Assistant chief of police, Anita Najiy, created a bone of contention between the Miami Police Department and the Fraternal Order of Police President, Javier Ortiz, after she refused to hold her hand over her heart for the Pledge of Allegiance during a recent promotional ceremony.
Ortiz became livid in seeing Najiy refuse to honor the Pledge, stating that she failed to exhibit courtesy and etiquette that “must be exercised when wearing a law enforcement uniform.”
“If you’re not pledging allegiance to the United States, my question is what country are you pledging allegiance to?” Ortiz asks. “Anyone who isn’t offended by that is not American, because when you become a U.S. citizen, you pledge allegiance to the US.”
Ortiz also states that Najiy’s disrepect comes from her Muslim belief, but that normal “protections” or exemptions generally given in the name of religious freedom and speech doesn´t apply to those in police uniform because “you’re supposed to be neutral.”
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Then she shouldn’t hold that job! Fire her!
Firem
Fire the thing
Fire him!
Kick him off the police force immediately
It is the Constitutional right of any citizen to NOT have to recite the Pledge or make any gestures during it (let’s not forget the original hand position looked like the Nazi salute and was changed after WWII).
Forced patriotism is not patriotism. In fact, the ones being unpatriotic are the people who would violate the Constitutional rights of freedom of speech and freedom of expression to force an individual to say the Pledge.
I am sick of all this muslim BS!! Fire the terrorist!
She should be removed from that position NOW.
why does he is live here go to whre the nasty people live you dont belong here thats for sure.
Let her move out this country, and off the police force, and you wonder how important info gets out.#js!!!