Dorie.. They did fire a female (NY?)police officer for posing in Playboy a long time ago. It would be interesting to see how far an employers rights would go before colliding with personal rights. But behavior/actions and videos are a little different than limiting speech. Unless, you are degrading your own employer or employment.(then why work there?) you would think employers could not limit ones speech off hours. I am sure the laws have been tested....!
> Michael Atherton had written: > > > I agree that an employer has the right to limit > > > speech and other behaviors while an employee is on the clock > > > (unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court also believes that employers > > > can limit speech when employees are off the clock, but I disagree). > > > > That's an interesting statement Michael...what are you referring to...in > > Mpls. context! > > Suppose that a Minneapolis police officer, on their own time, made > videos of himself doing a striptease in a generic police uniform > (down to a G-string) and sold these videos on the Internet. Can > this officer be legally dismissed from the department for this > behavior? > Michael Atherton > Prospect Park > dorie gallagher nokomis > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
