(11-23-2021, 05:47 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote:

(11-23-2021, 05:13 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: I agree, especially since I seem to have heard that the police chief was marching in uniform at a BLM protest.  I don't know if that is true or accurate, it's just something that I recall.

I'd assume it's against the Policy to donate to legal defenses in existing court cases.  If you really think about it, it does seem unethical as policemen as supposed to enforce the law on a non-biased basis.  Most companies and agencies have solid legal representation so they scrutinize their Policy prior to such firings of its employees.

What a person does on their own time with their own money shouldn't matter.  I could see if he donated money "on behalf" of his employer or identified himself as as an employee of said employer when making the donation.  This donation was supposedly "anonymous" but was outed by hackers.  Only his name was revealed.

If you bothered to read the article linked...

Quote:“His egregious comments erode the trust between the Norfolk Police Department and those they are sworn to serve,” City Manager Chip Filer said, according to The Washington Post.

“The alleged statement and action by a member of Norfolk’s Police Department is alarming and by all means not consistent with the values of our city or the standards set for our employees,” Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander chimed in.

Even Norfolk’s police chief joined in.

“I want the residents of Norfolk to know that their police department will represent and uphold our organizational values of Service, Honor, Integrity, Equality, Leadership, and Diversity,” Norfolk police chief Larry D. Boone said. “A police department cannot do its job when the public loses trust with those whose duty is to serve and protect them.”

His "anonymous" comment when he made the donation?

Quote:“God Bless. Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. You’ve done nothing wrong. Every rank-and-file police officer supports you,”.

The bottom line is, his profession doesn't matter when he does something on his own time and off company (agency) time.

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