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Old 06-29-2007, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Velocity_14 View Post
But my thing is if he did verbally attack one co-worker and later physically attack another...he really should have been gone after the physical attack. Who do you know that can go to work and attack someone and still have a job? I don't know the circumstances of the altercation but something doesn't sit well with me if ANYONE can go to work and assault someone and still have a job but if they call someone "gay" they are gone. It really doesn't make sense to me.
I agree with you and I was surprised he wasn't fired earlier. That's one of the things I was trying to point out...the way he behaved is unacceptable. Period. It is inappropriate regardless of race or gender.

He didn't just "call someone gay." He actually outted a gay man and used derogatory words. Screaming insults and slurs at co-workers is inappropriate, whether you agree with their personal lifestyle or not. Like you said, it's just a matter of professionalism. People should expect the possibility of being fired for that behavior... again, regardless of their race or gender.

I was just pointing out that he did those things because a few other posters were suggesting that he was just perceived as a threat to others, when he had actually been acting in a way that was threatening to others.
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