{"id":27671,"date":"2012-05-01T10:27:12","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T16:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/is-liking-something-not-a-statement-really.html"},"modified":"2012-05-01T10:27:12","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T16:27:12","slug":"is-liking-something-not-a-statement-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/is-liking-something-not-a-statement-really.html","title":{"rendered":"Is "Liking" something not a statement? Really?"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a zany federal judge it isn't. Though it was enough of a statement to get a couple of sheriff's deputies fired, it wasn't enough of a statement to warrant First Amendment protection.<\/p>\n

That's a really bad ruling.<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Think Progress<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Could liking (or +1) a post get you fired? A federal judge in Virginia just ruled YES. <\/p>\n

But he's wrong. Facebook and Google+ should be protected by the First Amendment. Here's why:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDon\u2019t \u2018Like\u2019 This Post Or Your Boss Can Fire You<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Ray Carter and Robert McCoy were deputies in the Hampton, Virginia sheriff\u2019s office. Were, that is, until they made the mistake of \u201cliking\u201d their boss\u2019 opponent\u2019s Facebook page during a contest…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Google+:<\/strong> View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to a zany federal judge it isn't. Though it was enough of a statement to get a couple of sheriff's deputies fired, it wasn't enough of a statement to warrant First Amendment protection. That's a really bad ruling. Reshared post from +Think Progress Could liking (or +1) a post get you fired? A federal … Continue reading “Is "Liking" something not a statement? 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