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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Baloo: [QB] The First Amendment is a legal right, however, employment is a contract. If making a public pronouncement of that nature violates one's contractual obligation to present a certain corporate image to the public, the employer is within his rights to terminate employment. The athlete in question did not go to jail and is free to seek employment elsewhere. He is even free to get a lawyer and attempt to prove his actions did not violate his contract. I'm sure that saying what he did was not spelled out as a "don't do" item in his contract, but I suppose "Don't murder anyone -- it's bad for the corporate image" isn't in there either. If you've ever been employed, you realize that employers pay for your labor, but also for some aspects of your behavior. When I worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken (well before they changed to "KFC" to avoid using the word "Fried") I had to get to work on time and wear the corporate uniform -- a paper hat, a white shirt, and a silly-looking bow-tie. Big deal. "Don't insult the customers" wasn't spelled out, but most people recognize the counterproductivity of such behavior. If New York is comprised of a large number of "imported people" (most of [i]MY[/i] ancestors were), it doesn't project a good corporate image for this athlete to complain about all these potential customers talking in their native languages, etc. Sheesh! Maybe they don't care if he can understant their convos? It's none of his #$%@ business anyway, the dolt! In conclusion, the dolt is not in jail and did not lose any of his rights, unless you consider being paid vast sums of money a right. In that case, where do I sign? --Baloo [/QB][/QUOTE]
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