Bonnee Logic

Bonnee Logic 

I have a problem with people like Chief Bonnee who play word games leaving out important details in order to make others believe their point of view.

An example of Bonnee Logic

I suggested LMRFD firefighters and volunteers put the app Zello on their smartphones. Zello is free for first responders and would turn their smartphones into a walkie-talkie. This would allow the chief to talk to volunteers or other firefighters without tying up the dispatch channel. It's free has unlimited range and could cover some of our dead spots... Win Win...

But then there's Bonnee Logic... 

At a recent meeting Chief Bonnee told the technical committee that if the LMRFD asked volunteers to put Zello on their $1000 phones, the district would be responsible if they broke their phone on a call. So the LMRFD shouldn't use Zello because of liability?

What Chief Bonnee left out, and here's where I have a problem, is that LMRFD already put's the app Active911 on firefighters phones to receive fire calls. Active911 is NOT free...

I'm sure firefighters will be happy to hear the chief agrees the fire district should be responsible for firefighters personal $1000 phone if they get dropped on a call.

Bonnee Logic is passive deception, it's designed to deceive without actually lying. 

Passive deception is the withholding information. It's the suppression of truth rather than the expression of untruth. Both are designed to deceive, but withholding information makes a secret of the truth.

Another example is the wildland brush truck Chief Bonnee wants. It may be purchased with help from a grant, but he either didn't do his research, or left out that those big balloon tires on the brush truck cost $700 to $1000+ rather than $300-$400 for highway tires... 

When LMRFD blows tires on a regular basis, how much will we spend on balloon tires we don't need here?