You'd Have to Kill Me Before I'll Enforce Marriage Equality, Says Hawaii Police Union President

[William769]

As Hawaiian lawmakers and residents entered their fourth day of marathon testimony on the Marriage Equality Act Monday, opponents of extending the freedom to marry to gay and lesbian couples in Hawaii vastly outnumbered those in favor of marriage equality.

More than 5,000 people had signed up to testify on Senate Bill 1 before the House Judiciary Commitee as of Tuesday, and while a precise breakdown of support and opposition is hard to calculate, most of those opposed have cited religious reasons for their opposition, notes the Honolulu Civil Beat.

But one piece of particularly inflammatory testimony has roused the ire of LGBT observers.

Tenari Maafala, an active-duty police officer who is also the president of Hawaii's police union, told state representatives that as a law enforcement official, he's obligated to enforce state law, but if marriage equality passes in the Aloha State, he won't be able to do that.

http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2013/11/05/watch-youd-have-kill-me-ill-enforce-marriage-equality-says

Well from a retired Lew Enforcement Officer to a active duty one, it's really simple. If you don't like you job and can't enforce the laws your sworn to uphold, you can always quit! Aloha.

[frylock]

1. then turn in your badge and your gun, asshole.

clearly, you're incapable of performing the duties that you're paid to do.

[pnwmom]

2. No, just fire him. Simple enough. Being union pres must have gone to his head.

[atreides1]

9. Not the position.

His religon...is the problem. As it is with so many who hate and use their religious belief as a defense!

"The bottom line is this," said Maafala, 52, a self-described Hawaiian Samoan. "The day I retire, and bills like this are introduced, I will never, ever, honor such law. You would have to kill me to disrespect and dishonor my father in heaven; You would have to kill me to impose these types of laws upon my children and my nieces and my nephews."

[progressoid]

17. ugh.

[Egnever]

3. Cool!

Enjoy retirement! I am sure this is just one reason you should go. I bet you have a list of others you hate as well.

[CoffeeCat]

4. With all due respect...

Mr. Assmonkey policeman--It's your job to protect and to serve the public. Do your job and quit flapping your jowls.

[Erose999]

14. "All due respect" - Error 404 respect not found. Please retry your search using a different query.

[Rambis]

5. Oh, Ok if it will help

[a la izquierda]

18. That is the funniest card I've seen.

I nearly choked on my dinner.

[Rambis]

22. Steady

I don't want to be responsible for a choking death unless it is the police clown mentioned above?

[LuvNewcastle]

6. I agree. If he wants to pick and choose which laws he'll enforce,

he shouldn't be a cop. He's free to have his own opinion about the law, but he doesn't have the right to do as he pleases when he's at work.

[Bluenorthwest]

7. Since when do cops enforce marriage laws? What is this massive heap of hate even talking about?

What a horrible person to say this as President of a Union which obviously has gay members. He hates his own Union brothers and sisters, his own fellow Hawaiians and Americans.
But seriously what could he actually mean?

[get the red out]

13. I was wondering the same?

What part would he play in it?

I love the description "heap of hate"; I'm stealing that one!

[lolly]

20. Exactly.

Who is asking him to do anything about it?

His only contribution would be--what? Not arresting people for getting married?

[Springslips]

26. That was my question too.

People just open there mouth and crap come out; try thinking first.

[backscatter712]

8. That can be arranged... n/t

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

10. Well, if you insist.

It seems an exceptionally high price to pay.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

11. Dear Tenari, Please challenge Rand Paul to a duel. n/t

[rock]

12. See what I mean by calling the repiggies fascists?

It doesn't matter to them what the voters have decided. And they say they're willing to come to violence to enforce their decision.

[Tree-Hugger]

15. Disgusting

His hatred is so severe that he would rather die than see his fellow humans enjoy equality. Poor excuse for a human.

[KamaAina]

16. Ah, good old SHOPO

they actually invite higher-paying mainland departments in so they can raid good Honolulu cops.

[Oilwellian]

19. How would this asshat enforce marriage equality?

Delusional idiot.

[madinmaryland]

28. Yeah. It doesn't make a lick of sense.

What the hell is he going to do? Bust people of the same sex in a vehicle for driving while married???



What a moran!!

[11 Bravo]

21. Well, I hope it doesn't have to come to that, but fuck it, roll the dice.

[msongs]

23. considering the religion he supports defiled and destroyed his island culture, he is a bit... off n

[SomethingFishy]

24. "You will have to pry my bigotry from my cold dead hands"!

How about you just do us all a favor and retire.

[Iggo]

25. How 'bout they just fire ya?

Dick.

[geek tragedy]

27. How would a cop enforce the right to marriage equality?

Does he imagine that he'd have to go to some church and point a gun at a priest and tell him to perform a marriage ceremony on two men?

Stupidity and bigotry are the oldest and ugliest team in society.

[msanthrope]

29. Yes. That is exactly the kind of scenario this dumb ass is envisioning. nt

[nomorenomore08]

31. Kind of what (delusional, possibly drunk) Michelle Shocked was suggesting, right?

These folks really don't live in the same world as you and me...

[DiverDave]

30. Fire his bigoted ass

do not pass go, do not collect pension.