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Thursday, October 31, 2013
A judge in Dothan is considering whether city officials acted appropriately in disciplining a police officer for Facebook posts she made. The Dothan Eagle reports Dothan Police Chief Greg Benton disciplined police Cpl. Raemonica Carney earlier this year after he was made aware of posts on her personal Facebook page about Christopher Dorner.
Dorner was the former Los Angeles police officer who was the subject of a massive manhunt that made national news earlier this year.
According to The Eagle, Carney posted a link to her Facebook page that directed visitors to a portion of Dorner’s manifesto and compared the manhunt for Dorner to historical events. 13 police officers reportedly filed official complaints about the posts.
The Eagle reports Carney said during a personnel board hearing that her comments should not have been interpreted a support for Dorner’s actions. Carney was reportedly suspended for 10 days without pay and put on two years of probation for violating the department’s social media policy.
Carney’s attorney says the officer’s posts are protected by the First Amendment and The Eagle reports Assistant City Attorney Kevan Kelly argues that the First Amendment does not protect an employee who violates an employer’s rules.
Reports do not indicate when Houston County Circuit Judge Butch Binford will make a decision in the case.
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Keywords: Raemonica Carney,Dothan Police Department,Chief Greg Benton,Christopher Dorner,Los Angeles,Kevan Kelly,Judge Butch Binford
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