Earl Bullard, the mayor of Latta, South Carolina, is accused of firing the town's openly-lesbian police chief, Crystal Moore, because she's a lesbian.
...Said Bullard: ""I would much rather have.. and I will say this to anybody's face... somebody who drank and drank too much taking care of my child than I had somebody whose lifestyle is questionable around children.
Because that ain't the damn way it's supposed to be. You know.. you got people out there — I'm telling you buddy — I don't agree with some of the lifestyles that I see portrayed and I don't say anything because that is the way they want to live, but I am not going to let my child be around. ".
...I'm not going to let 2 women stand up there and hold hands and let my child be aware of it. And I'm not going to see them do it with 2 men neither."
I'm not going to do it. Because that ain't the way the world works."
Now, all these people showering down and saying 'Oh it's a different lifestyle they can have it.' Ok, fine and dandy, but I don't have to look at it and I don't want my child around it."
... News of the controversial firing has been sweeping the nation after Moore said she lost her job because of her sexuality.
Bullard said personnel policy won't allow him to say why Moore was let go, but says it had nothing to do with her being homosexual.
"Right now, it's a hot issue. It's getting media attention across the nation because of what they say I did. And they say I fired her because of her sexuality and nothing could be farther from the truth. If they did some real investigating they would find out that that has nothing to do with this. Nothing at all," explained Bullard.
Bullard added he can talk about what led to Moore's firing if she gives the town permission.
"If Chief Crystal Moore would sign a release granting us, meaning the town, the authority to release the reasons for her dismissal, then and only then can I talk about the specifics of it. Now, if there's nothing to hide then she'll sign that release and I can talk with you openly about the reasoning."
He said he would have never fired Moore if it wasn't justified or in his authority as Mayor of Latta.
"I have never fired an employee that it wasn't justified. And that it wasn't in the best interest of those I served. I try to treat everybody the same."
...Said Bullard: ""I would much rather have.. and I will say this to anybody's face... somebody who drank and drank too much taking care of my child than I had somebody whose lifestyle is questionable around children.
Because that ain't the damn way it's supposed to be. You know.. you got people out there — I'm telling you buddy — I don't agree with some of the lifestyles that I see portrayed and I don't say anything because that is the way they want to live, but I am not going to let my child be around. ".
...I'm not going to let 2 women stand up there and hold hands and let my child be aware of it. And I'm not going to see them do it with 2 men neither."
I'm not going to do it. Because that ain't the way the world works."
Now, all these people showering down and saying 'Oh it's a different lifestyle they can have it.' Ok, fine and dandy, but I don't have to look at it and I don't want my child around it."
... News of the controversial firing has been sweeping the nation after Moore said she lost her job because of her sexuality.
Bullard said personnel policy won't allow him to say why Moore was let go, but says it had nothing to do with her being homosexual.
"Right now, it's a hot issue. It's getting media attention across the nation because of what they say I did. And they say I fired her because of her sexuality and nothing could be farther from the truth. If they did some real investigating they would find out that that has nothing to do with this. Nothing at all," explained Bullard.
Bullard added he can talk about what led to Moore's firing if she gives the town permission.
"If Chief Crystal Moore would sign a release granting us, meaning the town, the authority to release the reasons for her dismissal, then and only then can I talk about the specifics of it. Now, if there's nothing to hide then she'll sign that release and I can talk with you openly about the reasoning."
He said he would have never fired Moore if it wasn't justified or in his authority as Mayor of Latta.
"I have never fired an employee that it wasn't justified. And that it wasn't in the best interest of those I served. I try to treat everybody the same."
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