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Arlington Cemetery pic sparks outrage, calls for woman's firing

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.
 
No, they'd be justified if she actually shouted. The woman wasn't actually disturbing anyone.

You are forgetting the picture also showed her giving the finger.
 
If the woman was pretending to shout next to a "please be quiet" sign at a library, would anyone be upset?

She's flipping off the graves of servicemen. These soldiers gave their young lives away for our country. I find her actions despictable.
 
Much ado about not very much, it must be the conservative talking point du jour.

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.
 
She's flipping off the graves of servicemen. These soldiers gave their young lives away for our country. I find her actions despictable.

She's making a stupid, unfunny joke. You're assigning motivations that aren't necessarily justified.
 
You are forgetting the picture also showed her giving the finger.

Didnt she say she was defying the sign itself, like the picture of her smoking next to a no smoking sign?.

I used to have a bunch of pictures of my dog Chewey peeing on signs, and even one of those gross abortion signs.

I don't know that she was being disrespectful of soldiers, but she was mocking a sign.

The location of the sign is whats setting people off.

That and disgruntlement over the election.

"Look at what these barbarians (democrats) are doing to our country! Rabble rabble rabble!"
 
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.

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.
 
Are you saying that every context is equal? Really?

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?
 
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.

I recommend you study the First Amendment. It doens't apply to employers. It applies to government.
 
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.

Jesus! What 'right' would the company be violating if they fired her? And anybody who isn't offended by this needs to get a some ****ing perspective.
 
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?

That's exactly the statement she appears to be making. It's not a crime, but it is jerk behavior of the worst kind, and if she was doing it on my dime, her ass would be fired.
 
Much ado about not very much, it must be the conservative talking point du jour.

I'm anything but a conservative, but yes, I find some woman giving the finger to a sign that asks people to show respect for servicemen at a military cemetary to be offensive. Maybe I've just seen too many flag draped coffins to find any of that amusing.
 
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Really. People are getting mad about this?
A picture of a woman pretending to shout next to a sign that says be quiet.

Really.

Except that wasn't all she did, and you know it.
 
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.

Terrible selection of what I presume are meant to be analogies.
 
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.

Sans contract, every employee in the United States is employed "at will." Unless one is discriminating re The Civil Rights Act at the Federal or State level, an employer is free to set any standards they choose.
 
It's just a cemetery and she was just being goofy. She shouldn't be fired and nothing should be done against her.
 
It's just a cemetery and she was just being goofy. She shouldn't be fired and nothing should be done against her.

Yeah, flipping off a sign asking for respect for those who gave their lives for their country is just goofy humor.
 
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

Maybe the Westboro Baptist Church is looking to hire.
 
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.
 
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.

Why don't people realize that it's not "the act" itself but the extremely poor judgment of posting it on the internet? She's an idiot. She was on company time. She disrespected the sign and what it stood for. In and of itself? "Hahahahaha!!! Look at this picture pretending to piss on the Statute of Liberty!!!!" It's just a funny picture. Put it on the internet and it becomes who you are.

She learned a valuable lesson.
 
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.

I dont agree with you but then again I am self employed and dont post on facebook. If my cliets came on this forum and didnt like what I said they might fire me. I dont think its smart but its their money to do with as they please. I personlly dont think what she did any of our business. At most it should be between her and her now former employer. Much ado about nothing if you ask me.
 
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