Police association defies decal directive
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 | 1:41 PM MT
CBC News
The head of the Calgary Police Association is vowing to defy the city's police commission, which voted Tuesday night to not allow military support decals on police cruisers.
Police Chief Jack Beaton said it wouldn't be right for the force to display the decals while denying other charitable organizations the same opportunity. If any stickers are found on police vehicles, Beaton said they will be removed during routine maintenance.
City council voted against allowing yellow decals on municipal vehicles in July.
(CBC)
But Al Koenig, who is president of the Calgary Police Association and also seeking a seat on city council, said officers will defy that policy.
"The directive to our members [is] they've got their minds but they don't have their hearts," Koenig said. "So I think we'll probably still see the decals on the vehicles."
Koenig estimates 80 per cent of Calgary police cars sport the Support our Troops stickers on any given day, and says officers have backup decals on hand to replace any that are removed.
Over the summer, city council voted against allowing the stickers on municipally owned vehicles, while the province says it's up to individual employees.
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