Prison officials have decided that participation in a gay pride parade is not on par with "entering a tavern, gambling hall, or nightclub." They also seem to be saying that participating a gay pride parade isn't a political statement.
That appears to be the takeaway, anyway, from an announcement prison officials made today in which they said that a prison guard will be allowed to wear his uniform in the annual gay pride parade in Los Angeles.
At issue is a section of the CDCR manual that bars employees from wearing the uniform in any situation that might bring "discredit" to the department. Examples include "drinking alcohol in public, entering a tavern, gambling hall, or nightclub (except if necessary in the performance of assigned duties), participating in political activities, participating in demonstrations or pickets, engaging in selling or soliciting activities and engaging in any other action or behavior which reasonable persons would deem inappropriate for a uniformed peace officer, e.g., conducting nondepartmental business."
That appears to be the takeaway, anyway, from an announcement prison officials made today in which they said that a prison guard will be allowed to wear his uniform in the annual gay pride parade in Los Angeles.
At issue is a section of the CDCR manual that bars employees from wearing the uniform in any situation that might bring "discredit" to the department. Examples include "drinking alcohol in public, entering a tavern, gambling hall, or nightclub (except if necessary in the performance of assigned duties), participating in political activities, participating in demonstrations or pickets, engaging in selling or soliciting activities and engaging in any other action or behavior which reasonable persons would deem inappropriate for a uniformed peace officer, e.g., conducting nondepartmental business."
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