it had been a safety issue or a fee issue, they surely could have answered rather than dodge the question. Clearly, racism is at play here. Shame on the rotary. I won't be giving a dime to them anymore.
Jumping to racism is an insane leap.