St. Louis Firefighters Are Bad; But "Disabled" MMA Fighter Takes Cake

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St. Louis firefighters are notorious for abusing their taxpayer-supported pension with nearly half of all firefighters retiring with some kind of "injury" granting them a lifetime of benefits. Often those same "disabled" firefighters -- who say they're too handicapped to work -- go on to engage in physical activities like snowboarding or karate.

But the tale of Los Angeles firefighter Rafael Davis is perhaps the most egregious case of pension abuse we've ever seen.

This week prosecutors in L.A. charged Davis with four counts of insurance fraud after he allegedly competed in mixed-martial arts matches while drawing disability payments from the city's fire department. During three years in which he was too "disabled" to work as a firefighter, Davis (who fought under the ring name "The Noodle") compiled a 6-1 record as an MMA fighter.

Perhaps Davis should bring his bad-ass self to the St. Louis fire department, where pension cheats routinely escape the choke-hold of prosecution and can tag their union boss to rescue them from public fire?

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Citytaxpayer
Citytaxpayer

Chad you don't Like Firefighters at all do you? 

Fuck-suburbs
Fuck-suburbs

Do you see nothing at all wrong with this type of behavior you ignorant self centered fuckstick? I appreciate the work firefighters do but they are not fucking gods so why the fuck should they act like they are the only motherfuckers that need consideration? Grow the fuck up before you help bankrupt the city and get off your knees at the feet of the outstate rubes who want this city to die quicker you self centered piece of shit.

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