A pretty clear First Amendment violation by the TSA
"A Transportation Security Administration officer has been fired for posting a series of anti-Muslim messages on his Facebook page, including ones calling Islam “a filthy religion” and saying Muslims “need to be exterminated.”
Roy Egan had been a baggage screener at Chicago‘s O’Hare International Airport for nine years, nearly since the agency’s inception. He was terminated earlier this month after a ABC affiliate WLS-TV uncovered hundreds of derogatory comments on his Facebook page, which was open for anyone to see.
Egan, 46, identified himself on Facebook as a TSA employee, with the note, “I look for bad stuff going on airplanes.”
Among his postings were ones that read, “Islam, a cult that glorifies death“ and ”Does anything at all make you smile more than a Muslim burning by his own hateful hand?” WLS reported.
His comments also targeted gays, Hispanics and blacks, including “crude racial descriptions” of President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, whom he said should “die tasting your own blood.”
Despite the tenor of his posts, Egan said his views never interfered with his job, and called them “common stuff I picked off the web and made comments on.“ He said he was ”taken out of context“ and that he is ”in no way a racist,“ though he admitted to calling President Obama the ”Muslim-in-chief.“
He has continued to post other articles involving Muslims, including at least one from The Blaze. His most recent post Thursday is a blog post purportedly linking Muslim immigration to the “rape epidemic of Norweigian girls” with the comment, “but Im the Bad Guy for telling you this!!!!”
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We are fast reaching the point where a clear violation of someones free-speech rights isn't as serious as someone violating the "code" of political correctness.
I think he should be allowed to sue on 1st amendment rights violations
Would have been called a 'spirited example of free speech' if each of his posts had 'Christian' instead of 'Muslim' Hell, he'd probably be considered a ACLU hero!
I wonder how many generations it will take for We The People to realize just how much damage their weakness and misguided tolerance is doing to our country.
Screwball liberals small brains small minds
This is not a First Amendment case. When the government is acting as an employer, it has the same rights as any private sector employer to expect employees to refrain from speech harmful to their employers' interests and fire them for non compliance.
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