@raphjd said in Beetlejuice calls cops insurrectionists:
Chicago mayor Beetlejuice has called the cops refusing to get the vaccine, "insurrectionists".
Of course, this is true because a Democrat said it.
Just goes to show you; Trumpites aren't the only ones who can't seem to get the word "insurrection" out of their heads! This Mayor, though, has used the word improperly on 2 fronts:
- "Insurrection: a violent uprising against an authority or government" - Oxford English Dictionary
The cops aren't being violent, and they're not proposing to overthrow the Chicago City Government - they're just defying an order.
This is their right! They can choose to not get vaccinated! (They cannot, necessarily, do so without consequences, but they can do it!). The City has said they'll be "sent home on a non-pay status" - which, if they're willing to do that, so be it! In spite of what Trumpites would tell you, this is still a free country!
Just remember though: free from arrest and imprisonment doesn't mean free from all consequences!
This is called "peaceful protest" - even if the end result is more violence in the city because of a lower police presence, so long as the sitting-out-cops aren't the source of the violence, it's a peaceful protest - no matter how much the politicians want to pitch a hissy-fit over it.
IMHO, they should take the shot. We prioritized front-line and first responder workers for the vaccines in the beginning, they should have taken the shots then.
But that's my opinion, and EACH of the Chicago PD officers who want to say NO have the right to do so. However, according to their Mayor and Police Chief, if they say no, they cannot remain an officer of the Chicago PD. That's not a violation of their rights! Jailing them because they refused to take the shots would be a violation of their rights! Limiting where and how they can work - for the city - based on their decision is not a violation of their rights!
For years, Disney had a policy: no employee with facial hair would ever work in a public-facing job! You could:
- wash dishes in the back of the kitchen, but not pick up the trash in the dining room
- Sew the costumes for Cinderella and Prince Charming, but not wear those costumes in the parade
- direct a blockbuster movie, but not attend the public screening
They have relaxed those rules today, but back in the 80's and 90's, they were FAMOUS for the inventive ways they got around the ever-expanding employment protection laws! To get around those restrictions, all one had to do was shave!
There were other, similar restrictions: hair length, hair color, tattoos, piercings, etc... all upheld year after year in the courts! Freedom doesn't mean free of consequences, it means free from jail! Besides: Disney offered them non-public facing work alternatives!