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Re: Internet Hysteria

Postby Sparky of SoCal » Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:49 am

tronagirl wrote:Sparky of SoCal - Just because you own a business doesn't give you the right to control the private lives of your employees! You aren't the king and they aren't your loyal servants. It's reasonable for you to check their criminal background, but beyond that we're talking invasion of privacy and anyone who helps you invade someone's privacy should be thrown in jail along with you if you're really that nosy about people's private lives and using that info to make employment decisions. You don't own someone just because they work for you!


I am saying to use only legal meansto do a background checks. What example what sernario did yoy get the idea I wanted to control anyones private life?
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Re: Internet Hysteria

Postby desertrat » Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:14 am

What people do on their own time is their own business. Employers should not be allowed to discriminate against someone just because they expressed an opinion in public or on a public forum. And yes, laws should exist that make this very clear. If a person doesn't break a law, there should be no fear of economic retribution. This assumes that the opinion expressed does not directly target the business in an adverse and inaccurate manner, but that's not what we're talking about here anyways.
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Re: Internet Hysteria

Postby pdm » Tue Jun 08, 2021 12:08 pm

Idaho deputy who posted viral TikTok video mocking LeBron James speaks out following termination
Obviously a case of wrongful termination. I expect a big lawsuit and this guy deserves to win. I hear he has a book deal and I'd hate to be his former boss.... not likely to be portrayed in a positive light.
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Re: Internet Hysteria

Postby torn80 » Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:22 am

drdesert wrote:What we need is a set of laws to protect your right to express your ideas (even if they offend some delicate snowflakes) and which make it illegal to discriminate based on anything you post online.

Amen! Absolutely essential to a functional democracy. People should be encouraged to stand up for what they believe in without the fear of economic consequences imposed by those in positions of power or authority!
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Re: Internet Hysteria

Postby cactuspete » Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:39 am

The most obvious comparison that could be made would be a real-life (as opposed to online) example. Let's say someone participates in an anti-abortion (aka, right to life) rally and let's say this person carries a sign which reads, "Abortion is murder!" Let's say that the employer is pro-abortion (aka, pro-choice) and is offended by the fact that an employee expressed a strong anti-abortion opinion in public. Does the employer have the right to fire the employee?

How is this any different from someone expressing an opinion on a controversial topic online? There are lots of controversial topics people might express an opinion about: immigration, gun rights, abortion, the death penalty, racial issues, false allegations of rape, sexual orientation issues, etc. There is no end to the number of people who are eager to be offended by just about any strong opinion someone might express in public or online. On top of that, what is public is likely to wind up online. If a person participated in an anti-abortion march, there's a good chance that that person's picture will be posted somewhere by someone and if the person is carrying a sign, then whatever it says will be there for all to see.

Which brings up an interesting question: What about if someone photoshops the sign so that it says something different than what it actually said in the first place? What if it becomes a meme of some kind? What are the employer's rights then?

All this points to one commonsense conclusion: Employers should not have the right to fire someone because of an opinion they express online or elsewhere!
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