ACLU Secures $485,000 Settlement for FWC Biologist Fired over Charlie Kirk Post

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15 points | by ceejayoz 7 hours ago ago

5 comments

  • freddealmeida 2 hours ago ago

    That post was disgusting. He shouldn't find a job anytime soon. But being fired for speech is wrong. So from that point, he deserves the settlement. But I certainly don't want to be near someone that revels in someone's assassination.

  • jqpabc123 7 hours ago ago

    In a number of these cases across the country, supposed fans of Charlie Kirk disparage the very thing he supposedly stood for --- free speech.

    The reality does not match the rhetoric.

  • jazz9k 7 hours ago ago

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    • ceejayoz 5 hours ago ago

      You’ll find the difference here is that the First Amendment applies to government acts.

      I can fire you for protected speech! The government largely can’t.

      Plus, in this case, misconduct:

      “state officials falsely claimed her private post caused significant operational disruption and generated hundreds of public complaints; discovery in the case revealed those claims to be fabricated”