Posted on 06/24/2017 7:56:37 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
If Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo has anything to say about it, his officers will shine at the head of the city's Pride Parade.
The department's new "Pride Car" is ready to go. It's gassed up. Rainbow decals gleam from every side, saluting Houston's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Acevedo plans to be front and center Saturday and he's strongly encouraged his top leadership to join him in the march.
"By actually participating ... we send a very powerful message that we're an inclusive department," he said, "where every segment of society is welcome, is respected, and will be protected by the Houston Police Department."
But not everyone is ready to join the parade. The prospect of marching in the free-spirited gay-rights celebration has some members of his leadership crying foul, and pictures of the festive cruiser sparked contentious debate on social media from nonplussed naysayers.
"Our duty is to protect and serve, not participate in an event that completely goes against our religious beliefs," said one commander, who asked not to be identified.
The behind-the-scenes brouhaha comes as Acevedo — who just celebrated six months as the city's top cop — continues his efforts to remake the department and bring it in line with his ethos for "relational policing."
He's made it clear he expects his command staff to maintain a visible presence at major community events.
When asked about the complaints Friday, Acevedo said he hadn't received any pushback from subordinates, only a call from the union asking if attendance was mandatory.
"If people are available, like any other community event, I expect them to be there," he said. "If they're not available, and they have a conflict, they just have to let me know."
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Fast becoming another Austin, is it?
What I don’t get is have 3.5% gets to dictate to the other 96.5% how we should feel.
What I don’t get is have 3.5% gets to dictate to the other 96.5% how we should feel.
A few well placed lightning bolts would be nice.
Hey God, you open for business today?
A few well placed lightning bolts would be nice.
Hey God, you open for business today?
Those are snowflake tears.
Wow! Are they gonna be surprised when that one backfires
If everybody who ever gets accused or suspected of being gay were homosexual, the total would be a lot more than that. The statistical argument wears out when people keep saying that any celebrity or politician that they don't like is gay.
I don’t understand it either....
Some one should sue.
Where is the heterosexual cruiser?
Why is the police dept taking sides?
I AM FREAKING FURIOUS!
They can’t put in God we trust in the cruisers but they can put pervert symbols and March in perverted parades?
God should just eliminate America.
And the majority lays down and takes. Defeats being the majority. I just have to have faith that God knows what He is doing.
If you happen to be in Houston and are being pulled over by the Gay Rainbow HPD Cruiser, you may want to consider not stopping and then significantly increasing the speed of your own vehicle. The faster the better!
At some point, while the officer in the Gay Rainbow HPD Cruiser is trying to keep up with you and driving 86 MPH down Telephone Road, he will begin to understand the absurdity of his chasing you at speeds now up to 103 MPH in a Gay Rainbow HPD Cruiser.
At that point, it is time to really challenge the HPD officer in the Gay Rainbow Cruiser and head to the 610 Loop. If traffic is clear, the cop driving the Gay Rainbow HPD Cruiser can hit speeds of 120 MPH.
By Now, the cop driving the Gay Rainbow HPD Cruiser at 120 MPH has a great deal of respect for you and as well as the irony of the Gay Rainbow Police Car!
Maybe at some point to cop in the Gay Rainbow HPD Cruiser catches up with you somewhere on the Loop or better yet, some random spot next to an abandoned warehouse in the 4th Ward.
Once you have been stopped and the cop in the Gay Rainbow HPD Cruise walks up to your window and asks you if you know why you were being pulled over, you tell him, “It’s about my Pride of being pulled over by a Queer Cop in a Gay Rainbow HPD Cruiser!”
The cop will love your humor and respect for him and will probably just give you a warning.
Mr Gay Suppprting Mayor needs to be asked where the In God We Trust cruiser is.
Curious if Houston even has one.
Remember, for a leftist, “inclusive” only means including something they agree with. Try putting a Make America Great Again sticker on that car and find out how inclusive they really are.
Sick society indeed.
And the reason to move to Texas is what? ; )
>>They throw around the word inclusive a lot, don’t they
Yep.
Here is our progressive, "spiritual", tolerant, inclusive, opinion
- now you shut up and agree to disagree...
you nazis!
[IDIOTS REACT TO MAN WITH SIGN]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL0tRHvBlQQ
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