POLICE CHIEF REFUSES TO SALUTE OUR FLAG

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Miami assistant police chief criticized for not pledging allegiance

The head of the Miami police union is seeking disciplinary action against the assistant police chief after she refused to salute the American flag while in uniform during a promotional ceremony.

Sgt. Javier Ortiz, president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police, wants Assistant Chief Anita Najiy removed from her position as honor guard commander. He sent a letter Monday to Chief Rodolfo Llanes seeking a reprimand.

Ortiz claims that Najiy's failure to salute the flag "to make a political statement" during Friday's ceremony at the Miami Police College is a violation of the police oath. He calls her actions "unprofessional and disgraceful."
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A video posted on the police union's YouTube channel shows Najiy standing with the other officers in uniform during the Pledge of Allegiance. However, Najiy doesn't place her hand over her heart.


"By not publicly showing her allegiance to our nation with the rest of the Miami Police Department, she is violating our oath," Ortiz wrote.

Ortiz also questions Najiy's allegiance to the country.

"If she isn't loyal to the United States of America, what country is she loyal and allegiant to?" Ortiz wrote.

The Miami Police Department hasn't commented on whether any action will be taken.



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This poor excuse for a Police Officer should be either demoted or fired or both. What a disgrace. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I'm sure she's going to pull out some card from her deck. There's a survey within the linked article. I hope anyone who reads this takes part in it. This should be publicized to the max.

[hcsodale]

If she is indeed making a political statement, which of course we are all entitled to, she needs to do it when she is not in public forum, in uniform, representing an entire agency of law enforcement, who are sworn to uphold the laws of our state and country. Her/OUR paychecks come from tax dollars collected by the government of our country. If she is in such disagreement with our country to not be able to publicly support it, then she should refuse to accept money from it. Better yet, if she does not support our country, why isn't she doing something about going to wherever it is that she feels is so much better. We ALL have our moments of frustration with the government, our elected officials, our laws, but they could be and are so much worse elsewhere. I love to travel to other countries to see them, I live in and follow the laws of this country.

[edmontongreg]

Does Florida have that Religious Freedom thing yet. She'll make a case under that