Fired: Mom Behind Trayvon Martin Halloween Costume (Let go for something your adult child did)

The Root ^ | November 3, 2013 | Lynette Holloway

[2ndDivisionVet]

Dressed in Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman Halloween costumes.

A Massachusetts woman was reportedly fired after racially insensitive images surfaced online of her sons dressed as Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman for Halloween.

Caitlin Cimeno reportedly posted photos of her sons, William Filene and Greg Cimeno, with the caption: "Happy Halloween from Zimmerman & trayvon (insert smiley face emoji here)," according to a piece by Myeisha Essex at BlackAmericaWeb.

Following the outrageous post, members of the social media world not only tracked her down, but eventually also her employer, who told a caller that she no longer worked there, reports show.....

[2ndDivisionVet]

Actually, I think your post #14 wins.

[RedMDer]

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[CGASMIA68]

Wowwww I had forgotten doing that back in the 50’S at the main drag threw my once dinky little town.Same local we lobbed snow balls at the buses..Blam, direct window hit….it was so funny to us youts to watch the passengers jump in their seats.

[RightOnTheBorder]

People are free to condemn her, and her employer was free to fire her.

The problem is that those "freedoms" only work in one direction. Try firing someone for mocking a conservative Icon and see how fast it becomes a lawsuit.

[Jack Hydrazine]

How does anyone track the Twits on twitter? Are their IP addresses attached publicly to their postings?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Not on Twitter, haven’t a clue.

[TigersEye]

Caitlin Cimeno reportedly posted photos of her sons,...

Sounds like something she did not her sons.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The problem is that those "freedoms" only work in one direction. Try firing someone for mocking a conservative Icon and see how fast it becomes a lawsuit.

I'm not a lawyer but as far as I know, most private-sector jobs in the US are "at will" - the employer can terminate employment for any reason, and the employee can terminate employment for any reason. Neither has to show just cause, with the exception of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, etc.

Someone fired for mocking a conservative icon would be just as SOL as this woman. If you want to mock a subject involving the death of a human being, that's your First Amendment right. But the First Amendment does not obligate your employer to defend the things you say, or take a financial loss for you.

[Uncle Chip]

We did that one time as kids and the driver got out and chased us two blocks on foot.

The only thing that saved us was when we pulled that rope again and he stopped ... again.

:}

[Straight Vermonter]

It doesn't always go as planned: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=G_pAcIjqcuY#t=98

[Paladin2]

Zimm seems to be using a over/under barreled hand gun.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

But, hanging an effigy of Sara Palin, a mother of a disabled child, is considered acceptable.

[cradle of freedom]

I remember hearing on the radio how a black woman mocked the assasination attempt on Ronald Reagan—at her place of work!

[JoeProBono]

[matt1234]

Yet a union employee can commit all manner of infractions — on the job — and the union will defend the employee and insist that he not be fired. And if he is fired, the next time the contract is renegotiated, the union will insist that the employee be rehired.

[raybbr]

“In case you haven’t figured it out - she should have been fired.”

For what reason?

[DoodleDawg]

This is ridiculous.

[Thumper1960]

“In case you haven’t figured it out - she should have been fired.”

For what reason?

Because, some folks are too sponge-spined to stick up for another's right of free speech and expression.

[TBP]

This is stupid and offensive.

[Theodore R.]

These “social media” sites are ruining a lot of people who are thoughtless in their comments.