By Holly Abrams
Sandusky Register
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Harold Roane decided to break the code of silence. Roane, a Sandusky FireDepartment lieutenant, said it was the right thing to do despite an unspoken rule among both firefighters and police officers everywhere.
"Union firefighters ... stick together in a show of solidarity, and it is generally accepted and understood that you will not be a whistle blower, turn in or even testify against your fellow firefighter," Roane said.
"If you do, you will be subject to ridicule, ostracized and generally ignored or blackballed."
It was a moral obligation to tell fire Chief Mike Meinzer of a threat made on his life, Roane said.
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