The town of Surf City claimed that Halstead’s Facebook post violated the city’s social media policy for employees of the police department. That policy says that employees may not “express themselves as private citizens on social media sites” in any way that might “negatively affect the public perception of the department.” Set aside the vague ambiguities of “negatively affecting the public perception of the department” — which could mean that an employee is in violation just because someone doesn’t like something he posted.
Surf City Town Manager Larry Bergman spoke with Chief Halstead before any action was taken. Bergman pointed out to Halstead “that as public employees we are often held to higher level of scrutiny and that even if it is a personal social media account and despite not associating himself directly to the Town in his posting, that some will draw the connection.” Halstead apologized and removed the post. That was apparently not enough to settle the offense. In the following days, the mayor called an emergency meeting and Halstead was given the choice: Retire or be fired.
Source: The New American
Many citizens in the small town of Surf City offered support for Halstead. There have been protests and rallies — but no rioting or looting. Halstead has received the same type of moral support from all over the country. He’ll probably become police chief somewhere else every very soon…Surf City’s loss.
Notice to Black Lives Matter domestic terrorists: Come to Surf City, North Carolina! You can loot, riot and destroy anything you like. The mayor, city council and the President of the United States all support your fine efforts. You’ll be hailed as heroes and the police won’t bother you.
“Humble Strength”
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One nation under GOD
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Red dawn
Sue the town, chief
President will finish political correctness forever
This cowardly action
If a police chief is too dumb to follow the social media polices of his own police department, he doesn’t deserve to be employed. And to those who crow about free speech – he hasn’t been arrested or imprisoned by the government – his freedom of speech (even ill advised speech) is protected.
WHAT THE F**K IS THE WEBSITE? YOU PEOPLE DESERVE TO BE LOCKED UP W/THE KEY THROWN AWAY. HOW DARE YOU SPEW RACISM LIKE IT DOES NOT HURT PEOPLE, HOW DARE YOU POISON THE YOUTH OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY WITH YOUR BIGOTRY AND RACIAL HATRED. BLACK LIVES MATTER IS A GRASS ROOT MOVEMENT AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY AND HAS NEVER ENCOURAGED ANYTHING BUT THAT. YOU CAN HIDE BEHIND THE INTERNET AND SPEW YOUR HATRED ALL YOU WANT BECAUSE YOU CAN BUT GOD SEES AND HEARS ALL YOU IGNORANT PIECE OF WHITE-TRASH.