Georgia Mayor Fires Police Force

    by Aurora F Ochoa: Georgia

    Georgia mayor fired entire police force because they upset his wife.

    Transcript (en)

    Well, I don't think it's that dire at all. They'll get a paycheck. We're not that way, and I appreciate their service, okay? It's just time for a change. It's a guy thing. You know, occasionally, college football programs, you have to change the coach. And, you know, some people like it, some don't. And, you know, it's, and it, that's just kind of the way it happens sometimes. I want to report on the low concrete, right? I think, I think other people have some. That's really a more pressing issue here in Tahitul, you know, low concrete. Come together, resolve concerns, and reaffirm our shared commitment. However, this morning, a note was posted on the Cahutta Police Department's door. The initial response from the town attorney, nobody's jobs are in jeopardy. Here we are less than a week later, nobody has a job. We took a stand for transparency and in result, every one of them has lost their jobs. My understanding is that a lot of the police officers heard through the grapevine that they were going to be terminated because of the letters that they wrote. I don't think them exercising their First Amendment right and filing complaints a valid reason to fire anybody.