As parents we should want to check on our children from time to time, whether this means looking at their text messages, or even taking a peek at their social media pages. Imagine logging into Facebook, to look at your sixteen year old daughter’s timeline. Everything seems to be normal, but as you scroll down you see she has posted a selfie. Imagine that she has only one comment, which is from her gym teacher Mr. Williams who wrote “This is sexy”. As any parent would, the next day you bring this to the attention of the school principal, who agrees that it is inappropriate and assures you that the district will handle this. Within a few days Mr. Williams is fired. This disciplinary action has the attention of the media, who have been polling
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Justine Sacco was traveling to Africa to visit family, during her flight she tweeted several comments about her experience such as “Weird German Dude: You’re in First Class. It’s 2014. Get some deodorant. --- Inner monologue as I inhale BO. Thank God for pharmaceuticals.” Then during a layover at Heathrow: she tweeted “Chilly --- cucumber sandwiches---bad teeth. Back in London!” (J. Ronson 2015). Both of which were harmless and seen in a joking manor. It was her tweet on December 20 that up-ended her world (without her knowledge) during the last leg of her fight to Africa. Before boarding her plane to Cape Town she tweeted “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” (J. Ronson). After posting this she turned off her phone, boarded her plane for the eleven hour fight, and went to …show more content…
R., & Eugene, E. n.d) According to Stone and Eugene what is the First Amendment’s intention is that, the government may not jail, fine, or impose civil liability on people or organizations based on what they say or write. (Stone) This does not mean that there are not consequences due to what an individual may say or write from their peers, and it also means the government cannot make a law forbidding organizations from firing someone because of something that individual says and/or writes.
Justine Sacco was traveling to Africa to visit family, during her flight she tweeted several comments about her experience such as “Weird German Dude: You’re in First Class. It’s 2014. Get some deodorant. --- Inner monologue as I inhale BO. Thank God for pharmaceuticals.” Then during a layover at Heathrow: she tweeted “Chilly --- cucumber sandwiches---bad teeth. Back in London!” (J. Ronson 2015). Both of which were harmless and seen in a joking manor. It was her tweet on December 20 that up-ended her world (without her knowledge) during the last leg of her fight to Africa. Before boarding her plane to Cape Town she tweeted “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” (J. Ronson). After posting this she turned off her phone, boarded her plane for the eleven hour fight, and went to …show more content…
R., & Eugene, E. n.d) According to Stone and Eugene what is the First Amendment’s intention is that, the government may not jail, fine, or impose civil liability on people or organizations based on what they say or write. (Stone) This does not mean that there are not consequences due to what an individual may say or write from their peers, and it also means the government cannot make a law forbidding organizations from firing someone because of something that individual says and/or writes.