Facebook Frolics, Fighting City Hall Dept. 0
I shall be curious how this plays out.
Soon after, town officials fired him in a letter that accused him of making inflammatory statements not only against his superiors and colleagues but also against gay people. Now, Doherty, a 16-year veteran who said his comments were taken out of context, is alleging that officials violated his First Amendment rights. Yesterday, his lawyers filed a complaint in US District Court, seeking his job back, back pay, and other damages.
Later on in the story, Doherty is quoted as saying that he set his privacy settings in Facebook so that only his “friends” can see his posts.
Privacy. Facebook. It is to laugh.
If the internet is a public place, Facebook is its naturists’ resort.
