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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Respect the flag.
I’ll bet that makes the officers warm and fuzzy inside. Flush this anti American trash from our established system of order.
What in the World is she/he doing on the Police force? Looks like if they can’t respect our Flag, how can they be trusted to keep our laws?
I agree with Dennis Deitsch, he said it very well
Then he must be fired.. Case Closed!
traitorous
ah. so since you can’t engage in the facts, and what is well established law, you call names.
very nicely done Phyllis C$#%&!@*ise Allor
perhaps when you learn to read, you can read the us cons$#%&!@*ution. it’s pretty clear.
Fire her and deport
Your not pledging to the US government. What part of We The People did you miss in the Cons$#%&!@*ution? You’re pledging to uphold the law and protect the people of this country. The Pledge is to everyone in this country. Not the government! Nothing in the pledge even says government.
Then fire her and put in a good law abiding American in office