Higher standards

Re the Dec. 25 article “Miami’s dirty laundry is aired publicly by besieged city manager:” As a fellow law enforcement officer, I would remind Fraternal Order of Police President Javier Ortiz of the words of John DeLury, founder of New York City’s Sanitation Department union: “When a union is protection for incompetence, then you’re losing sight of what a union is.”

A recent mandatory ethics course reminded us all that, although loyalty to coworkers is a highly regarded virtue in policing, as public servants our higher loyalty is owed to the community and to the badge.

This story was originally published December 28, 2016 at 7:11 PM with the headline "Higher standards."