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Latta Police Chief Crystal Moore stands beside her police SUV on Thursday, July 10, 2014, in Latta, S.C.
AP 8 hr ago | By JEFFREY COLLINS of Associated Press
LATTA, S.C. (AP) When openly gay police chief Crystal Moore was fired by a mayor who condemned her lifestyle as "questionable," she expected her two decade career in law enforcement was over.
Then, this conservative, small town rebelled.
The people of Latta, who voted overwhelmingly for a state amendment banning gay marriage eight years ago, turned against the mayor, stripped him of his powers and rehired Moore. They said her dedication to the town mattered more than her sexual orientation.
Residents remembered Moore's civic spirit from as far back as 1989, when Hurricane Hugo tore through Latta. She was a high school student working part time as a police dispatcher, and helped cut downed tree limbs to clean up the debris. This February, when an ice storm crippled the town and left it without power for days, Moore piled her officers in her SUV and checked on as many people as she could.
http://news.msn.com/in-depth/small-sc-town-rallies-for-fired-gay-police-chief
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)South Carolina of all places. I think I smell change in the air. Or maybe it's just that great bbq they do down there, either way it smells fine....
rug
(82,333 posts)It's very hard to hate someone to her face, especially when she's responding to a call for help.
madokie
(51,076 posts)stories like this gives me hope that one day we all will come together as one.
Hate sucks no matter what the hate is about. Before the SC decision that gave bush/cheney the reigns I had never felt hate. Between the SC and the bush/cheney cabal they taught me how to do it. I don't like feeling that way either
rug
(82,333 posts)What a place this is. Anything of significance is posted in the blink of an eye.
I'd much rather see a double post as no post at all.
Faryn Balyncd
(5,125 posts)MissMillie
(38,587 posts)I think my employer should be most concerned about whether I do that job.
This woman seems to have a stellar record. I would think that if he let that go, his constituents SHOULD call him on it.
one_voice
(20,043 posts)so much 'yuck' right now. It's nice to read there's some good out there.
k&r