Ex-Cop Fights Back After Leaving Job Over Post About ‘God’s Design For Marriage’
A young Georgia cop who claims he felt forced to resign his position after being reprimanded for publishing a Facebook post about the Bible and gay marriage is taking action. Jacob Kersey, 19, was a police officer in Port Wentworth, Georgia, for less than a year, when he found himself in the crosshairs of controversy last month. He recently sat down alongside his attorney Christine Pratt with First Liberty Institute to recount what happened and to explain the legal remedies they are taking in response to the incident.
“We’re hoping that the police department, first of all, issues a public apology,” Pratt said. “They’ve rode roughshod over Jacob’s constitutional rights, and we would like to see them retract what they said — that they would instead issue a policy statement showing that they understand what the Constitution requires of them.” For now, though, she said “all options are on the table” if the police department doesn’t respond favorably to their requests. Kersey, who said he loved being a cop, hopes Port Wentworth “make the right decision.” If he’s welcomed back to his job, he said he’ll have to take it to God. “I have to pray about it and see what doors open and, and see where God leads me,” he said. “At the end of the day, I hope that they make the right decision … to ensure that they protect the rights of the other officers that still work there.”
Kersey said people have been blown away to hear what unfolded and admitted he, too, has been in shock. “When people hear this story, they’re just like, ‘Wow.’ They’re blown away that this is actually occurring in this country,” he said. “[People have been] sounding the alarm for years that this is coming and it’s here. It happened to me.” He’s hoping to prevent such a scenario from ever happening again.
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