Texas Hospital Worker Fired Over Ferguson Facebook Post
When you write something on a social site, the rest of us can see it. A Houston woman’s Facebook post on the Ferguson protests, resulted in her being fired. The woman wrote on her personal Facebook page, “The police need to just start mowing them down with machine guns, purge them.”
“Very racist,” one man who chose not to be identified said.”I was highly offended.”
KHOU has opted not to identify the woman. When the man saw the woman’s post online, he learned that she worked at Memorial Hermann Southeast.
“It shouldn’t be tolerated when you’re a professional,” the man said. “A hospital is a place where you’re supposed to have compassion upon people of all races.”
After the Facebook post was shared on the behemoth social site, Memorial Hermann found out about it too and took swift action.
“People were pretty upset about it,” the man added.
KHOU reports:
The woman was laid off. The hospital responded via Twitter tweeting, “a non nurse employee posted an offensive comment. MH absolutely disagrees with that post. We have a 107 year history of serving everyone. The individual is no longer an employee of Memorial Hermann.”
“Even freedom of speech has its consequences,” the man said.
“People have the right of free speech, but employers can fire you for whatever they want in the state of Texas,” KHOU legal analyst Gerald Treece said.
Watch, courtesy of KHOU:
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Scott Massar August 23rd, 2014 at 20:07
FYI – to all the that said “That’s why I don’t have Facebook”. Guess what – this story appeared in my Facebook feed & if you comment on here – I could share in public on Facebook!
Tammy Minton Haley August 24th, 2014 at 12:10
facebook is the antichrist…
Carla Akins August 24th, 2014 at 12:17
You would be correct.
Tammy Minton Haley August 24th, 2014 at 12:46
it has infiltrated almost every kind of transaction humans have with each other–and, the most awfulest, horriblest part is one doesn’t even have to have/do FB to be somehow “involved” and “on” it–just like another poster said…
it is HAL…
Scott Massar August 23rd, 2014 at 20:07
FYI – to all the that said “That’s why I don’t have Facebook”. Guess what – this story appeared in my Facebook feed & if you comment on here – I could share in public on Facebook!
Tammy Minton Haley August 24th, 2014 at 12:10
facebook is the antichrist…
Carla Akins August 24th, 2014 at 12:17
You would be correct.
Tammy Minton Haley August 24th, 2014 at 12:46
it has infiltrated almost every kind of transaction humans have with each other–and, the most awfulest, horriblest part is one doesn’t even have to have/do FB to be somehow “involved” and “on” it–just like another poster said…
it is HAL…
Denise August 24th, 2014 at 03:02
Anybody employed in a occupation in which they have contact with the public should not be racist. Among those are healthcare providers, law enforcement, social workers, teachers……..This will affect your work, you bring your views and attitudes to work, and it will affect the quality of your work. She needed to be fired, as do police officers, but they rarely are.
Denise August 24th, 2014 at 03:02
Anybody employed in a occupation in which they have contact with the public should not be racist. Among those are healthcare providers, law enforcement, social workers, teachers……..This will affect your work, you bring your views and attitudes to work, and it will affect the quality of your work. She needed to be fired, as do police officers, but they rarely are.
crc3 August 24th, 2014 at 09:52
Maybe she can get a job with Rick Perry. After all…”birds of a feather”….
crc3 August 24th, 2014 at 09:52
Maybe she can get a job with Rick Perry. After all…”birds of a feather”….