Actually nothing - so he won over political correctness over-reach. Yay!
Posted on 02/11/2025 10:14:28 AM PST by george76
In March 2024, the Metro Council voted to refuse a proposed settlement of $105K with Turner for what he posted on social media in 2020..
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The attorney for former Nashville firefighter Tracy Turner has announced a victory in his civil rights case against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
Turner, who was demoted following posts made on his personal Facebook page, was awarded nearly $1.8 million by a federal jury on Friday.
His attorney says that the $1,775,513 in damages comes from the retaliation against Turner based on his exercise of free speech.
“He was demoted from his position as Captain to the lowest rank in the department based on his political comments regarding such issues as violent protests by Black Lives Matter, the COVID-19 mask mandate and global warming,” Larry L. Crain, Esq. said.
The court found that Turner was within his First Amendment right to free speech with his Facebook comments.
“This is an important vindication of a public employee’s freedom to exercise their right of free speech,” Crain said. “We should never tolerate government retaliation against an employee for speaking out on a matters of inherent public concern.”
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In March 2024, the Metro Council voted to refuse a proposed settlement with Turner for what he posted on social media in 2020.
The Council voted 31-0 with three abstentions to reject the settlement to pay him $105,000 after he filed a lawsuit against the city after he was demoted for posting what the city said were a series of racially inflammatory posts on his Facebook page.
Metro Legal Director Wally Dietz told WSMV4 that he did not have a comment on this case.
I don’t think the Metro Council cares that the payout went from $105,000 to $1.8M. It’s not their money anyways. They probably are upset that the firefighter’s free speech rights were upheld.
What did he say that was “racist”?
“Larry L. Crain, Esq. said.”
Denny’s nephew?
Kinda stupid not to include what he wrote
Actually nothing - so he won over political correctness over-reach. Yay!
Good to see hateful leftists get their comeuppance! Sad that normal people will have their tax dollars impacted because of leftards.
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