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Asking for some advice - university officials pressuring me regarding FR and FB posts

Posted on 05/19/2017 7:08:01 AM PDT by Chengdu54

I'm a professor who often posts here and on FB. Two university officials are coming to my office today to speak with me about my posts. I told them this is a free speech issue. Feeling like I need legal advice. This is a public university.

Advice? Moral support?


TOPICS: Education; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; fakebook; fb; fbblowback; harassment; vanity
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To: Chengdu54
Before you do or say ANYTHING to them, watch the following video and apply the principles outlined there to your situation because they are very comparable. Here is the video link:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE

61 posted on 05/19/2017 8:12:28 AM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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To: Chengdu54
If you are going to lawyer up, perhaps call on of the national or up and coming talk show host to find the name of a high profile conservative attorneys that will fight for your 1st Amendment rights like a pit-bull and said attorney is not afraid to go public with it. Remember everyone hates bad press. Look what happened to Mizzou after the protest, how many dorms did they close down and enrollment is down how much? I don't have the number off the top of my head, bur you get my point.

FWIW, I am not in HR, and I may be way off here but watch out for the "employee improvement" plan set up, i.e. meet these 3 benchmarks or we terminate you. Tangent to that if they get nasty and make the workplace unbearable, that possibly is hostile work environment territory. They don't want to do that to you that is a big no no in terms of HR....

Remember HR depts hate this stuff, lawyers, and the potentiality of things getting icky, and perhaps those pressuring you are potentially putting them is a corner and potentially you might have the stronger hand with a couple of aces. Having a protectiveness for the sake of your own careers stand, with those than can guide and give you protective advice is worth way more that what I posted, Go find those professionals.

62 posted on 05/19/2017 8:13:40 AM PDT by taildragger (Do you hear the people singing? The Song of Angry Men!....)
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To: Chengdu54

it would be such a coincidence if a local conservative news crew happened to be in your office at the scheduled time....


63 posted on 05/19/2017 8:15:57 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: blueplum
"it would be such a coincidence if a local conservative news crew happened to be in your office at the scheduled time...."

Lol! RSBN with Jacob Steale's rocking geetar playing the background, talk about getting them off their game....

64 posted on 05/19/2017 8:19:09 AM PDT by taildragger (Do you hear the people singing? The Song of Angry Men!....)
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To: Chengdu54

Keeps records on who said what and when to you. Best if you can get it on tape just in case even if it appears to be minor issues. I am not sure what the privacy laws are, but might they be overstepping them?


65 posted on 05/19/2017 8:20:16 AM PDT by apocalypto
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To: 31R1O

Reading some of this posters “in forum” comments, I have cause to doubt any of this is true. No ‘good’ college professor would use the kind of language that is used on multiple occasions. No professional pride, in my opinion.


66 posted on 05/19/2017 8:20:21 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: blueunicorn6
A university is looking at Free Republic?

A step in the right direction.

THREAD WINNER!!

67 posted on 05/19/2017 8:23:11 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: Chengdu54

Ask them if they have talked to any lib professors about their posts, show them some examples. I’m sure you can find some.


68 posted on 05/19/2017 8:25:04 AM PDT by MomwithHope (The pendulum is swinging our way!..)
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To: Chengdu54

Call Liberty Law they are conservative lawyers who fight against Liberals.

Never use work email for FB or FR for postings.


69 posted on 05/19/2017 8:29:18 AM PDT by Engedi
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To: Chengdu54
Do they look like these guys?
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70 posted on 05/19/2017 8:39:41 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Chengdu54

Pull the old “For Your Protection” routine and use either your cellphone in video mode or a camera to record the “interview”. Half the time, when these worthies see there will be a record made of their “visit”, they fold like a card table.


71 posted on 05/19/2017 8:54:46 AM PDT by Oatka
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To: Chengdu54
I told them this is a free speech issue

You are incorrect.

This is not a "free speech" issue as regards your free speech rights protected by the first amendment.

72 posted on 05/19/2017 9:08:43 AM PDT by MosesKnows (Love Many, Trust Few, and Always Paddle Your Own Canoe)
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To: 31R1O

Did you use a university supplied computer?university supplied internet?and post on university time? If u did any of those 3 things you are dead in my opinion.


73 posted on 05/19/2017 9:09:50 AM PDT by Craftmore
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To: Yo-Yo; All

Yes I’m tenured. Just had the meeting. I actually went on offense and explained my rights and my rationale. I actually think they agreed with my rights.

It turned into a friendly conversation. Yes, I know I should beware, but one of the people here was a colleague who I believe “gets it.”

Regarding DU. Yep, that’s me. Apparently they contacted the president of the university and the local police. I explained the context of both my remarks (one from the Late Show on CBS, the other from Barry Goldwater). My colleague joked that it would be a shame if we all had to start footnoting our posts.

Anyhow, I’ll keep everyone updated.
Thanks for your support.


74 posted on 05/19/2017 9:26:10 AM PDT by Chengdu54
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To: Chickensoup

I hadn’t seen the second set of rules - interesting.

As to the OP... Others have covered the main points. Otherwwise, I’d say add another vote to be very careful what you do and say on the net, especially if you’re on company time or hardware. People are watching and that stuff doesn’t go away.


75 posted on 05/19/2017 9:26:33 AM PDT by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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To: Chengdu54

bkmk


76 posted on 05/19/2017 9:30:55 AM PDT by spankalib ("I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.")
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To: Chengdu54

I’m no lawyer but, I say tape the conversation.
Don’t tell them, It may come in handy some day.


77 posted on 05/19/2017 9:48:27 AM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: Chengdu54

Based on what I Post on Fakebook, I will never be offered a position at a University, even as a Janitor.

Call a Lawyer. Heck, contact the ACLU and get one of their Lawyers. They are big on Free Speech, or so we are told.


78 posted on 05/19/2017 9:54:03 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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To: Chengdu54

I’m so sorry you have been harassed like this. Disgusting people.


79 posted on 05/19/2017 10:11:49 AM PDT by SaraJohnson ( Whites must sue for racism. It's pay day.)
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To: SaraJohnson

Thanks.


80 posted on 05/19/2017 10:19:47 AM PDT by Chengdu54
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