Posted on 11/12/2008 11:55:17 AM PST by pissant
Internal police investigators are looking into whether a number of Durham officers posted derogatory remarks about President-elect Obama on their MySpace pages.
"There's no exact words that were said," Police Chief Jose L. Lopez Sr. said from San Diego, where he is attending the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference. "It wasn't a racial slur, but we're still investigating it."
Investigators are looking into the context of what was written. Lopez wouldn't say what was written or how many officers are being investigated.
Police officials have been looking into the allegations since Thursday after a department employee complained about the remarks.
Lopez said even though the remarks were made on a personal Web page, the comments could be a violation of department policy.
"As a police officer it doesn't matter where you do it, if you provide disservice to the organization, it violates the [department's] code of conduct," he said. "It is a high standard that officers are held accountable to."
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“We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.”
An employee complained. What the heck was she doing on the myspace pages to begin with? Why wasn’t she working? I assume it was a woman but it if not, the same questions apply.
What is on the list of ‘approved’ language?
Is it still OK to call the president a “smirking chimp” or was that just OK for Bush?
Reports that one officer was seen winking and rolling his eyes are being investigated.
Must have accurately described his political philosophy- Marxist.
Wouldn’t disrespect the cops or they may not be there when you need them, Mr. President.
Rev Wright probably owns a training seminar company now that specializes in this exact training.
He probably has his sales team of Louis Farakhan, Rev Sharpton and Je$$e "hmmmm" Jack$on peddling it to the Fortune 500's right now.
I agree absolutely. The Durham PD showed no concern about continuing to employ officers that actively engaged in an obvious attempt to frame up the innocent but yet wants to discipline officers for exercising their 1rst Amendment rights. Just incredible.
All men are created equal, but some are more equal than others.
No, you absolutely may NOT replace Chimpy McBushHitler with Chimpy MarxyObamanation!
And 0bama is more equal than all!
So you give up your right to freedom of speech when you become a cop?
Durham's officers are held to a high standard? Tell that to the members of the Duke lacrosse team.
It is out of control - and it’s just beginning to dawn on people that, in fact, it does appear as if 0bama will get his Kingdom on Earth after all.
Unfortunately, the election is over.
I have one and they are great to post pictures to family without clogging up email to send them. So when I take new pictures of the grandbaby, everyone all over the country can look at their own time.
Plus, if you are announcing news, the bulletins are great!
For alot of people, it isn’t the same thing as it is for pre-teens.
He discovered that while he sat helplessly musing he had also been writing, as though by automatic action. And it was no longer the same cramped, awkward handwriting as before. His pen had slid voluptuously over the smooth paper, printing in large neat capitals -
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
(1984)
Durham PD??? HAHAHA!
Just tell them to hire the same lawyer Diatha Harris is gonna be hiring down there in NC. If she can get away with her actions, this should be a piece of cake.
Orwell’s Thought Police are just getting started.
Didn’t you get the memo? Obama was born in the US of a virgin because God came down and made that happen.
It says it in the Bible, “...every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess....”
Oh no, my company may fire me because I am not a liberal like the majority of them are....OH MY!
It’s a sad day in this great nation when a some one, who doesn’t use a racial epitaph, is under scrutiny because of his views and feelings that didn’t line up with the President’s views and feelings.
Canada anyone? EH?
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