Using illegally obtained information to fire him smells of something criminal.
Also, even though every private enterprise has the right to set whatever rules they want on its employees, it is problematic that they apply outside the workplace and if they were not specifically defined before the incident.
I hope he is suing for wrongful termination. In the meantime we should bombard Norfolk PD and make them publicly state they do not allow free speech by its employees. Ever.
We don’t have gulags in the USA (yet) but this gives the equivalent result. You are fired in the USA for supporting someone who is not on the side that the party approves of.
This is not the land of the free.
The Cop needs to retain Counsel and sue the Living Crap out of the City.
He needs to add any promotion he may have gotten. And pay advances.
He needs to sue for his potential retirement pension. For years of that.
He needs to sue for public libel and slander.
Is WI still prosecuting this kid?
The goal for Kelly is 25K, they have now raised $17,326.
That should be enouhh to cover Kelly’s move to a red state where he can be hired by a Constitutional police department.
https://www.givesendgo.com/WilliamKelly
There is justice after all. I too hope he’ll be able to retire on the settlement with the city. Shameful.
Everybody has the right to privacy, and that includes monetary donations to the cause of their choice!
These ‘doxxers’ deserve no such thing.
bttt
Still a lot of info not released on this one, but I did read, yesterday, that the officer used his official, municipal email account to communicate with Kyle.
That may well be the grounds for his termination...
He was a LT. Chances are pretty good he knows the rules.
That said, I do agree he should be working with legal counsel to be properly assisted and protected through this issue.
Thought police. Always forgetting America is supposed to be a free country.
The government of Norfolk, VA is the enemy, folks.