Agree/Disagree?

[mrplunkey]

For merely looking at a hate groups web site, of course he shouldn't be fired, however if he participates in one, then without a doubt.

Participates as in posting "hell yeah!" = in poor taste but legal

Participates as in gathering for a demonstration and yelling "hell yeah!" = in poor taste but legal

Particpates as in assulting a minority = criminially prosecute him then go after his job based on his criminal activity as opposed to his use of first amendment rights.

 

[CrazyRussian]

I think all of our guts tell us the same thing - we don't want some dude posting on a KKK forum to be a cop. But, in reality, I agree with the decision.

 

[jestro]

If the worst thing he said was this

According to an arbitrator's report, Henderson wrote on the Web site about how his fiance was being harassed by a black coworker and nothing was being done. He later wrote that "whites are losing their rights slowly. It's sad. I pray about it. I hope my prayers get answered."

I don't think he should have been fired.

 

[2dagym]

Fire his ass, they have an occupation that cannot have biases. Why do you think they weed out the biggots for jury duty? There will be racists in any line of work but a cop has the power to ruin someobody in many facets.

I would consider that guy a liability.

hidden biases are the most harmful. Of course you have racist cops. It's the ones that don't announce that they are, but are out there giving the tickets and such to their chosen group to hate that deserve to be found out for their discriminatory actions and punished.

 

[pdaddy]

I tend to speak on a morality stand point rather than a legal one.


I've taken way more ethics classes than any ones on law.

 

[Phenom78]

like robocop?

No robocop can think. Therefroe he can have bias. Therefore you would keep him off the force.

In essence you want to penalize human nature.

Should I argue that a cop who posts on a virulent atheist website shouldnt be allowed to keep his job because he may or may not act biased towards those of faith?

Free thought and a free society are linked. You can't have one without the other.

 

[manny78]

Agree.

 

[Delinquent]

If the worst thing he said was this

According to an arbitrator's report, Henderson wrote on the Web site about how his fiance was being harassed by a black coworker and nothing was being done. He later wrote that "whites are losing their rights slowly. It's sad. I pray about it. I hope my prayers get answered."

I don't think he should have been fired.

I agree that if this is all he said, he shouldn't have been fired. It seems that pride in being anything other than white is ok but when someone says their proud to be white, they're called a racist

 

[Lestat]

seems so silly that he'd be fired for smoking a joint, no questions asked, but he can spew racisms all over the internet and he is protected.

under current law, I have to support the judge saying he gets his job back.

but I think that we, as a society, should all be held to higher standards.

 

[Island Son]

why not?
if you have a broker who's into trophy wives, banging hookers in the office (this happened in Canada recently) or gambling in vegas, he's gonna be let go. Because this behaviour opens up the firm to a huge risk.
if you're going to do that shit (KKK site) while in a job of the public trust, FIND ANOTHER JOB!!!