The city of Pacific Grove has responded to a federal lawsuit filed by a former police officer earlier this year claiming he was wrongly fired for exercising his free speech rights.
on his private vehicle with anti-LGBTQ language, as well as support for a right-wing militia group that he parked on city property.
The posts in question refer to Gonzalez’s activity on a contentious social media platform known as Parler, which brands itself as a champion of unmoderated free speech but came under fire last year for failing to police violent content related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. On Nov. 28, 2020, Gonzalez took to Parler, where he posted “F*** Black Lives Matter” and “Free Kyle Rittenhouse.
The city refutes the claim that Gonzalez’s activity online did not, definitively, have any impact on police functions or services. Further, the city denies that Gonzalez had a right to post “F*** Black Lives Matter” or “Free Kyle Rittenhouse” to begin with. Gonzalez was placed on leave and investigated but ultimately exonerated when the investigation did not sustain violations of police department policy. Pacific Grove City Manager Ben Harvey notified Pacific Grove staff that Gonzalez would be returning to work in September 2020. In response, McAdams wrote to Mandalone and city staff to express her disappointment, noting that “as a member of the LGBTQ community, I remain offended by the police officer’s decals and will not forget what I felt .
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