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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So he is openly admitting that being a Muslim is the same as being anti-American? If police are required to swear oaths to uphold the U.S. Consitution, then would this not preclude him from being a police officer?
Fire Her
Charles Scott Newton: HOW does he do that and get away with it? This is America! He is a treasonous traitor! He is a lying, conniving, evil, narcissistic sociopath! He should be charged, arrested, and punished!
they are all liars. This may be an honest cop. NONE of them obey the Cons$#%&!@*ution. Killer $#%&!@*ers murdering Americans are uncons$#%&!@*utional.
Shameful
Get rid of him
Fire her $#%&!@*, do not need her
If you have no Allegiance to the U.S. get the $#%&!@* out.
First of all the article said nothing about reciting the words of the pledge…it simply said she didn’t put her hand on her chest. Having said that. if she did CHOOSE as a free citizen of the United States to not recite the pledge…it could be that she thinks she has the same 1st Amendment rights as you or I.