Koran burner fired, usual hypocrisy follows

[thundley4]

KILL THE WISE ONE   (684 posts)           Wed Sep-15-10 08:33 PM
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39 year old father of 2 fired from goverment job over off duty political protest
   
Koran burner Derek Fenton booted from his job at NJ Transit

Derek Fenton was fired for burning pages of the Koran near Ground Zero on 9/11.

Derek Fenton's 11-year career at the agency came to an abrupt halt Monday after photographs of him ripping pages from the Muslim holy book and setting them ablaze appeared in newspapers.

Fenton, 39, of Bloomingdale, N.J., burned the book during a protest on the ninth anniversary of Sept. 11 outside Park51, the controversial mosque slated to be built near Ground Zero.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/14/2010-09-...




I WOULD GET FIRED FROM MY JOB IN CORPERATE AMERICA IF I DID SOMETHING THIS STUPID, BUT IS I RIGHT?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9142405

To be fair a few of the DUmmies thought it was wrong for him to be fired.

hlthe2b   (1000+ posts)           Wed Sep-15-10 08:37 PM
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1. Ahh, damn... first I sort of have to back Karl Rove in his O'Donnell
   
comments and now you are going to make me have to defend this ass? But, I suppose, I sort of do have to defend him against being fired for his stupidity and bigotry committed on his off time. Geez.

CatWoman   (1000+ posts)           Wed Sep-15-10 08:38 PM
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2. government employees are held to different standards
   
can't remember the name of the restriction(s) in question.

to answer your question: yes.

Curmudgeoness   (1000+ posts)           Wed Sep-15-10 08:41 PM
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No, it isn't right to be fired for anything we do on our own time.
   
On the other hand, there are consequences for anything we do. If we feel strongly enough about the issue, we risk it. I hope that he felt that this was so important. It was a pretty asinine stunt if you ask me.

mmonk   (1000+ posts)             Wed Sep-15-10 08:41 PM
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6. No sympathy from me.
   
He is free to do it but not free to hold on to his job if they feel he reflects poorly on the transit system.

prolesunited   (1000+ posts)           Wed Sep-15-10 08:41 PM
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7. You have a right to free speech
   
not to be protected from the consequences of exercising it.

Does the name Dixie Chicks ring a bell with you DUmmies?  How about the few times when "art" exhibits were shut down?

[DixieBelle]

Oh how quickly they forget. Burning a bible? Okay! Burning the flag? Okay! Asshats.

[formerlurker]

How many bouncies have been posted where they claim they lost their job because of their political affiliation (and not incomptence etc.) when GWB was president? 

[true_blood]

Oh how quickly they forget. Burning a bible? Okay! Burning the flag? Okay! Asshats.

That's how these asshats think. Anything that goes against America and it's values. It sickens me.