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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Miami needs to get a new Police Chief !!!
Why should she seek other employment? Why should she be denied the opportunity to serve the public as she has for 32 years….its a symbolic gesture and should mean nothing compared to her ACTIONS of serving.
Don, I agree with you – to a certain degree. Seeing that it’s getting late in the afternoon here, I’ll have to end our conversation. I hope that we can discuss some more in the future. I would look forward to it. I’m also glad that we can have a conversation, disagree, and then not resort to name calling. That’s very distasteful. I’m glad I had a chance to talk to you and I’m going to be very diplomatic here and say that you and I agree to disagree! Maybe we can debate again soon. – Take care Don.
This is the USA..our flag represents us..if you want to live here, than say the pledge…what is happening to our country?
Fire his $#%&!@*!
HE HAS TO GO SEMPER FI USMC RELOAD
Some American citizens seem to think their 1st Amendment rights allow them to not say the pledge….weird.
What a $#%&!@*.
Fire the Satanist!
Fire her!