jkyrlach - Slashdot User

+ - Videotaping Law Enforcement Validated by Federal J-> 0

Submitted by jkyrlach on Wednesday February 01, 2012 @11:08AM

jkyrlach writes "The abuse of the innocent citizen trying merely to document their encounters with law enforcement via videotape have been a frequent topic of /. discussions. Legal precedent may finally be developing to clearly establish the rights of citizenry to monitor their police force with an important victory for freedom that transpired last week in a federal court in Oregon."
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+ - Being penalized by employer for Facebook entry 2

Submitted by jkyrlach on Friday January 08, 2010 @12:37PM

jkyrlach writes "A friend of mine recently got written up by his employer for posting the following comment on his/her Facebook page: "I'm either a really well paid technical support person or a really poorly paid Integration Engineer. Either way, my new motto is 'Have you tried turning it off and back on again?' (from The IT Crowd)." I don't understand how this type of penalization can be legal. This friend lives in OH. Any recommendation, especially those of you with legal expertise, on what my friend should do? Isn't this a violation of his/her freedom of speech?"