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Florida Governor Offers Bonuses To Vaccine Cops From Other States

2021-10-26T13:07:41.954Z


Republican Ron DeSantis says he can offer bonuses of up to $ 5,000 for officers who want to move because there are vaccination mandates at their places of residence.


By Deon J. Hampton

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NBC News

Police officers who risk losing their jobs for not wanting to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or disclose their vaccination status will be able to receive $ 5,000 bonuses to work in Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Fox News Sunday that he wants sheriff's officers and deputies from across the country to help patrol the state.

"We are actually actively working to recruit law enforcement from out of state

, because we have needs," DeSantis told host Maria Bartiromo.

"So in our next legislative session, I hope to sign a law that gives a bond to any out-of-state police who relocate to Florida."

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at a Fort Lauderdale medical center.Wilfredo Lee / AP

DeSantis mentioned the New York, Minneapolis and Seattle police departments as possible targets.

The Chicago Police Department could also be an option.

New York City has announced that city employees - including police officers and firefighters - must be vaccinated or they will be discharged without pay.

[Florida Governor threatens fines of up to $ 5,000 to cities and counties requiring vaccinations]

For her part, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot takes on the

Fraternal Order of Police organization

, which promotes better working conditions for police officers, over her mandate that all city employees must report their status. vaccination and failure to do so will be granted unpaid leave.

The order is being challenged in court.

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DeSantis stated in the interview that vaccination mandates are unconstitutional, that they

diminish people's right to choose and that they harm nurses and officers.

"It will wreak havoc on the economy, because even if a small percentage of these people end up losing their jobs or voluntarily retiring, you are going to have a huge disruption in medicine, in logistics, in law enforcement," he said. .

"And so, in Florida, our policy is very clear: we are going to have a special session, and we are going to say that no one should lose their job based on these injections."

The governor tried to attract officers who did not want to be vaccinated or are unhappy about being forced to do so.

[Announce expansion of the vaccination mandate against COVID-19 in New York]

“If you are not treated well, here we will treat you better.

You can cover important needs for us ”, he told them. 

In Los Angeles, city workers without approved exemptions must get vaccinated or face layoff on Dec. 18.

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The city's police chief, Michel Moore, reiterated to MSNBC presenter Stephanie Ruhle on Monday that vaccines would save the lives of his officers and their families.

About 70% of the police department has been inoculated.

"We want to make sure they are educated and that they follow the science,

" Moore said.

"Ultimately, the vaccination mandate that the city is imposing on all of its employees, I think will help."

DeSantis is not the first official to try to persuade law enforcement.

Indiana Republican Senator Mike Braun said this month that Chicago officials are welcome in his state.

Come to Indiana.

We are a state of choice and free enterprise, ”Braun said in an interview on Fox News.

"They will have individual options."

Source: telemundo

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