“Grard said he arrived at work the morning after the vote to find an e-mailed press release from the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, D.C., that blamed the outcome of the balloting on hatred of gays...Grard, who said he’d gotten no sleep the night before, used his own e-mail to send a response.”
What happened to this guy is outrageous and frankly, chilling. There’s no doubt in my mind he was fired for his religious beliefs, or at least the fact that said beliefs offended an outside pressure group. The fact that his wife is suddenly “no longer needed” makes me doubly sure.
That said...I’m wondering if the company has some legal cover here. Grard sent the message on a private e-mail account, but it’s not clear if he used his own computer or one of the company’s to send it. From a moral perspective, it’s hair-splitting, but from a legal perspective, it might well make a difference.
but it’s not clear if he used his own computer or one of the company’s to send it.
Article says the HRC person googled his name, and found him to be employed at the newspaper. So this was more clearly of nasty vindictiveness by the HRC person.
I was hit in a similar manner by some person googling my real name. The person found a reference to someone with a similar name that was a prominent member of Aryan Nation, and proceded to declare that I was that person. The Aryan Nation dude is currently in prison.