Police sergeant fired for having a Confederate flag in front of her house

[old pig]

Department is going to get sued and this woman is about to get paid.

…and ppl co-signed this.

 

[Devilinurear]

…and ppl co-signed this.

We know what they are now

 

[old pig]

We know what they are now

ya that shyt sounded more like wishful thinking totally devoid of any common sense

 

[Grifter]

bytch look like officer barbrady.

Either that or Slimer

 

[-DMP-]

America should’ve treated the confederate like Germany did nazis

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

America should’ve treated the confederate like Germany did nazis

Should have killed them all.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Lol, they ruled her 1st amendment speech was violated but it's okay because the government can do that in certain scircumstances.

That's a scary precedent.

Some of us still believe in the rule of law

They aren't setting a precedent, that's part of how free speech cases are always decided. The 1st Amendment isn't some absolute law making all expressions legal, there are numerous cases where the government has every right to restrict speech. Here are just some of the precedents for restricting free speech that this case in particular cites:

Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U.S. 563 (1968)
Bryson v. Waycross, 888 F.2d 1562 (11th Cir. 1989)
Boyce v. Andrew, 510 F.3d 1333, 1342–43 (11th Cir. 2007)
Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410, 421 (2006)
Cook v. Gwin-nett Cnty. Sch. Dist., 414 F.3d 1313, 1318 (11th Cir. 2005)
Martinez v. City of Opa-Locka, 971 F.2d 708, 712 (11th Cir. 1992)
Tindal v. Montgom-ery Cnty. Comm’n, 32 F.3d 1535, 1540 (11th Cir. 1994)
Moss v. City of Pembroke Pines, 782 F.3d 613, 621 (11th Cir. 2015)
Scott v. School Bd. of Alachua Cnty., 324 F.3d 1246, 1248 (11th Cir. 2003)

 

[David_TheMan]

They aren't setting a precedent, that's part of how free speech cases are always decided. The 1st Amendment isn't some absolute law making all expressions legal, there are numerous cases where the government has every right to restrict speech. Here are just some of the precedents for restricting free speech that this case in particular cites:

Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U.S. 563 (1968)
Bryson v. Waycross, 888 F.2d 1562 (11th Cir. 1989)
Boyce v. Andrew, 510 F.3d 1333, 1342–43 (11th Cir. 2007)
Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410, 421 (2006)
Cook v. Gwin-nett Cnty. Sch. Dist., 414 F.3d 1313, 1318 (11th Cir. 2005)
Martinez v. City of Opa-Locka, 971 F.2d 708, 712 (11th Cir. 1992)
Tindal v. Montgom-ery Cnty. Comm’n, 32 F.3d 1535, 1540 (11th Cir. 1994)
Moss v. City of Pembroke Pines, 782 F.3d 613, 621 (11th Cir. 2015)
Scott v. School Bd. of Alachua Cnty., 324 F.3d 1246, 1248 (11th Cir. 2003)

Like I said the precedent set or mail things in this ruling is terrifying for the concept of freedom of speech in this country.

 

[TheAnointedOne]

The flag isn't the real reason she was fired.