An unsigned letter circulated among Los Angeles Police Department rank and file last week, encouraging officers to call in sick to protect their own interests.
Officers who knowingly participated in such an effort would be guilty of misconduct and punished, Moore said, but he did not have a timeline for when the internal probe would wrap up. As of Tuesday, he was still talking to front-line supervisors like sergeants and lieutenants about the pattern and any justifications they may know of, including any coronavirus concerns among officers and their families.
“It has not gone unnoticed by the residents,” Ali said. “It highlights the lack of character and integrity of those who are supposed to serve the community. They are the ones jeopardizing public safety.”The department has specific protocols for officers to report COVID-19 symptoms or exposure, which Moore said would help them determine what role the virus played in reducing weekend staffing.
“We have heard some unsubstantiated rumors of a potential ‘Blue Flu’ where officers would coordinate to call in sick for the same day. We urge you to not take this action,” the LAPPL wrote. “The Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Police Protective League unequivocally condemns any attempt to engage in a ‘Blue Flu.’ It is wrong, it is illegal, and it is contrary to the oath we all took as police officers to protect our community.
Craig Lally, president of the union, agreed, and said commanders won’t know why officers called in sick until they talk to them to determine “whether it was a sick-out or COVID or they had a headache.”Steve Gordon, a former LAPPL board member who still advises many officers, said he discouraged officers from calling in sick because he believed it would alienate city residents and lead to officers being retaliated against or disciplined by the department.
What do you people in CA think would happen the way protestors have spiraled out of control. What goes around comes around, or in this case you all are getting what you deserve. Glad we moved from CA to AZ, a where there is law and order.
It's fine. They need some mental health days...
Definitely worth reading!🤓
Their contract should be declared nul and void eliminating their POA contract and implementing no cause firing and the end of arbitration.....
They probably just have Covid.
Honestly, the LAPD should just go full Rorschach:
Hmm It's called NOT BACKING OUR HEROES. DE-FUND THE POLICE is NOT so good.. 😎🧐🤓
The hero’s in blue of course.. 🤦🏽♂️
Investigates themselves 🙄 why bother with this.
You can anything about LAPD they are one of the in the country
they should all stay sick
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