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Historic NY

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3. Ah, no....its not protected...

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Wed May 22, 2013, 08:25 PM

May 2013

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Nurse Claims Facebook Rant Was Protected [View all] The Straight Story May 2013 OP

It may or may not be protected speech, Sherman A1 May 2013 #1

That's it ... it was extremely unwise (protected or not) etherealtruth May 2013 #5

Man you don't piss off those Filipino women. She deserved to get fired. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #2

Her employer does't feed her. She feeds herself with money she earns Luminous Animal May 2013 #9

Ah, no....its not protected... Historic NY May 2013 #3

threat of criminal violence is not protected, nor is slander. good riddance to her nt msongs May 2013 #4

+1 -- She's pretty free with the threats. gateley May 2013 #12

What is with grownups who have to have their birthday off??? ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #6

Exactly. Lex May 2013 #8

Philippine culture treats birthdays as a community event for young and old. Luminous Animal May 2013 #11

One of my dearest friends is Filipino, and she is always at her desk ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #13

35 years ago, when I worked at K-Mart, birthdays were a paid day off. Luminous Animal May 2013 #17

I'll have to ask her. Never ever heard of it. And there's a huge community down here. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #18

Ask her about the rice cakes and the laurels. Luminous Animal May 2013 #19

I will... but I somehow think I'll get a blank look. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #20

I take it off. It's just a little me time. No harm is done to anyone because of it. Ed Suspicious May 2013 #14

free to rant doesn't equal freedom from consequences magical thyme May 2013 #7

+1 n/t geomon666 May 2013 #15

Sure, she has a protected right to say it Lex May 2013 #10

It was only protected if she had her privacy settings in place Generic Brad May 2013 #16

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