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Another Way to Defund the Cops: Ban Expressions of Hate

In order words, ban anyone who loves their country. Ban anyone who supports Trump, Republicans, or conservatives. Ban anyone who still believes in marriage. Ban anyone who is Christian. That’ll do it.

You have a constitutional right to have racist and bigoted views. You don't have a constitutional right to be a police officer. — Ash Kalra, author of a California bill to ban conservative expression and thought among police officers

Here’s what the proposed California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform act says about hate groups, public expressions of hate and more:

Whether a candidate for specified peace officer positions has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate, as those terms are defined. The bill would provide that certain findings would disqualify a person from employment. — California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform act (CLEAR)

A hate group is defined as an organization that, based upon its official statements or principles, the statements of its leaders, or its activities, supports, advocates for, or practices the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.

CLEAR defines a public expression of hate as any explicit expression, either on duty or off duty and while identifying oneself as, or reasonably identifiable by others as, a peace officer, in a public forum, on social media including in a private discussion forum, in writing, or in speech, as advocating or supporting the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.

Public expression of hate also is defined as the public display of any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that indicates support for the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.

Here's a clear view of what could happen if this law is enacted:

I think everyone can agree that no one wants cops serving us who belong to violent hate groups, but this bill goes far beyond that.

It actually goes after individual cops who simply have conservative social views on issues like marriage.

I think there's a mistake in assuming that Christians who have conservative views on moral issues are going to be a threat to folks who disagree with them. — Greg Burt, director of capitol engagement, California Family Council

Source: https://www.theblaze.com/news/california-ban-cops-expressions-of-hate

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