Alabama fan fired after tweeting he was 'glad' receiver struck female Tennessee fan

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rltw1974 said:
Weak move by the company, but that is how soft our society has gotten! What the guy said was distasteful but he don’t deserve to lose his livelihood.

This country better hope we never get invaded by one of the big 3 because they will roll thru us like Moses thru the Red Sea! The only advantage the U.S. has is technology.
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I’m pretty sure what he said is protected by the first amendment unless they are in a fire at will state
 
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rltw1974 said:
Weak move by the company, but that is how soft our society has gotten! What the guy said was distasteful but he don’t deserve to lose his livelihood.

This country better hope we never get invaded by one of the big 3 because they will roll thru us like Moses thru the Red Sea! The only advantage the U.S. has is technology.
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This is dumb. He chose to say those things. He is now paying the price. Freedom of speech isn't freedom of consequences.
 
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happy-go_vol said:
It is stupid. A company could fire someone for tweeting a Bible verse. Slippery slope
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Did you just compare advocating for violence against women to tweeting a Bible verse? lmfao

Also, we live in a country where employment is at-will. I've seen people get fired for MUCH less than what that guy tweeted. I've seen coworkers get fired literally because the boss just doesn't like them anymore. In the US, employers don't have to give a reason unless you fall under an exemption. Still, some states have no exemptions. Also, if someone is stupid enough to put their real name and info on social media and act like a buffoon they kind of get what's coming to them.
 
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Volmac2022 said:
Geeze people these days are so soft and companies are so afraid of the cry baby movements its ridiculous. If I owned that company I'd laugh and say what is Twitter and why should I care.
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fyp. Condoning violence against women or anyone is a termination level offense. Would you want this person working for you? He deserves to be fired for being stupid enough to tell the world. If he kept that hate to himself he’d probably be fine. Social Media reveals a lot about people.
 
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UTvolz9808 said:
I’m pretty sure what he said is protected by the first amendment unless they are in a fire at will state
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If 'free speech' protected people from getting fired you'd see retail workers cussing out rude customers without fear of losing their jobs. BTW, all states besides Montana are at-will employment states, although most states have exemptions for public sector, union and contract jobs and obvious stuff like someone getting fired just before they get their retirement, being fired because of your race, gender, etc. (protected class status), or someone being fired because they won't break the law. Still, some states, such as Alabama, have no exemptions on the books, although some instances are federally protected.
 
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VolTwitter never plays. Literally the definition of F around and find out. Still hate to see dude fired though
 
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Man.... all the people that are saying he shouldn't have lost his job have failed to see beyond the nose on their face

It wouldn't be beyond the pale for some or all of their clients to "dry up" because they don't want to do business with a company that would go to bat for some clown that advocated for violence over a football game. I know I'd give serious thought to taking my business elsewhere in that case.....

If enough business finds its way to their competitors and the company has to lay off a WHOLE bunch of people because of one dip**** I'm sure all the people that get laid off will just shrug their shoulders and say "Oh, well. I guess I deserved to lose MY job over HIS stupidity"

I see this as the company protecting the REST of their employees who had better ******* sense than to tweet what that dumb*** did even if they agreed with it
 
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rltw1974 said:
Weak move by the company, but that is how soft our society has gotten! What the guy said was distasteful but he don’t deserve to lose his livelihood.

This country better hope we never get invaded by one of the big 3 because they will roll thru us like Moses thru the Red Sea! The only advantage the U.S. has is technology.
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big 3????
 
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volman128 said:
If 'free speech' protected people from getting fired you'd see retail workers cussing out rude customers without fear of losing their jobs. BTW, all states besides Montana are at-will employment states, although most states have exemptions for public sector, union and contract jobs and obvious stuff like someone getting fired just before they get their retirement, being fired because of your race, gender, etc. (protected class status), or someone being fired because they won't break the law. Still, some states, such as Alabama, have no exemptions on the books, although some instances are federally protected.
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This guy employment laws
 
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So, along similar lines. I wonder how many people were fired in Colorado for failing a drug test at work even though a law was passed legalizing marijuana? Legally they could get high but their employer said no.

Go VOLS
 
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Ratvol said:
So, along similar lines. I wonder how many people were fired in Colorado for failing a drug test at work even though a law was passed legalizing marijuana? Legally they could get high but their employer said no.

Go VOLS
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EaglesVols91 said:
He deserved it for acting like an idiot on Twitter.
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Disagree completely. That whole interaction was completely cringe. People stalking his social media pages on other apps. Talking about his wife by name. Posting pictures of the dude from other sites and then tagging his employer to actively get him fired.

The dude might be an idiot. He doesn't deserve to have his life torn apart by random folks on the internet.
 
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rltw1974 said:
Weak move by the company, but that is how soft our society has gotten! What the guy said was distasteful but he don’t deserve to lose his livelihood.

This country better hope we never get invaded by one of the big 3 because they will roll thru us like Moses thru the Red Sea! The only advantage the U.S. has is technology.
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Yup!
 
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Carp said:
Disagree completely. That whole interaction was completely cringe. People stalking his social media pages on other apps. Talking about his wife by name. Posting pictures of the dude from other sites and then tagging his employer to actively get him fired.

The dude might be an idiot. He doesn't deserve to have his life torn apart by random folks on the internet.
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