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“<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPORTSMOUTH, OH \u2013\u00a0\u00a0No, it\u2019s not for a parade \u2013 it\u2019s used while the police are on duty. And\u00a0it looks like a big hokey-pokey-jokey-wokey car.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why would any public servant believe for one second that it\u2019s professional, ethical, and wise to uphold one group over another group in our land of liberty? No cop car in any state in the entire United States should have any hand-picked group’s advertising, slogan, message, special colors, pictures, or phrases on vehicles supported by taxpayer dollars. I don\u2019t care if law enforcement wants to plaster a photo of a heterosexual gray-haired bingo-challenged granny on their patrol car \u2013 no, no, no. <\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t a LGBTQ issue at all \u2013 any person with common sense would agree. This is me cringing with a hint of a headache because this not a gay or a straight issue. It\u2019s really not. <\/p>\n
Florida Foundation journalist Jonas Vesterberg recently reported<\/a>, \u201cThe Miami Police Department is conducting law enforcement activities in a vehicle wrapped in rainbow colors plus \u201cPride\u201d and \u201cLGBTQ+\u201d messaging \u2013 which has caused some residents to question whether they will be treated equally under the law.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Ya think? Who thought this would be a trust-building idea for the entire population in Miami or the entire county? Oh, the Woke Herbie Love Bug VW<\/a> is only to make an elite group feel more comfortable and not all the residents.\u00a0It’s a moronic idea.<\/p>\n The cruiser, in use since June 2021, is piloted by Miami PD\u2019s LGBTQ+ liaison officer, as noted by Vesterberg. So, a gay officer gets special treatment with a special vehicle. <\/p>\n I don\u2019t care if the rainbow cop car is piloted by the Pope or an automated self-driving service. It\u2019s just downright wrong to elevate one group over another group by law enforcement. <\/p>\n Who was the decider? <\/p>\n The wrap was donated by a private citizen \u2013 Enrique Santos \u2013 a Miami radio personality and the President and Chief Creative Officer of iHeart Latino, according to Vesterberg\u2019s article. <\/p>\n What if the wrap was donated? It\u2019s still plastered on a police vehicle. So, what if an airwave celebrity is involved? <\/p>\n According to\u00a0Fox News, <\/a>the Miami Police Department claims the decorated cop car \u201cis a show of solidarity for the LGBTQ+ community.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n A cop car should never be a rolling billboard to support civil rights, politics, ethnicities, culture, religion, fried chicken or a heterosexual gray-haired grandma \u2013 no special slogans and no advancing agendas for law enforcement. <\/p>\n Joseph Reberkenny\u2019s commentary\u00a0at The Miami Metro Weekly proclaimed<\/a>, \u201cMiami Beach Police Department’s rainbow-colored car sparks criticism from both homophobes and the LGBTQ community.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Surely, Reberkenny won\u2019t spiral down the rabbit hole and connect the clown car to gender-affirming health care and children that identity as trans when parents oppose. <\/p>\n Too late\u2026 <\/p>\n Journalist Joseph did a swan dive right into the abyss. Thud. <\/p>\n Guess what? I asked a few of my gay friends about the hokey-pokey-jokey-wokey car. And they agreed with me. Are my gay friends homophobes? Or gay traitors? Or policephobics? <\/p>\n Read what Republican Anthony Sabatini tweeted prior to leaving office. <\/a><\/p>\n\n