"We don't tolerate bias and bigotry in the department, and assignments are assignments. . . . Personal opinions in the police department have evolved along with the community."For background, read Court Orders Oklahoma Christian Cop to Mosque, Accept Koran as well as Christians Cause Workplace Conflict, So Silence Them
-- Lara Jones, Salt Lake City Police Department spokeswoman
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-- From "Cop refuses to work at gay pride parade in Utah" by The Associated Press 6/7/14
Utah Pride Center spokeswoman Deann Armes said her group is pleased with the department's stance and thinks officers should undergo sensitivity training before joining the force.
Police Chief Chris Burbank has marched in the parade in the past, and three deputy chiefs will march Sunday while he is out of town.
The department also will have a community outreach and recruitment booth at the pride festival, Jones said, and participates in a standing committee to address public safety issues relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents.
"We have gay men and women that serve in the police department," Jones told The Salt Lake Tribune. "One officer's situation does not reflect the vast majority of officers that work in the Salt Lake City Police Department and certainly not Chief Burbank's."
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From "Utah police officer on leave for refusing Gay Pride Parade assignment" by Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune 6/7/14
Jones said about 30 officers are scheduled to provide traffic control and security for the 120-entry parade, Utah’s premier LGBT celebration. The parade begins at 10 a.m. Sunday in downtown Salt Lake City.
Police Chief Chris Burbank has marched in the parade in previous years; this year three deputy chiefs are marching in his stead while he is out of town. The police department also will have a community outreach and recruitment booth at the Utah Pride festival on Saturday, and participates in a standing committee to address public safety issues relating to LGBT residents, Jones said.
Ranking officers over internal affairs cannot remember a previous event in which an officer refused an assignment because of personal reservations, Jones said.
However, she said, with a department of more than 400 employees and a city that employs hundreds more, "H.R. issues like this I wouldn’t say are routine but are not unexpected, and we have a process to deal with them and provide due process to those involved."
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