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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Giving this country away bits by bits …
Give him the boot
Fire the sob.
( Her )
To not honor the pledge is akin to dishonor. We must have honorable people in positions of leadership. Najy must be removed from office immediately! The police are supposed to be the front line defense against any person or force that wants to do harm upon citizens of the area they protect. The police of America must protect our way of life provided by the constitution of the US, not the way of life provided by Sharia law.
I’m offended by your lack of grammar and punctuation.
What a jerk. Oh boo hoo to the Muslims. This is America. If they do not want to hear the pledge, then leave. Why do Americans have to bend over to have their heads cut off to please Muslims.
Fire him there are many other “true” Americans
Then leave our country obviously you don’t respect or honor it!!!!!
Jehovah Witnesses also do not salute the flag. Why do I hear no outrage about this? Another case ignorance running rampant.