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Cop Refused to Work at Utah Gay Pride Parade Placed on Leave Under Investigation
Posted on 6/9/14 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 6/9/14 at 8:54 pm
Nice strong response by the police department here.
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SALT LAKE CITY (TheBlaze/AP) — A Salt Lake City police officer has been placed on leave and is under investigation after refusing an assignment to work at a gay pride parade. The officer was among about 30 assigned to provide traffic control and security for the annual Utah Pride Parade on Sunday in Salt Lake City, said department spokeswoman Lara Jones.
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“We don’t tolerate bias and bigotry in the department, and assignments are assignments … To allow personal opinion to enter into whether an officer will take a post is not something that can be tolerated in a police department,” Jones told KSL-TV. The officer, whose name was not released, is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation. Jones declined comment on the officer’s reason for refusing the assignment.
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This post was edited on 6/9/14 at 8:56 pm
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Posted on 6/9/14 at 8:56 pm to Mickey Goldmill
You would also be against said cop not working a KKK rally, correct?
Posted on 6/9/14 at 8:56 pm to Mickey Goldmill
Under investigation? Are you fricking kidding me?
Posted on 6/9/14 at 8:57 pm to Mickey Goldmill
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To allow personal opinion to enter into whether an officer will take a post is not something that can be tolerated in a police department
Can't argue with that.
This post was edited on 6/9/14 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 6/9/14 at 8:58 pm to Mickey Goldmill
Should a shot a dog instead and gotten promoted.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 8:59 pm to Mickey Goldmill
If that was his assignment, he should have shut his damned mouth and did his duty.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 9:03 pm to Mickey Goldmill
He can practice his bigotry in his private life. Good for the SLC pd.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 9:04 pm to Mickey Goldmill
He cannot discriminate when he is being paid for with public dollars. We can't allow public employees to pick what events to work and what not to. That's discrimination with public dollars.
In short, this cop is a goddamn moron. If you don't want to work an event like this, turn in your gun and badge.
In short, this cop is a goddamn moron. If you don't want to work an event like this, turn in your gun and badge.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 9:04 pm to Mickey Goldmill
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To allow personal opinion to enter into whether an officer will take a post is not something that can be tolerated in a police department,
Very intolerant of the police chief there...not to recognize the sensibilities of his employees. I'd be looking for a new job if the chief forced me to do something I didn't want to do.
This post was edited on 6/9/14 at 9:06 pm
Posted on 6/9/14 at 9:07 pm to Mickey Goldmill
Should have called in sick.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 9:11 pm to Mickey Goldmill
I think the bigger story here is gay price parades in Utah.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 9:15 pm to Mickey Goldmill
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To allow personal opinion to enter into whether an officer will take a post is not something that can be tolerated in a police department,”
I wonder if the nazis used this same argument against German soldiers who disagreed with the State.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 9:27 pm to Mickey Goldmill
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Nice strong response
Stop
Posted on 6/9/14 at 9:51 pm to Mickey Goldmill
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The officer, whose name was not released, is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation. Jones declined comment on the officer’s reason for refusing the assignment.
Do cops get hazard pay for working the gay pride parades? They are putting their asses on the line after all.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 10:12 pm to Mickey Goldmill
I have no issue with this. He isn't a private actor.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 10:14 pm to Mickey Goldmill
No
This post was edited on 5/17/16 at 9:21 am
Posted on 6/9/14 at 10:20 pm to Mickey Goldmill
Don't know his reasons but on the surface, regardless of how you feel. Do your job.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 10:22 pm to Mickey Goldmill
Good. A cop shouldn't pick and choose assignments. They deal with rapists, murderers, and the gays.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 10:31 pm to Mickey Goldmill
I just find the supposed Libertarian nature of this board interesting when it comes to an individual protesting working an event that contradicts his/her moral beliefs in favor of the majority. If it comes with the territory as part of working for the State, perhaps I can understand that argument. But good for the person who didn't blindly follow orders.
ETA: Hell, I guess an individual throws his/her civil rights out the window when they decide to work for the State. Is that the attitude I'm getting from this board?
ETA: Hell, I guess an individual throws his/her civil rights out the window when they decide to work for the State. Is that the attitude I'm getting from this board?
This post was edited on 6/9/14 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 6/9/14 at 10:44 pm to Mickey Goldmill
The guy refused to take a post he was ordered to take and he was disciplined.
I don't have any problem with that.
But what is there to investigate?
I don't have any problem with that.
But what is there to investigate?
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