Sick out’s got people talking
Nearly 500 police officers reported out sick on Monday as part of a “Blue Flu” in Memphis. According to Memphis NBC station WMC-TV, the sickout, which has gone on for several days, forced the city to call in Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies to help man the popular Beale Street entertainment district on Saturday.
On Sunday, WMC said, 308 officers had called out sick. As a result, Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton and Police Director Toney Armstrong held a news conference, admitting that some sort of demonstration was underway.