Critical comment and whistleblowing by police officers

http://www.policeone.com/legal/articles/2035292-The-legal-landscape-of-police-employee-free-speech/

The issue of a police officer's right to speak freely about work related issues has always been limited but the aftermath of the 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos has brought about some unintended results within the various federal circuits.  My latest PoliceOne.com article, at the above link, discusses some of these issues and the danger that police speech relating to misconduct may be "chilled" by the present state of the law.  This is an issue I have discussed with various officers around the country and one which needs to be remedied by the courts.