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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYou'd Have to Kill Me Before I'll Enforce Marriage Equality, Says Hawaii Police Union President
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
(34,825 posts)clearly, you're incapable of performing the duties that you're paid to do.
pnwmom
(108,995 posts)atreides1
(16,093 posts)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
(49,999 posts)Egnever
(21,506 posts)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
(24,411 posts)Mr. Assmonkey policeman--It's your job to protect and to serve the public. Do your job and quit flapping your jowls.
Erose999
(5,624 posts)Rambis
(7,774 posts)a la izquierda
(11,797 posts)I nearly choked on my dinner.
Rambis
(7,774 posts)I don't want to be responsible for a choking death unless it is the police clown mentioned above?
LuvNewcastle
(16,856 posts)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
(45,319 posts)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
(13,468 posts)What part would he play in it?
I love the description "heap of hate"; I'm stealing that one!
lolly
(3,248 posts)Who is asking him to do anything about it?
His only contribution would be--what? Not arresting people for getting married?
Springslips
(533 posts)People just open there mouth and crap come out; try thinking first.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)JimboBillyBubbaBob
(1,389 posts)It seems an exceptionally high price to pay.
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)rock
(13,218 posts)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
(3,370 posts)His hatred is so severe that he would rather die than see his fellow humans enjoy equality. Poor excuse for a human.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)they actually invite higher-paying mainland departments in so they can raid good Honolulu cops.
Oilwellian
(12,647 posts)Delusional idiot.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)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
(23,926 posts)msongs
(67,443 posts)SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)How about you just do us all a favor and retire.
Iggo
(47,568 posts)Dick.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)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
(37,549 posts)nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)These folks really don't live in the same world as you and me...
DiverDave
(4,887 posts)do not pass go, do not collect pension.