Philadelphia firefighter apologizes for photo causing backlash

  • Source: fox29.com
  • Published: 08/15/2017 12:00 AM

A picture taken of a Philadelphia firefighter is causing controversy. Tonight, while some are calling the photo insensitive and racist the firefighter himself is apologizing for what he calls a very bad joke. "I am very disappointed in myself and I'm very sorry." John Deluisi says he was drunk when he snapped a photo and tagged an African American co-worker at the Philadelphia Fire Department. The photo shows Deluisi with a burning tiki torch, wearing confederate flag hat and a caption saying headed to Virginia. The post comes just days after images of Charlottesville as the city erupted in violence between neo-Nazi white nationalists and protesters.



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