Assistant chief of police, Anita Najiy, created a bone of contention between the Miami Police Department and the Fraternal Order of Police President, Javier Ortiz, after she refused to hold her hand over her heart for the Pledge of Allegiance during a recent promotional ceremony.
Ortiz became livid in seeing Najiy refuse to honor the Pledge, stating that she failed to exhibit courtesy and etiquette that “must be exercised when wearing a law enforcement uniform.”
“If you’re not pledging allegiance to the United States, my question is what country are you pledging allegiance to?” Ortiz asks. “Anyone who isn’t offended by that is not American, because when you become a U.S. citizen, you pledge allegiance to the US.”
Ortiz also states that Najiy’s disrepect comes from her Muslim belief, but that normal “protections” or exemptions generally given in the name of religious freedom and speech doesn´t apply to those in police uniform because “you’re supposed to be neutral.”
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THEN HE SHOULD NOT BE CHIEF OF POLICE !
If she isn’t committed to the laws of our country, to whose is she committed?!
What a Dirt Bag. She is a poor excuse of a police officer and U.S. Citizen.
The pledge is to country, not religion.
Need to be fired,the flag has
If you want a taxpayer funded paycheck…
A lot of meaning to our county, so respect it,or leave it
Sounds pretty fascist to me. The Supreme Court ruled that you don’t HAVE to say the pledge. I think it should be optional, and shouldn’t be a litmus test as to your patriotism.
fire her, conduct unbecoming.
Either one is completely “in” or totally “out”