Aurora, CO
Aurora, CO
Posted on Feb 10, 2021
Former Aurora PD Officers Involved In Elijah McClain Photo Scandal Are Still Fired
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Three former Aurora, Colo., police officers have lost a bid to get their jobs back after being fired in connection to posed photos reenacting a chokehold near the site where Elijah McClain was pinned down by police.
The city's Civil Service Commission upheld the firings of Officers Erica Marrero, Kyle Dittrich and Jason Rosenblatt. A fourth officer resigned before the others were kicked out of the department.
"I fully supported [Aurora Police] Chief Wilson's firing of Officers Dittrich, Marrero and Rosenblatt, and am encouraged that the Civil Service Commission agreed and upheld her decision," Aurora City Manager Jim Twombly said Tuesday in a statement, the local Fox affiliate reported.
The city's Civil Service Commission upheld the firings of Officers Erica Marrero, Kyle Dittrich and Jason Rosenblatt. A fourth officer resigned before the others were kicked out of the department.
"I fully supported [Aurora Police] Chief Wilson's firing of Officers Dittrich, Marrero and Rosenblatt, and am encouraged that the Civil Service Commission agreed and upheld her decision," Aurora City Manager Jim Twombly said Tuesday in a statement, the local Fox affiliate reported.
Former Aurora PD Officers Involved In Elijah McClain Photo Scandal Are Still Fired
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The officers have a complete and total right to take those photographs under the First Amendment.
As Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes noted, while the officers "may have a constitutional right to talk politics, [they have] no constitutional right to be a policeman." McAuliffe v. City of New Bedford, 155 Mass. 216, 220 (1892).
I hope that they enjoy their next job. It won't be in any reputable police agency.
As Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes noted, while the officers "may have a constitutional right to talk politics, [they have] no constitutional right to be a policeman." McAuliffe v. City of New Bedford, 155 Mass. 216, 220 (1892).
I hope that they enjoy their next job. It won't be in any reputable police agency.
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