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REPORTER: SOME DAYS, WRITING PARKING TICKETS IS PROBABLY A STRESSFUL JOB, YOU MIGHT SAY THERE WERE MOVING VIOLATIONS WITH THE WAY THESE CITY EMPLOYEES CHOSE TO UNWIND. AN INSTAGRAM VIDEO WDSU HAS OBTAINED DETAILS A WILD NIGHT OUT FOR A GROUP OF CITY PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THEY'RE SEEN DRINKING SHOTS, SINGING KARAOKE, DANCING IN THE STREET, EVEN CLIMBING ON CARS. ALL WHILE IN UNIFORM. WATCHDOG RAFAEL GOYENECHE OF THE METROPOLITAN CRIME COMMISSION SAYS THAT WHILE THE WORKERS MAY HAVE BEEN HAVING HARMLESS FUN, THEIR ACTIONS REFLECT POORLY ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. >> SINCE THEY ARE IN UNIFORM, THERE'S USUALLY A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. AND WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH AN ORGANIZATION LIKE PARKING ENFORCEMENT OR METER MAIDS, THERE IS AN EXPECTATION OF PROFESSIONALISM. REPORTER: THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SAYS NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE ON DUTY AT THE TIME. WE'RE TOLD THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED A SHIFT AND THAT'S WHY THEY WERE STILL DRESSED FOR WORK, BUT THEIR ACTIONS WERE WHAT A CITY SPOKESMAN CALLED MULTIPLE CLEAR VIOLATIONS OF CITY POLICY. THE CITY HAS TAKEN ACTION AGAINST SIX OF ITS PARKING ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES FROM THE VIDEO. ONE WAS FIRED, FOUR WERE SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY FOR 5 DAYS , AND ANOTHER WILL MISS 10 DAYS OF WORK WITH NO PAY. WE AT THE CITY TO DETAIL THE SPECIFIC POLICY THE PARKING OFFICERS VIOLATED THAT LED TO THE DISCIPLINE. WE ARE WAITING ON THAT ANSWER. IF IT TURNS OUT ANY OF THEM

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One New Orleans parking enforcement officer has been fired and five others have been disciplined after a video surfaced recently on social media showing them drinking and dancing while off duty but in uniform.A spokesman for the city of New Orleans said the employees violated city policy, but their specific infractions have not been detailed.The video, posted to Instagram, was sent to WDSU Investigates. It shows a group of parking enforcement officers drinking shots at a local bar. They were also recorded singing karaoke and twerking in the street outside the bar.At one point, some are seen jumping on vehicles to dance.Rafael Goyeneche, president of the watchdog Metropolitan Crime Commission, said that while the city workers may have been having harmless fun, their actions reflect poorly on law enforcement.“Since they are in uniform, there’s usually a code of conduct for all employees. And when you’re dealing with an organization like parking enforcement or meter maids, there is an expectation of professionalism,” Goyeneche said.A spokesman from Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office said the administration has been made aware of the video and described the behavior as “multiple clear violations of city policy.”One of the parking enforcement officer has been fired, four were suspended without pay for five days and another was suspended 10 days without pay, according to the mayor’s office.None of the parking enforcement officers who were disciplined were on duty at the time, the mayor’s office said. They had just completed a shift and were still dressed for work, press secretary LaTonya Norton said in an email.WDSU asked the city to detail the specific policy the parking officers violated that led to their discipline, but there was no response as of late Tuesday.Goyeneche said a criminal investigation could be warranted if any of the employees’ actions broke the law.