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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTwo Chicago Cops Took a Knee and will be reprimanded
Link to tweet
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/26/two-black-chicago-police-officers-took-a-knee-in-a-precinct-lobby-and-were-reprimanded/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.37b8a33665f8
Chicago police officers are not allowed to participate in partisan political activities and campaigns, according to the police department. Officers who violate the policy could be reprimanded, assigned extra work without compensation, suspended without pay for no more than 30 days, or charged before the Chicago Police Board.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,327 posts)EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)And they wonder why people are protesting?
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)iluvtennis
(19,858 posts)uponit7771
(90,336 posts)DLevine
(1,788 posts)sarisataka
(18,654 posts)Apparently considers taking a stand against racism and police brutality partisan political activities.
Revealing.
Also acknowledges they believe there is a side that is racist and doesn't oppose police brutality...
moriah
(8,311 posts)A quote from an article about firing people who attended rallies on their own time:
If the employee participated in a rally concerning sick leave, minimum wage or immigration reform, for example, that conduct would likely be protected, Argento points out. Similarly, workplace rules or policies that dissuade non-supervisory employees from exercising their rights to advance their "mutual aid or protection" can violate federal labor law and get you in trouble with the National Labor Relations Board.
Police officers actively working with the community to engage and deal with the divide between police and populace are certainly advancing "mutual aid and protection", and directly are about police working conditions. After all, a scared populace and scared cops equal more deaths on both sides.
I hope the officer's union actually looks at that aspect.
Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)Departments can 100% have rules about what you can do in regards to both.
If this was off duty and not in uniform it would be one the PD would be on weak ground to discipline for. In uniform, however, is another story.
farmbo
(3,121 posts)This disciplinary action is legally bogus. How is kneeling with a community leader to to focus attention on police brutality a "political" activity?
If the FOP provides them a legal defense-- like they would for any similarly situated White officer-- the action will probably be overturned.
Is the Chicago FOP just there to support White officers, or will they step up?
mythology
(9,527 posts)That seems sketchy.
I'm okay with the general notion that public employees shouldn't protest on the job. But I'm skeptical that it is enforced equally.
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Skippy33
(27 posts)To be honest, I applaud them, but I doubt I would be brave enough to use the workplace to express my moral/social/political position because I can't afford to suffer the potential consequences.