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Qualified Support For The Fired Lesbian Police Chief

I need to point out to some of you that despite what it may seem like, I am not omniscient. I have only heard about the South Carolina police chief fired allegedly because she is a lesbian because a few of you have just e-mailed me about it. If the facts are as she alleges, […]

I need to point out to some of you that despite what it may seem like, I am not omniscient. I have only heard about the South Carolina police chief fired allegedly because she is a lesbian because a few of you have just e-mailed me about it. If the facts are as she alleges, and she was dismissed after 20 years of service to the department because an anti-gay mayor took over, then I agree with you that it’s outrageous. If there is something substantive to the official explanation for the firing, then that’s different.

I’ll wait for a more thorough report about what happened before I decide what I think about it, but it looks very, very bad for the town’s case. My only qualification here is the possibility that there may be more to the story than what we’ve heard. To repeat: if this veteran officer was held to a higher standard because the mayor doesn’t like gay people, then firing her was unjust, and she should be reinstated with apologies. I can’t imagine what her lesbianism has to do with whether or not she executed the duties of her office faithfully and competently.

Then again, Brendan Eich’s $1,000 contribution to Prop 8 had nothing whatsoever to do with his ability to administer Mozilla competently, but many liberals judged him guilty of felony-level thoughtcrime. It’s ugly when culture-war politics renders people like Brendan Eich and Crystal Moore jobless.

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