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  • Ga. Officer, Fired for Flying Confederate Flag Outside Home, Sues Police Department

    A former Roswell, Ga., police sergeant who was fired for flying a Confederate flag outside her home is suing the Roswell Police Department … with the help of a group with alleged white supremacist ties, CNN reports. Silvia Cotriss, who had worked with the Police Department for almost 20 years, was fired in July for…

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  • Ga. Police Sergeant Terminated for Having Confederate Flag

    In Roswell, Ga., a police officer was fired in July after a complaint was filed against her but is planning to contest the firing, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Former Sgt. Silvia Cotriss had a Confederate flag on display underneath the American flag outside her home. She had apparently been flying the flag for about a…

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