Fingergate

[Aliantha]

I can't believe people think that flipping off the president is such a big thing. I've seen plenty of people online and in real life denegrate him to the nth degree and they don't get fired.

I don't see the difference personally. In fact, maybe he wasn't in hearing distance and that's why she opted for the visual expression of her disatisfaction with the way he's running the country.

[9th Engineer]

It's not the fact that she did it, it's when she chose to make her opinions known to all. And I'm not really saying that she absolutely needed to be canned over this, I just saying that the district does have grounds to be pissed about it, and that it was inappropriate in that circumstance.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by 9th Engineer

It's not the fact that she did it, it's when she chose to make her opinions known to all. And I'm not really saying that she absolutely needed to be canned over this, I just saying that the district does have grounds to be pissed about it, and that it was inappropriate in that circumstance.

First, losing your job is *not* an appropriate punishment for this crime.

Second, is it even a crime? And if not, why should there be any punishment at all?

Third, what's next? If you go to Africa, return to the US and voice opposition to the president, should your wife be outed as a CIA agent? Oh wait, that already happened, so it can't be "next".

Hey, I sense a pattern here...

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Second, is it even a crime? And if not, why should there be any punishment at all?

My daughter rides the bus. I don't want her bus driver to be flipping anyone off while driving her around, even an asshole like Bush. But I think firing someone over that is a bit harsh. The only way I would support firing a bus driver over it would be if it was a "last straw" in a series of inappropriate behavior around kids.