Cop Axed for Wearing Confederate Flag Boxers in Facebook Pic
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Field Marshall Bradley
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Explain breh??
Lemme guess freedom of speech, right??
Was there a caption under the pic they exposed his disdain or contempt for minorities? If there is written expression on his facebook page that can be interpreted as racial bias then yes, he should be fired.
Taking a pic in confederate underwear, not so sure about that
We know what the flag stood for and represented, your personal opinion on the flag doesn't matter as rightfully stated by the police cheif.
Field Marshall Bradley
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What did it represent to you? It may represent something else to the officer, and that's his right perse. That's not the chief's first time seeing this particular deputy in confederate gear, I bet ya. So why fire him now if he has no history of racist behavior...
Its a slippery precedent. You'll see.
You don't know that.
godkiller
"We are the Fury"
The flag's origin, creation and meaning are not in dispute. The flag is factually a symbol created and used as a means to honor, embrace and defend both black slavery and white superiority. That is the flag's purpose and no doubt the cop knows the flag's controversial history, even if the cop himself doesn't support either black slavery or white superiority. That is, the cop is interpret the flag outside of its original meaning any way he wants, but given he knows the sordid and inhumane history behind the symbol, his wearing it is complicity in hatred. His twisted interpretation does not excuse his complicity in wearing a known hate symbol, whether it be the confederate flag or the Nazi star.
Field Marshall Bradley
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You right, I don't. And if the chief know he funny style then......
But if is just a knee jerk reaction to the political climate, then its a bad look
godkiller
"We are the Fury"
You right, I don't. And if the chief know he funny style then......
It doesn't matter if the cop targets black people for abuse or if he even believes in the anti-black racism the Confederate flag represents. The fact remains that he likely knows the history behind the flag and chooses to wear it under questionable auspices. Thus his firing is justifiable. A cop can't wear a Nazi badge and claim ignorance; likewise he shouldn't be able to wear a Confederate flag and claim ignorance.
As the police chief rightfully stated, it does not matter what the flag represents to me or this cop, only that it once stood for a rebel group that fought against the betterment of African Americans.
That's like a German wearing the swastika, talking about how it represents the sun god.
Also, that flag was NOT the confederate battle flag.
This is the confederate flag.
That flag, while created as an alternative, was mainly used to fight against the civil rights movement and forced integration.
Field Marshall Bradley
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That's not true.. But I understand your point......
As the police chief rightfully stated, it does not matter what the flag represents to me or this cop, only that it once stood for a rebel group that fought against the betterment of African Americans.
That's like a German wearing the swastika, talking about how it represents the sun god.
Also, that flag was NOT the confederate battle flag.
This is the confederate flag.
That flag, while created as an alternative, was mainly used to fight against the civil rights movement and forced integration.
That's not true.. But I understand your point......
Field Marshall Bradley
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Great Point... Really can't refute it... and I actually agree.. But I will try to explain where I'm coming from here shortly...
"Designed by William Porcher Miles, the chairman of the Flag and Seal committee, a now-popular variant of the Confederate flag was rejected as the national flag in 1861. It was instead adopted as a battle flag by the Army of northern Virginia under General Lee. Despite never having historically represented the CSA as a country nor officially recognized as one of the national flags, it is commonly referred to as "the Confederate Flag"
"In Georgia, the Confederate battle flag was reintroduced as an element of the state flag in 1956, just two years after the Supreme Court decision brown ve. Board of education . It was considered by many to be a protest against school desegregation. It was also raised at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during protests against integration of schools."
pawdalaw
Superstar
He was clearly trolling knowing that the flag was just removed from the Federal Building. He should have known better! Officers must conduct themselves privately just as they would professionally. He basically got fired for being an idiot.
Code of conduct:
Code of conduct:
Field Marshall Bradley
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"Designed by William Porcher Miles, the chairman of the Flag and Seal committee, a now-popular variant of the Confederate flag was rejected as the national flag in 1861. It was instead adopted as a battle flag by the Army of northern Virginia under General Lee. Despite never having historically represented the CSA as a country nor officially recognized as one of the national flags, it is commonly referred to as "the Confederate Flag"
"In Georgia, the Confederate battle flag was reintroduced as an element of the state flag in 1956, just two years after the Supreme Court decision brown ve. Board of education . It was considered by many to be a protest against school desegregation. It was also raised at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during protests against integration of schools."
Like I said.. What you posted earlier is not true
Educate me then, cause as far as I'm concerned, that is the most recent usage of the flag, and it hasn't left since. That's when it's popularly grew.
It's not the official flag of the confederate so why is it used?