He was in uniform and in an official vehicle; he was wrong in doing it that way.
In ‘uniform’ and in ‘official vehicle’ doesn’t cancel his 1st amendment right to freedom of speech. And he spoke the truth.
I don’t believe that had nothing to do with it, it was an excuse.
When a uniformed officer says exactly what we’d like him to say and it’s deemed to be a worthy of termination we should all be very concerned.
Our 1st Amendment acutely applies to government jobs. This notion that you must kow-tow some ‘accepted’ (lefty) narrative or give up your government job is absurd. It can only result in a government where the only opinion allowed is by those at the top - everyone else must fall inline.
That he was in uniform when he said it is irrelevant - or at least should be.
That was exactly the time and place. And rest assured, they would have still fired him no matter where and when he did it.
And tell me, what did he say that was wrong or embarrassing?
He said in other jurisdictions, he has seen officers bully and harrass people innocent of any crime. True.
He said officers have no duty to enforce any edict that clearly violates the constitution. Also true, and the Nuremberg 101.
And last, he said that the US Police are dwarfed by the US armed populace and should never forget that it would go badly for them if they ever lose that permissive trust we give them. He further said he has seen that in a war zone. Also provably true.
Emotion aside, what exactly did he say that is even slightly controversial or improper for any police department?