Lazy + selfish x ignorance= 2 lives lost!

Rest in peace, Eutisha Revee Rennnix and her unborn child.


I am writing these words with sorrow in my heart. this particular event touched closed to home because my girlfriend was Eutisha's first cousin. I am appalled by the way this situation unfolded. A young mother, mother to be, and wife to be, died senselessly on December 9th 2009. This would have easily been avoided had two city employees intervened and helped this young pregnant mother. Apparently these individuals coveted break time and held those moments in a higher esteem then the life of Eutisha and her unborn child.


For those reading this blog and not familiar with what I am talking about, this young woman was at work where she fell ill, short of breath, and incurred a seizure. At this time co - workers were serving two FDNY EMT'S ( emergency medical technicians ). They sought help from the EMT'S and were turned down and advised to call 911, before the collected their breakfast and left the store.

The mayor and the media have been all over this situation, and this is a black eye for FDNY, and the City of New York. The fact is this is not a race issue, it is a moral issue. All emergency response workers in this city have a clause in their contracts stating " Duty To Act " this means that even when not on duty when an emergency arises it is their duty to act. Now, this problem runs deeper than these two morons. It is a stain in the moral fabric of this country. To many folks are only interested in self gratification, not caring for those around them...I have been asking myself for the past week, is coffee and eggs and a few minutes of bullshit talk worth this young woman's life, or any body's life for that matter?

I never met Eutisha but she was my Girlfriend's cousin so I felt the impact of her death. To the whole Rennix family I offer my sincerest condolences. No amount of blogs and articles will bring her or her baby back, but their lives have touched many and have shed light on the negligence of city employees and shows that we cannot turn a blind eye to the hiring practices of not only this agency but all city agencies across the board. I myself being a municipal employee, and an advocate of labor laws providing optimum conditions in the workplace, condemn those who hide behind these labor laws to purposely deny services to citizens in need of help. It is shameful that the union representing these two people have been circling the wagons around them and trying to spin this in another direction but the fact remains, help was denied, and a young woman died. Bottom line!