A North Carolina police chief that has allegedly told his officers about a ‘clinic’ that could help them obtain Covid-19 vaccine certificates without actually getting the vaccine has been placed on unpaid leave.
Police Chief TJ Smith has been placed on two weeks unpaid leave and six weeks probation by Oakboro town administrator Doug Burgess after allegedly recommending the dodgy clinic to the policemen and could face permanent dismissal if he further violates the law.
Smith has the right to appeal this action.
According to Burgess, Smith’s action represents a violation of the Personnel Policies Section 5: 1) Fraud, 6) Willful acts that endanger the property of others, and 10) Serving a conflicting interest.
He pointed that by notifying the law enforcement officers about the ‘clinic’ where they would be able to obtain fake proof of vaccination, Smith has engaged in detrimental personal conduct that has supposedly violated department policies.
Smith, who was allegedly told about what was described as a ‘self-vaccination’ clinic’ clinic by a friend, claimed to have made a mistake by sharing the information with others without previously giving much thought to the matter.
He acknowledged that the entire process sounds questionable even to him now, having the benefit of hindsight now, but pointed that he didn’t do it from a place of malice and that he only shared it with just one person that later shared the word with others.
According to Dr. Mandy Cohen’s, the secretary of the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, statement earlier this week, North Carolina could see as many as 10,000 Covid-19 cases a day at the peak in January as the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly.
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