http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/tsa-fired-agent-being-witch
TSA fired an agent for being a witch Published 31 March 2011 TSA fires a security screener at New York's Albany International Airport for being a witch; the screener, who practices Wicca, was accused by a fellow worker of casting a spell on her (the fellow worker's) car's heater so it would not work; when the screener refused to participate in mediation to dispel myths about Wicca, she was terminated Carole A. Smith does not fly around on a broom, wear a black pointy hat, or cast spells - but the misperceptions of what constitutes a witch, someone who practices Wicca, was more than enough to get her fired from her job with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). AllGov reports <http://www.allgov.com/Unusual_News/ViewNews/TSA_Accused_of_Firing_Agent_for _Being_a_Witch_110330> that Smith was an airport screener at New York's Albany International Airport until coworkers and supervisors turned on her once they found out about her religion. Her training officer, Mary Bagnoli, even accused Smith of casting a spell on her car's heater so it would not work. The 49-year-old witch explained to a TSA official that she did not cast spells. Her boss, Matthew W. Lloyd, suggested that Smith participate in mediation with Bagnoli so that she could dispel any myths about Wicca. Smith refused, arguing that she should not have to explain herself and her beliefs. "Would I have to go down and sit with her if I was Jewish?" asked Smith. Despite having a "satisfactory" job performance, and doing a good job of catching weapons on the Albany X-ray machine, Smith was terminated. She has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming discrimination based on religion and other factors. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
