Sunday, June 08, 2014

UTAH COP REFUSES GAY PRIDE PARADE ASSIGNMENT

By refusing his assignment to work the annual gay pride parade, this Salt Lake City cop is practically begging to get fired.

COP REFUSES TO WORK AT GAY PRIDE PARADE IN UTAH

Associated Press
June 7, 2014

A Salt Lake City police officer has been placed on leave after refusing an assignment to work at a gay pride parade Sunday.

Department spokeswoman Lara Jones says the officer was among about 30 officers assigned to provide traffic control and security for the annual Utah Pride Parade in Salt Lake City.

She says the department does not tolerate bias and bigotry, and it does not allow personal beliefs to enter into whether an officer will accept an assignment.

She declined to comment on the officer's reason for refusing the assignment.

The officer, whose name wasn't released, is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation.

Utah Pride Center officials say they are pleased with the department's stance and think officers should undergo sensitivity training before joining the force.

1 comment:

bob walsh said...

The London Metropolitan Police has allowed Muslim officers to decline to be assigned to certain embassy security details on the basis of religious sensitivity.