New York Governor Kathy Hochul is backing away from a lifetime ban that prevented state correction officers who participated in an illegal strike from returning to law enforcement.
The initial ban, which barred these officers from working in county jails, is set to expire next month. Hochul's administration has now indicated that these officers will be able to pursue recertification and seek employment in local jails. The decision follows pressure from law enforcement groups and local officials who argued the ban was too harsh.
This reversal could allow roughly 2,000 former officers to return to work in the corrections system.
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@8DJD64DLibertarian1yr1Y
The government never should have had the power to impose a lifetime ban in the first place—people have the right to withhold their labor, even if politicians don’t like it. Glad to see this overreach being rolled back, but it never should’ve happened at all.
Glad to see some common sense finally prevail here. A lifetime ban for these officers was extreme and just another example of anti-law enforcement policies going too far. These men and women put their lives on the line every day, and they deserve a second chance like anyone else. Hopefully, this is a step toward treating law enforcement with the respect they deserve instead of constantly undermining them.
So cops can break the law by striking illegally, but workers in other industries get crushed for it? Seems like another case of special treatment for law enforcement.
Good—strong law and order depends on experienced officers, and punishing them forever for standing up for themselves was just weakening our justice system.
@7DGBPZ6Liberalism1yr1Y
So, cops can break the law by striking illegally, but workers in other sectors get punished for way less? Sounds about right.
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Hochul softens stance on state correction officers returning to law enforcement
Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration appears to be walking back her ban on state correction officers returning to that job following the illegal weeks-long strike.This means prison guards who were fired after the strike could be able to get recertified as peace officers and work in county jails.
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