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Much ado about not very much, it must be the conservative talking point du jour.
It she sold books to libraries, they'd be justified.
No, they'd be justified if she actually shouted. The woman wasn't actually disturbing anyone.
If the woman was pretending to shout next to a "please be quiet" sign at a library, would anyone be upset?
Much ado about not very much, it must be the conservative talking point du jour.
She's flipping off the graves of servicemen. These soldiers gave their young lives away for our country. I find her actions despictable.
You are forgetting the picture also showed her giving the finger.
You are forgetting the picture also showed her giving the finger.
Are you saying that every context is equal? Really?If the woman was pretending to shout next to a "please be quiet" sign at a library, would anyone be upset?
I think this stuff should be highly publicized for as long as it takes. "As long as it takes for what?" you ask.
For as long as it takes for idiots to understand that when they take that one extra step of posting their stupid **** on the internet, they are putting their careers in jeopardy.
Are you saying that every context is equal? Really?
Behaving like a childish idiot isn't a crime, and any employer who fires her is looking at a pretty nasty first-amendment based wrongful termination suit.
Holy cow people need to get a life. Should every person that burns the US flag be fired? That seems more disrespectful to me, though I don't care if people do it. What about people that call soldiers murderers? Where does it stop. I hope that if for some crazy reason she IS fired that the company gets taken to court and found guilty of violating her rights and forced to pay billions of dollars to her.
For those that are offended by what she did you eriously need to get a ****ing life.
No. I'm saying people are making unfounded assumptions based on that context that they wouldn't have made otherwise. If she were at a library, your interpretation would have been that she was basically making a joke of "**** you sign, I wont do what ya told me!" Instead, because she's at Arlington Cemetery, people went ahead and decided she was saying "**** you dead soldiers!"
You really think that's the statement she was making? Really?
Much ado about not very much, it must be the conservative talking point du jour.
Really. People are getting mad about this?
A picture of a woman pretending to shout next to a sign that says be quiet.
Really.
Which is absolutely positively chilling free speech.
"Better not let me catch you sayin or doin anything i disapprove of or yer fired."
"Get yo ass to church on sunday and produce those receipts for my parties campaign or yer out of here!"
"I saw that picture of you at that drum circle. No hippies at my shop!"
And some people claim that working is a coercion free relationship.
Which is absolutely positively chilling free speech.
"Better not let me catch you sayin or doin anything i disapprove of or yer fired."
"Get yo ass to church on sunday and produce those receipts for my parties campaign or yer out of here!"
"I saw that picture of you at that drum circle. No hippies at my shop!"
And some people claim that working is a coercion free relationship.
To a sign.
It's just a cemetery and she was just being goofy. She shouldn't be fired and nothing should be done against her.
Stone has resigned. LIFE, Inc. (Living Independently Forever) has issued this statement:
We wish to announce that the two employees recently involved in the Arlington Cemetery incident are no longer employees of LIFE. Again, we deeply regret any disrespect to members of the military and their families. The incident and publicity has been very upsetting to the learning disabled population we serve. To protect our residents, any comments, however well-intentioned, will be deleted. We appreciate your concern and understanding as we focus on the care of our community,” the statement reads.
Shamed Facebook poster loses her job - BostonHerald.com
Yeah, flipping off a sign asking for respect for those who gave their lives for their country is just goofy humor.
And why is it a big deal? No one should be forced to show respect towards anyone, she has freedom of speech as well and I think the overzealous patriotism of others shouldn't cause her to lose her job.
I think this stuff should be highly publicized for as long as it takes. "As long as it takes for what?" you ask.
For as long as it takes for idiots to understand that when they take that one extra step of posting their stupid **** on the internet, they are putting their careers in jeopardy.