BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 12 hours agoPeople are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirkwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down10
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minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours ago hate speech Not a legal designation and legally protected as regular speech. Legal protections don’t extend to private action, and opinions aren’t truth. Anyhow, firing public employees speaking as private citizens over public concerns violates 1ˢᵗ amendment rights to free speech under the Pickering test.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 hours agoNobody is “protected” from consequences of their speech. Free speech means we don’t have laws prohibiting speaking. It doesn’t mean you cannot be fired from your job, or people won’t call you a douchebag.
minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoI suggest you work on your reading as I wrote the same regarding private action.
Not a legal designation and legally protected as regular speech. Legal protections don’t extend to private action, and opinions aren’t truth.
Anyhow, firing public employees speaking as private citizens over public concerns violates 1ˢᵗ amendment rights to free speech under the Pickering test.
Nobody is “protected” from consequences of their speech. Free speech means we don’t have laws prohibiting speaking. It doesn’t mean you cannot be fired from your job, or people won’t call you a douchebag.
I suggest you work on your reading as I wrote the same regarding private action.