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In reply to the discussion: Woman who falsely accused Black bird watcher in Central Park sues ex-employer [View all]StClone
(11,869 posts)13. I doubt Employee Code of Conduct agreement covers this as a violation
And I doubt the company will counter sue for behavior off the job for putting them in poor light or giving indication they hire bad employees. But, she will get little or nothing-even if she prevails.
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Woman who falsely accused Black bird watcher in Central Park sues ex-employer [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
May 2021
OP
Don't the checks go to the attorney who then distributes the remains to the client?
TheBlackAdder
May 2021
#9
She got off easily since she was trying to get him arrested and jailed. Some people are ...
marble falls
May 2021
#6
Maybe people should think a little bit before making racist asses of themselves in public.
Crunchy Frog
May 2021
#8
This was a case where I thought the racism accusations were poorly supported
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#11
I did, and if all I saw was the video, I would feel differently ... but ...
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#15
Its from the Wiki but my opinion is predicated on it being true, so ... (nt)
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#35
If that part is not true, then I entirely retract what I've said. Fair enough?
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#42
Trying to get a Black man to change his behavior by making him afraid of being abused by the police
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#30
I'm saying I'd consider the possibility, under the circumstances, that she panicked and acted
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#40
You're willing to cut the white woman some slack for engaging in racist behavior
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#48
I totally get your point. She was a dick, and there were definitely racist overtones
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#53
She was a total dick, no question. I don't know if anyone came to her defense ...
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#60
If you were out walking your dog alone and a white man said to you as follows
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#63
First off, it was not a dog park. Also, that is omitting an important part of the story
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#58
"leverage the fact that he would be frightened of the police", that's racist af
uponit7771
May 2021
#32
She inserted his race into the her story and did it on purpose, you know that
uponit7771
May 2021
#69
The report of the second call was later retracted as inaccurate and was in fact a call back from 911
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#47
I replied to a different post of yours below ... lets keep it to one thread if we can :) nt
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#64
You think telling a Black man she's going to call the police and tell them a Black man is harassing
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#28
I'm just saying it's possible she panicked because he appears to have admitted he said something
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#51
+1, I do remember this too. Yeah, her employer had a lot of reasons to fire her ...
uponit7771
May 2021
#73
"At-will" is an understanding of federal labor law and has little to do with what state you're in.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2021
#54
She can be fired for any reason or no reason at all so long as it was not unlawful
hardluck
May 2021
#37
The extent people are going to to excuse this white woman's dangerous racist behavior is disgusting
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#59