Monday saw “professional protestors” Regan Benson and Aurora Transparency livestream while protesting the polices of the Denver Fire Department to pay for overtime for salaried employees who attend out of state memorials for fallen firefighters.
At issue is a trip by Denver Fire Chief Desmond Fulton, Deputy Chief Kathleen Vredenburgh, Division Chief Alberto Paez and Manager of Safety Armando Saldate to honor fallen Denver Fire Department Technician Jeff Billingsley at the annual National Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Billingsley died of an aortic aneurysm while on duty and his death was included as part of the tribute to the fallen at the 2002 gathering.
Reporter Brian Maass of CBS News Colorado reported on Thursday that Colorado taxpayers were billed for the traveling expenses and overtime pay for the salaried fire department officials which sparked the protest in front of “Fire Station One” by Benson and Aurora Transparency on Monday.
The Protest itself ran roughly thirty minutes and featured the pair fighting heavy winds in order to hold up their protest signs on the street corner in front of the fire station where Fulton, Vrendenburgh and Paez are stationed.
While Benson took the time to publicly lambaste the population of Denver for not turning out in droves to support her protest, she quickly abandoned the standing protest and sat in the grass outside the fire station. She was joined by Aurora Transparency in screaming at passing pedestrians and fire station workers for the rest of the broadcast.
While Benson feigned fear that the fire department was working with the Denver police department to drum up charges against her, after several minutes of the professional protestors leisurely sitting on the grass, the livestream abruptly ended without incident.
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