FOP press release, August 21, 2018, Nashville, TN
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This afternoon, the Fraternal Order of Police filed a complaint with
the Davidson County Circuit
court seeking a review of the recently verified
petition signatures to amend the metropolitan charter which would implement a
Civilian Oversight Board if passed.
It is the opinion of the Fraternal Order of
Police that the
selected election used to measure
the required number of signatures
is incorrect. Therefore, we are submitting our case to a higher authority for review.
To be clear, the Fraternal Order of Police is wholly opposed to the passage of the
currently proposed
legislation. While this specific lawsuit
is based solely on the
merits of the verification, our concern that the current proposed legislation lacks
perspective from law enforcement, creates an environment lacking due process,
and violates employee rights are
the foundations
of our position.
It is important to
note that our opposition, however, does not indicate our unwillingness to have the
community participate in discussions regarding their involvement in policing
strategies.
In fact, before this bill was
advanced, the Fraternal Order of Police had proactively
participated in conversations with community organizations in an attempt to find
some common ground and develop a solution that would be fair and equitable to
all sides. Unfortunately, the advancement
of this legislation occurred before those
conversations could produce any workable solutions.
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