{"id":1288601,"date":"2022-02-10T08:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T13:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1288601"},"modified":"2022-02-10T13:38:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T18:38:02","slug":"gov-kristi-noem-invites-unvaccinated-los-angeles-officers-facing-termination-to-move-to-south-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-kristi-noem-invites-unvaccinated-los-angeles-officers-facing-termination-to-move-to-south-dakota\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Kristi Noem Invites Unvaccinated Los Angeles Officers Facing Termination To Move To South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-kristi-noem-invites-unvaccinated-los-angeles-officers-facing-termination-to-move-to-south-dakota%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1288601&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-19-copy-2-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem invited Los Angeles County law enforcement officers who are facing potential firing over refusal to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to move to her state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouth Dakota honors our law enforcement officers, and we respect personal freedom. In particular, we appreciate the tireless work that law enforcement does to defend our freedoms,\u201d Noem said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sd.gov\/newsitem.aspx?id=28918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn South Dakota, you will not be fired for making personal health decisions. We are working on legislation to protect your right to medical, religious, and natural immunity exemptions to COVID-19 vaccinations. We would love to have you come join us,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The statement noted that Noem launched a campaign in October 2020 to recruit law enforcement officers to the state that led to hundreds of new hirings in South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>Noem also took to Twitter to extend her personal invitation to the Los Angeles County police officers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To LA County law enforcement officers facing potential firing:<\/p>\n<p>In South Dakota, you will not be fired for making personal health decisions. We respect law enforcement and everything you do to defend our freedoms. We would love to have you come join us.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D7bD2yA8Mv\">https:\/\/t.co\/D7bD2yA8Mv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/govkristinoem\/status\/1491527113933045760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The invitation could become important as the Los Angeles Sheriff\u2019s Office may fire up to 4,000 staff members who have not complied with the county\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n<p>The county\u2019s Board of Supervisors approved a motion this week that could result in the termination of the unvaccinated officers as soon as next month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe board approved a motion brought forth by Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Holly Mitchell that would change civil service rules and give the county personnel director say in whether to discipline or terminate employees who don\u2019t comply with&nbsp;LA County\u2019s employee COVID vaccine mandate,\u201d Fox 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/la-county-supervisors-move-to-take-covid-vaccine-enforcement-out-of-villanuevas-hands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe order requiring all county employees to be vaccinated was issued in early August 2021, and affects more than 110,000 LA County employees, including those who work for the sheriff\u2019s department and&nbsp;LA County Fire. The deadline for employees to show proof of vaccination was Oct. 1, 2021,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has opposed the mandate and refused to terminate officers who have not complied. Villanueva fears the terminations would harm law enforcement and public safety if enforced, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>An upcoming March hearing is scheduled to determine whether the enforcement of termination can move forward. For now, unvaccinated officers continue to submit to regular testing as an alternative.<\/p>\n<p>In September, a group of six Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) employees filed a federal lawsuit challenging the requirement that all city workers get immunized against COVID-19. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lapd-staffers-file-lawsuit-challenging-l-a-s-vax-mandate-for-city-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>L.A. City Council approved the ordinance 13-0, and it was signed into law by Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti last month. The mandate gives city employees until early October to be fully vaccinated, with limited exceptions. They must show evidence of immunization or be subject to weekly testing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-09-12\/lapd-employees-sue-city-over-vaccination-mandate\">According<\/a>&nbsp;to the Los Angeles Times, the complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in L.A. It reportedly \u201cclaims the mandate violates the employees\u2019 constitutional rights to privacy and due process and asks the court to provide immediate and permanent relief from the requirement.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Dakota Republican Gov. 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