Veteran NYPD lieutenant-turned-podcaster refuses to give Christian men an exemption from COVID-19 vaccination requirements because the DEI director wanted more women on the force. claims to have done so.
Co-organizer John Macari said: “New York’s Finest: Unfiltered Podcasts with Retirees.” Because of the policies put forth by the city's now-disgraced coronavirus czar Jay Varma and former NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Equity and Inclusion Tanya Meisenholder, I have to choose between my Christian faith and my job. He said it didn't happen.
Meisenholder once said on a podcast that more than 10 percent of NYPD officers are “knuckle draggers,” a term Macari claimed was a derogatory term for men.
The two said, “I was in charge of [Macari] They were told they could either get vaccinated or be fired. This is not being done to female police officers, transsexual police officers, and non-faith police officers,” Macari argued in a $10 million lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court.
Macari claimed in court documents that his “living as a devout, God-fearing Christian” prevented him from getting vaccinated.
Macari said he will retire from the NYPD in February 2022 after 18 years of service.
He was forced to choose between “violating the sanctity of his body and soul through illegal and forced coercion, or continuing to do the work he loves, and suffered severe psychological distress, including bouts of anxiety and depression.” said in court. filing.
It is known as Meisenholder's personal effort to increase the number of women in American police departments. 30X30 initiativesAccording to the complaint, she had a “veerated interest in changing the accommodations process and keeping male officers unemployed while giving similar accommodations to female officers, only to promote discriminatory outcomes.” “I had it,” he said.
She retired from the NYPD in August 2023 after 16 years and is currently the Gender Equity Director of the Policing Project at New York University School of Law. According to LinkedIn.
Earlier this year, Macari, a self-proclaimed department official, warned the public not to listen to his show, which often criticizes NYPD bureaucracy.
The NYPD declined to comment on the lawsuit. Varma could not be reached. Meisenholder did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
