A former police officer fired for flying the Confederate flag at her suburban Atlanta home has filed a federal lawsuit saying her termination violates her constitutional right to free speech.
Silvia
Cotriss had worked for the Roswell Police Department for about 20 years
and was a sergeant when she was fired in July. The lawsuit was filed
Wednesday against the city of Roswell, the police chief and the city
administrator.
The city attorney's office declined to comment Friday.
"This
sort of high handed politically correct firing by the City of Roswell
sets a horrible precedent and endangers the employment and
constitutional rights of government employers across the State of
Georgia," David Ates, an attorney for Cotriss, said in an emailed
statement.
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