DOJ tells Baltimore cops what pronouns they must use

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Power Line:

Paul Mirengoff

February 18, 2017

 

im Scanlan describes the compliance nightmare that looms for the Baltimore Police Department as a result of the consent decree the City reached with the Justice Department. The events that led to the decree are well known.

 

It stemmed from the death of Freddy Gray through injuries sustained in police custody. There was no convincing evidence that the police did much wrong, and prosecutors were unable to convict any of the officers involved.

 

(Snip)

 

Let’s assume, though, that the Baltimore police department is systemically unfair to African-Americans. How would that finding justify the following directive in the consent decree (at page 31) that Jim Scanlan pointed out to me:

 

 

 

Ensure that BPD officers address and in documentation refer to all members of the public, including LGBT individuals, using the names, pronouns, and titles of respect appropriate to the individual’s gender identity as expressed or clarified by the individual. Proof of the person’s gender identity, such as an identification card, will not be required.

 

(Snip)

 

The madness should be nipped in the bud. The Trump administration needs promptly to pick a head of DOJ’s civil rights division who will, insofar as possible, get the federal government out of the business of policing local police departments and stop the obsession with gender identity.