Pig joins the KKK after his wife sleeps and weds a brother

[Little Evil]

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) -- Robert Henderson was not fired as a state trooper because he belonged to the Ku Klux Klan and another white supremacist group, authorities said.

Instead, he was ousted because he could not uphold public trust while participating in such groups, they said.

An arbitrator disagreed, ordering the State Patrol to reinstate Henderson within 60 days and pay him back wages. The state went to court Friday to keep him off the force.

"The integrity of Nebraska's law enforcement is at risk," Attorney General Jon Bruning said at news conference in Lincoln. "The Constitution does not require law enforcement to employ anyone tied to the KKK."

In a summary of the causes for firing Henderson in March, the State Patrol said membership in the KKK "seriously compromised" Henderson's ability to do his job.

Henderson and the state troopers union appealed and, under its contract, went to binding arbitration, to get his job back.

Arbitrator Paul J. Caffera, a New York lawyer, last week overturned the firing.

He said Henderson was entitled to his First Amendment rights of free speech and that the state violated the troopers' contract, in part when it fired Henderson "because of his association with the Knights Party ... and the Ku Klux Klan."

According to a copy of Caffera's ruling, Henderson was interviewed by a patrol captain in February. He confirmed he had been a member of the Knights Party since June 2004 and made postings on its members-only Web site while off-duty.

Henderson also said he had joined the KKK, according to the arbitrator's report. He did so, he said, for two reasons: His wife had "divorced him for a minority" and the KKK gave him an avenue to vent his frustration.

Attempts to reach Henderson on Friday were unsuccessful. The state troopers union refused to comment, referring calls to its attorney, Vincent Valentino.

Valentino said Henderson has resigned his Knights Party membership and apologized to the State Patrol commander, Col. Bryan Tuma. The attorney also said Bruning and Tuma blew Henderson's membership and activities out of proportion.

"Bob Henderson wasn't running around in a sheet and hood," he said.

Besides, Valentino said, "State employees have a right to think in private what they think."

Tuma said a review of Henderson's record showed no pattern of bias or misconduct against minorities.

"There were no concerns whatsoever that he was engaged in any profiling or any biased treatment of any minority," he said.

Nonetheless, Bruning said, "This trooper can join the KKK, but he can't remain a trooper while he is a member."

[curtis]

What's the purpose of calling him a pig?

[Little Evil]

What's the purpose of calling him a pig?

"Pig" is also used as a slang term for a police officer in more than just the English language.

I could have said bacon.

[gei]

What's the purpose of calling him a pig?

Seems appropriate in this case. "Trash" might have been even better.

[Cringer]

What's the purpose of calling him a pig?

Should I call him one of metro's finest?

[itsyours]

Should I call him one of metro's finest?

You registered to post this?
Welcome a new active member.

[rayesyn]

if you don't get it.....or if you're not "down with it"....time for you to go urban :P

CLICK: PIG

1. a swine
2. derogatory term for a police officer
3. a person who eats excessively
4. a capitalist
5. the meat of a pig, pork
6. an insensitive male, a male chauvinist
7. a fat person

1. My grandpa raises pigs.
2. So then Ian started talking **** to the pigs.
3. He ate the whole pie! What a pig!
4. When the revolution comes the pigs are going to get it.
5. Naw, I don't eat pig.
6. He was staring at my tits the whole time. What a pig!
7. Look at that disgusting pig; he must weigh 400 pounds.

all numbered points borrowed from (urbandictionary)

[curtis]

Why don't you walk up to some cops and start calling them pig's? Slang or not, it's inappropriate.

"Pig" is also used as a slang term for a police officer in more than just the English language.

I could have said bacon.

[fakishan]

remember he wasn't booted of the force because he was a kkk member, but because being so damaged the public's trust in him as a fair and unbiased officer of the law.

[Cringer]

Why don't you walk up to some cops and start calling them pig's? Slang or not, it's inappropriate.

Seems appropriate in this case. "Trash" might have been even better.

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[Siefer999]

Why don't you walk up to some cops and start calling them pig's? Slang or not, it's inappropriate.

in this case, i think the term pig was used appropriatly. i have no care for racist pigs

[dealguy2]

More proof that unions are dangerous.

[Andro]

"Pig" is also used as a slang term for a police officer in more than just the English language.

I could have said bacon.

try saying that to a police officer on the street, we'll see what's gonna happen.....at most say "cop" or something.

[Cringer]

try saying that to a police officer on the street, we'll see what's gonna happen.....at most say "cop" or something.

I've said it to cops faces and they don't do anything. You think they'll arrest you or something? They have more important things to worry about.

[Ojam]

Should I call him one of metro's finest?

Did anybody else catch that Cringer is not the OP yet he said

"Should I"

as if he was the OP and both just registered today. I think we need an IP check....