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Thread ID: 11137 | Posts: 1 | Started: 2003-11-18
2003-11-18 10:38 | User Profile
SHARPES, FL (AP) -- A volunteer firefighter from Brevard County says he was forced to resign from his position because he's involved in an offshoot of the Ku Klux Klan.
Brian Springer has been with the Four Communities Volunteer Fire Department. But he's also a vice president of the Klan's ORION Knights.
The ORION stands for "Our race is our nation." Springer says it's simply a fraternal group, and he joined the volunteer fire group in hopes of one day becoming a paid firefighter and paramedic.
But fire chief David Reid says Springer resigned in late September because another firefighter was about to accuse him of harassment. The other man says Springer had been pestering him to join the Klan.
Springer says he's willing to rescue anyone, regardless of race. The Klan group's Website says members have to be a "believer in White separatism." But Springer says it's "NOT about hate." In his words, "we just have love for our own race."
Associated Press
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