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lilORANG
08/29/17 5:16:02 PM
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BlueBoy675
08/29/17 5:16:49 PM
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EverDownward posted...
That_Happened posted...
Taunting the victims of a hurricane is not the same as voicing one's opinion.


I is smart posted...
There was no opinion being shared here, just a taunt aimed at hurricane victims.

Except it's still his opinion, no matter how crude or asinine it might be. If conservatives and the alt-right are going to throw shade at SJWs and the far left for shutting down peoples' opinions then you should be the bigger person and not stoop to their level.

Your freedom of speech protects you from legal consequences, not personal ones
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RchHomieQuanChi
08/29/17 5:17:35 PM
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Yeah that was at my school. Don't think I ever ran into that professor though.

I'm also in Houston too so yeah fuck that guy.
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GreatEvilEmpire
08/29/17 5:19:19 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...

If it's a public university, the guy may have a case though.


It doesn't matter. The public university is still his employer. And if his association with the school gives the school a bad name, they have a right to fire him.
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RchHomieQuanChi
08/29/17 5:19:59 PM
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The University of Tampa is a private school.
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RchHomieQuanChi
08/29/17 5:23:05 PM
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Actually it seem like that was an adjunct professor anyway (that school hires a lot of those) so they really had no problem letting him go.
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku
08/29/17 5:23:14 PM
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Good riddance to fools.

Trump is a terrible person and I hope he gets impeached, but you can't be saying **** like that.
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ToonLinkWithGun
08/29/17 5:38:23 PM
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Oh look another person who got fired for words and will probably never be able to get a job in his field again because people can't deal with something someone said.

This country is going down the drain.
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That_Happened
08/29/17 5:40:12 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
Oh look another person who got fired for words and will probably never be able to get a job in his field again because people can't deal with something someone said.


Stop making an ass of yourself in public, especially when you post it yourself. It's not hard to do, really.
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A_Good_Boy
08/29/17 5:41:15 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
Oh look another person who got fired for words and will probably never be able to get a job in his field again because people can't deal with something someone said.

This country is going down the drain.

Actions have consequences. Whodathunkit
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ToonLinkWithGun
08/29/17 5:41:27 PM
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Who gives a fuck. You shouldn't be fired for shit you say off the clock.
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That_Happened
08/29/17 5:47:46 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
Who gives a fuck. You shouldn't be fired for shit you say off the clock.

That_Happened posted...
If you were in front of your job (assuming you have one) and screaming at the top of your lungs about how the hurricane was punishment to Texans for voting for Trump...or really if you were in front of your job acting like an idiot in any manner, would you somehow not expect to be fired?

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ToonLinkWithGun
08/29/17 5:48:47 PM
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What kind of a stupid question is that? Did you think about what you wrote before you hit post or just wing it.
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That_Happened
08/29/17 5:50:35 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
What kind of a stupid question is that? Did you think about what you wrote before you hit post or just wing it.


If it's a stupid question then you should have a pretty simple answer. If you were publicly making an ass of yourself and saying horrible things in front of your place of business, even if you were not on the clock, would you expect to still have a job there?
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SageHarpuia
08/29/17 5:51:22 PM
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Fair; next
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Questionmarktarius
08/29/17 5:51:30 PM
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...
The University of Tampa is a private school.

Then... sucks to be that guy, huh?
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ToonLinkWithGun
08/29/17 5:52:50 PM
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I can't relate to the question but no I don't think you should be fired. Everyone needs a job and no one signed a form that says I won't be a dick when I'm not at work.
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GiftedACIII
08/29/17 5:54:44 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
I can't relate to the question but no I don't think you should be fired. Everyone needs a job and no one signed a form that says I won't be a dick when I'm not at work.


What if he publically defended a child rapist and tweeted that the age of consent should be in the singles digit
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EvoTech
08/29/17 5:55:27 PM
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Good if true
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That_Happened
08/29/17 5:56:56 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
I can't relate to the question


Why not? No job of your own?

but no I don't think you should be fired. Everyone needs a job and no one signed a form that says I won't be a dick when I'm not at work.


Actually you usually do agree that you won't embarrass the company when you are picked to work somewhere. But welcome to the real world if you thought you could do literally anything you wanted while off the clock and not have it affect your employment status.
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ToonLinkWithGun
08/29/17 5:59:41 PM
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That_Happened posted...
ToonLinkWithGun posted...
I can't relate to the question


Why not? No job of your own?

but no I don't think you should be fired. Everyone needs a job and no one signed a form that says I won't be a dick when I'm not at work.


Actually you usually do agree that you won't embarrass the company when you are picked to work somewhere. But welcome to the real world if you thought you could do literally anything you wanted while off the clock and not have it affect your employment status.

I can't do anything I want. I can't be a serial killer. But I can say what I want as long as it isn't about the company I work for.

This is ridiculous. People want a world where the only people who have jobs are good people who never say anything wrong or mess up.

I have a job. I would never be in front of the building saying something that a political group disagrees with.
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GiftedACIII
08/29/17 6:06:41 PM
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Well, here's the thing, teachers are a bit different in that they're meant to directly influence our kids. Would you want a teacher who's said on social media that statutory rape shouldn't be a thing or that ISIS have the right idea but are a bit too harsh to teach your kids?
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ToonLinkWithGun
08/29/17 6:08:51 PM
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If they aren't teaching my kids those things at school what do I care?

You're allowed to have beliefs here and express them. You should not be fired for expressing yourself off the clock.
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That_Happened
08/29/17 6:10:01 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
I can't do anything I want. I can't be a serial killer. But I can say what I want as long as it isn't about the company I work for.


If you still believe this, despite all of the evidence, then it sounds like you'll be the next to get fired. Imagine admitting that we live in a world where you can be fired for making outlandish statements on your Facebook or Twitter account, yet insisting you can still "say whatever you want as long as it isn't about the company you work for."
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donkeyjack
08/29/17 6:12:42 PM
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Ammonitida posted...
Antifar posted...
Free speech, tho

but no, seriously, it's a dumb take on a number of levels.


This is Florida. It went red. Hurricanes are a big threat to Florida. The tweet was especially insensitive.


And yet we never had floods come through our place and wash us out. I guess that Bugs Bunny gif is not so useful anymore.
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ToonLinkWithGun
08/29/17 6:16:06 PM
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That's how it should be. I'm smart enough not to do it. You can't differentiate between what I think is wrong vs what I would actually do.

Would you like to report me to my company so they can fire me for believing people shouldn't be fired for saying things?
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That_Happened
08/29/17 6:19:13 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
That's how it should be.


No, it shouldn't. Businesses shouldn't be forced to keep someone on their payroll when their presence hurts the company.

I'm smart enough not to do it. You can't differentiate between what I think is wrong vs what I would actually do.


That's because you can't write properly. "I can say what I want as long as it isn't about the company I work for" isn't the same as "I should be allowed to say what I want as long as it isn't about the company I work for."

Would you like to report me to my company so they can fire me for believing people shouldn't be fired for saying things?


Not at all. Your position isn't alarming nor a fireable offense, I don't think. If you got caught marching with Neo Nazis or throwing bricks and piss with Antifa though, I'd expect your business to give you a pink slip immediately.
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NinjaBreakfast
08/29/17 6:21:24 PM
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extremely 'reasonable' centrist take.
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Darmik
08/29/17 6:22:54 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
If they aren't teaching my kids those things at school what do I care?

You're allowed to have beliefs here and express them. You should not be fired for expressing yourself off the clock.


If you're a professor/teacher you're a public figure. Generally you're using social media to engage with your students and the school (especially if you're using your name on a Twitter account). Any comment you make on a Twitter account also represents your profession.

It really isn't rocket science.
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LordMarshal
08/29/17 6:24:24 PM
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I get that its offensive but it just get old "You had a stupid offensive opinion so we fired you"
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Howl
08/29/17 6:30:26 PM
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This is why a lot of liberals have completely lost touch with reality.
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ToonLinkWithGun
08/29/17 6:31:11 PM
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LordMarshal posted...
I get that its offensive but it just get old "You had a stupid offensive opinion so we fired you"

"You had a stupid offensive opinion so we fired you. Enjoy losing your home, vehicles, way of life, ect...you may end up losing your family too and living under a bridge and dying of sickness or starvation...but you still have your freedom of speech you fuck"
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LordMarshal
08/29/17 6:33:23 PM
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The future will eventually have everyone with anonymous alternate accounts to express all their negative opinions so they dont get fired. I already do this.
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A_Good_Boy
08/29/17 6:35:42 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
LordMarshal posted...
I get that its offensive but it just get old "You had a stupid offensive opinion so we fired you"

"You had a stupid offensive opinion so we fired you. Enjoy losing your home, vehicles, way of life, ect...you may end up losing your family too and living under a bridge and dying of sickness or starvation...but you still have your freedom of speech you fuck"

Well, only one of those is constitutionally protected.
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NurseRedHeart
08/29/17 6:38:18 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
LordMarshal posted...
I get that its offensive but it just get old "You had a stupid offensive opinion so we fired you"

"You had a stupid offensive opinion so we fired you. Enjoy losing your home, vehicles, way of life, ect...you may end up losing your family too and living under a bridge and dying of sickness or starvation...but you still have your freedom of speech you fuck"


Too bad
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Fossil
08/29/17 6:41:11 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
LordMarshal posted...
I get that its offensive but it just get old "You had a stupid offensive opinion so we fired you"

"You had a stupid offensive opinion so we fired you. Enjoy losing your home, vehicles, way of life, ect...you may end up losing your family too and living under a bridge and dying of sickness or starvation...but you still have your freedom of speech you fuck"

Guess he will think twice before saying stupid shit next time, huh? Shouldn't play with fire if you don't want to get burned.

Anyone with a lick of common sense and human decency knows what he said was wrong on all sorts of levels. It's not open for debate. If you disagree, then congrats, you're wrong.
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LordMarshal
08/29/17 6:43:18 PM
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Fossil posted...
ToonLinkWithGun posted...
LordMarshal posted...
I get that its offensive but it just get old "You had a stupid offensive opinion so we fired you"

"You had a stupid offensive opinion so we fired you. Enjoy losing your home, vehicles, way of life, ect...you may end up losing your family too and living under a bridge and dying of sickness or starvation...but you still have your freedom of speech you fuck"

Guess he will think twice before saying stupid shit next time, huh? Shouldn't play with fire if you don't want to get burned.

Anyone with a lick of common sense and human decency knows what he said was wrong on all sorts of levels. It's not open for debate. If you disagree, then congrats, you're wrong.


Im just for freedom of speech without the cost of your job. I disagree with you but it shouldnt affect your job.
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voldothegr8
08/29/17 6:43:53 PM
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Look at all these assmad liberals lol. I guess freedom of speech only has consequences when the right says stupid offensive shit.
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Wing_Phoenix
08/29/17 6:44:50 PM
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kingjeremy posted...
lightwarrior78 posted...
Not happy someone got fired, but others seemed to want a world where the dumb things you say can cost you your job so at least it seems fair.


This. I see no reason for firing people for having differing or even dumb opinions. It will turn the world into a reddit-style circle jerk, where only one opinion is acceptable.


Exactly. What the professor said was stupid but firing people for saying stupid things is insane.
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A_Good_Boy
08/29/17 6:45:13 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
Look at all these assmad liberals lol. I guess freedom of speech only has consequences when the right says stupid offensive shit.

Who's mad about this? Seems like it's just the one guy.
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Lightsasori
08/29/17 6:45:37 PM
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I'm fine with them firing the professor for this because it's a disgusting thing to say. No one deserves to have this catastrophe happen to them like that.
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SweetieBelle462
08/29/17 6:45:53 PM
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This 'professor', this insensitive POS got what they deserved.
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Crazyman93
08/29/17 6:46:36 PM
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pikachupwnage posted...
Yes because not only do the trump voters deserve to die but also the 48% who didn't vote for him somehow deserve it too.

Fuckin dumbass

Not to mention the area hit hardest initially was primarily black and hispanic rather than white. But apparently a lot of leftists seem to not realize minorities live in Texas just like EVERY OTHER STATE
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LordMarshal
08/29/17 6:47:22 PM
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But if he made another anonymous account he could say whatever and not be fired. Its the future. Im sure you could find plenty of posts ive made here and potentially get me fired with them.
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Darmik
08/29/17 6:48:12 PM
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LordMarshal posted...
Im just for freedom of speech without the cost of your job. I disagree with you but it shouldnt affect your job.


This isn't about a political disagreement. He said in a public statement on his Twitter account that victims of a natural disaster deserved it. A Twitter account that is likely used to promote his career and the university he works at.
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faizan_faizan
08/29/17 6:48:52 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
Annihilated posted...
LOL at the sociopaths depending this professor.


I know right? You post stupid shit on social media, you get into trouble. It's this dickhead's own fault. Defending him is like defending those nazis that got fired after the protest. LOL indeed.

Pretty much
Ammonitida posted...
Here's what he looks like.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/29/florida-professor-who-tweeted-texans-deserved-harvey-for-supporting-trump-is-relieved-teaching-duties.html

Of course he's fat
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Fossil
08/29/17 6:49:20 PM
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LordMarshal posted...
Im just for freedom of speech without the cost of your job. I disagree with you but it shouldnt affect your job.

Freedom of speech shouldn't allow you to be a terrible human being and say shit like he did. Regardless of what people think, words do hurt and can really fuck some people up mentally and emotionally.

The fact he doesn't understand this and posted it anyways is mind boggling. The guy obviously has no self awareness.
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Lightsasori
08/29/17 6:49:35 PM
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His tweet is like a Jerry Falwell parody.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-CAcdta_8I

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hockeybub89
08/29/17 6:51:00 PM
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...
Who gives a fuck. You shouldn't be fired for shit you say off the clock.

What kind of fascist country do you want where we tell people not to judge people for what they say? How would we even control that? You want people to give up their freedom of speech so others can speak with impunity.
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LordMarshal
08/29/17 6:51:21 PM
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Fossil posted...
Freedom of speech shouldn't allow you to.......say....


Exactly.....
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