Police officer with connection to Proud Boys fired
Source: the hill
By Sarah Polus - 04/09/21 10:43 PM EDT
A California police department announced Friday that it fired one of its officers for having ties to the far-right extremist group Proud Boys.
The Fresno Police Department terminated Rick Fitzgerald's employment following an investigation that began after the officer joined a Proud Boys event on March 14. Fitzgerald was placed on administrative leave following the incident while the department investigated, according to a statement the department shared to social media.
"It is clear to me there were egregious violations of department policy," Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said in a statement publicly announcing Fitzgerald's ousting, according to NBC News.
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Police Chief Paco Balderrama denounced Fitzgerald's participation in the fringe group's counterdemonstration of a pro-LGBT protest, saying he did not want an officer on staff who associated with the Proud Boys.
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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/547488-police-officer-with-connection-to-proud-boys-fired
Good work.
But I suspect the city has not seen the last of him.
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)justhanginon
(3,290 posts)Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)Proud of that lifetime collection of Bud Light they keep close tot heir hearts. Fat, ungroomed, slovenly. Yep, lots to be proud of there.
If the only thing going for you is white skin, and you have no talents, no skills, no ideas to offer, just pasty white skin encasing a doughy soft body then yeah, you should be worried about being replaced. The only accomplishment they can hang their hats on is a genetic mutation leaving them bereft of melanin.
They have nothing to be proud of. THat's a shame. THey're headed to a prison near you. That will make my day.
Maxheader
(4,374 posts)They gotta be in a group, like the white house trashers?
To pose a threat?..bundy brave..
The latest murders? Affiliated with any rad right
groups? Or had a cog come off?...
joetheman
(1,450 posts)the country and throughout the Federal and state governments.
diverdownjt
(702 posts)just so you can wear tattoo covers? Just roll your sleeves down......idiots.
johnthewoodworker
(694 posts)PatrickforB
(14,587 posts)What in the world are they proud of? Being white?
3Hotdogs
(12,408 posts)This, as along as your ACTIONS are legal. You can even be a member of the Communist Party of America. So the question is, were any of his off-duty actions illegal?
Eugene
(61,948 posts)Not a lawyer. I don't have the direct opinion, but the FBI summarized it in 2006.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/white-supremacist-links-law-enforcement-are-urgent-concern
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO02/20190604/109579/HHRG-116-GO02-Transcript-20190604.pdf
If this officer's links to the Proud Boys had to be found out months after the Capitol Hill putsch, The PD may also cite a lack of truthfulness about important facts.
Hekate
(90,793 posts)All the Constitution guarantees is that you have the right to say obnoxious things and hang out with obnoxious people, and as long as you dont break the law, the government cant throw you in prison for it.
The US Constitution doesnt guarantee youll still have a job, though, especially if you work in public sector jobs, and if your behavior brings disrepute on your employer or is at great odds with its mission.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)niyad
(113,556 posts)Hekate
(90,793 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,287 posts)Police should be as apolitical as possible. If your job is seriously divorced from your beliefs you are in the wrong line of work. If you are merely adhering to standards to keep a job, you are lying to yourself. Phoning it in is not good enough for an important career that others depend on.
hadEnuf
(2,212 posts)It's pretty clear that these right wing terrorists have been infiltrating the police, legal system and the military for years.
It is imperative that we clean house of these treasonous scum.
AllaN01Bear
(18,393 posts)Jon King
(1,910 posts)Talk about a group of dregs.
Hekate
(90,793 posts)He may lack a paycheck, but he wont lack for activities
FakeNoose
(32,748 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,623 posts)Local news report:
Fresno police fire officer allegedly affiliated with Proud Boys
By Nathalie Granda
https://abc30.com/society/fresno-police-fire-officer-allegedly-affiliated-with-proud-boys/10502500/
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)PSPS
(13,614 posts)And who is providing them with the anabolic steroids they all seem to be taking?