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Twelve Massachusetts state police members fired for not getting COVID vaccine
Eleven Massachusetts State Police troopers as well as one sergeant have been fired for not receiving their COVID-19 vaccination, which was required by an executive order that had been issued last year.
According to a Sunday email from State Police spokesman Dave Procopio indicated that the 12 employees were fired on Friday following an internal hearing process.
In August, Gov. Charlie Baker issued the order which required all employees of the executive branch, which covers the State Police, to be fully vaccinated. The only way employees could avoid vaccination would be through being granted a personal, religious, or medical exemption.
The troopers will not be allowed to appeal their terminations, as noted by a statement from Patrick McNamara, who serves as the president of the State Police Association of Massachusetts, the union representing troopers.
All 12 officers had sought either religious or medical exemptions to the mandate, and the application process does not have an option to appeal once a waiver is denied.
McNamara criticized Baker for the timing of his announcement. “Governor Baker has proven yet again just how hypocritical he is,” McNamara wrote in a statement.
“As part of a Friday night news dump, he has just terminated at least 12 Troopers due to his vaccine mandate. No appeals. No due process. Just a Governor hell bent on breaking the backs of the state Police who work tirelessly each day to keep the Commonwealth safe.” McNamara went on to charge Baker with “clear and petty animosity.”
He said, “While he closes COVID testing sites, asked that the State House be reopen without a mandate and has generally shown that we are in the endemic phase of COVID-19, he is still insisting on firing 12 Troopers from an already short staffed department. The Troopers deserve better. The Commonwealth deserves better. And, Charlie Baker should be ashamed.”
A spokeswoman for Baker suggested the State Police be sought for comment rather than responding on behalf of the governor.
Terry A. Hurlbut has been a student of politics, philosophy, and science for more than 35 years. He is a graduate of Yale College and has served as a physician-level laboratory administrator in a 250-bed community hospital. He also is a serious student of the Bible, is conversant in its two primary original languages, and has followed the creation-science movement closely since 1993.
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The first thing that people should do is to never refer to the COVID-19/Wuhan/Fauci virus injections as vaccines. When one learns the fact these injections are not vaccines. They do not help prevent infection from the virus. In fact, they make it more likely for a person to get infected. And because people who have taken one of the injections are more likely to get infected they are pushing booster 2,3,4, and who knows how many. And these injections are known to cause various types of damage to the body and kill people. Taking these injections is basically engaging in Russian Roulette. Take the time to learn the facts that many are working hard to suppress.
This governor should be arrested and tried for various crimes including attempted murder and murder for each person who has died as a result of forcing these injections on people. Do the research and learn the facts. Even insurance companies are noticing the increase in deaths related to people getting these injections.