by Ace
Hey guys, Trump was a dangerous authoritarian, so we have to elect Democrats. Pass it on.
The chief of police announced this threat, but directed questions about it to Lori Lightfoot’s office. Which means the directive actually came from Groot.The Chicago Police Department’s top cop has threatened to deny retirement benefits to those who choose to retire from the job rather than comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, according to local reports.Chicago Police Superintendent David O. Brown said that those officers who do choose to retire rather than follow City Hall’s orders “may be denied retirement credentials,” the Chicago Tribune reported, citing Brown’s Sunday memo.
A spokesperson for the police department would not comment or confirm the report to Fox News and referred further questions to the office of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
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The Lightfoot administration required that city workers report their COVID-19 vaccination status or be placed on unpaid leave, setting a deadline for this past Friday. Those who did not submit their vaccination status were told they would be placed on unpaid leave. Lightfoot said the no-pay status would not take effect until after the weekend because confirming compliance would take time.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Lightfoot said she was giving those who did not report their status “one last opportunity to do the right thing.” But during that same appearance, she confirmed that police brass at CPD headquarters were questioning its personnel.Chicago’s police union has instructed cops to refuse to report their vaccine status, in order to defeat the mandate. It is estimated that 65% of cops in Chicago are vaccinated, “lagging far behind” other city police departments.
A law enforcement coalition has warned that Chicago could face a shortage of cops if Chicago continues side-lining cops. And suburban cops have warned: Don’t count on us coming in to Chicago to replace the police you put on leave.