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Originally Posted by wolf
Generally, you believe that before you take the oath, otherwise you wouldn't have shown up. I have less concern of someone who is publically affiliated, although he is going to do a great job of drawing the focus away from the rest of the Nebraska State Police Troopers, that's for sure.
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The difference is just having prejudices, which all people have, and taking an oath to take specific action to act on your racist prejudice views as well as your political views... the Klan is not just a racist organization. It is Xenophobic, anti-Catholic, anti-Semitic, internationally separatist, homophobic, non-integration minded, and many other, VERY specific outlooks that are REQUIREMENTS for their members to believe in. When you are in a position of public service, it is
expected of you to advance the organization's agenda.
Again, everyone has their prejudices, we can all try to be objective in our jobs and lives even if we don't wish to overcome them... we can even try to overcome them as we become better adults.
What someone who takes an oath to the Klan or the like does is swear never to do that, but to do the opposite, to encourage that in themselves and others. There is no place for that on any police force or public office...
That is saying a lot from me, because I believe that anyone, regardless of their belief system deserves an equal start...
But, public service requires loyalty, and once one takes an oath to another organization that supersedes that, they cannot be trusted, in anything, and should not be allowed to serve. It ain't hard.