Potential termination and criminal charges for corrections guard making light of Buffalo attack

[Saltwater60]

I don’t know what he said and I don’t really care to search it and find it. I just don’t see how they can seek potential criminal charges unless he made threats. Sure I could see how he could potentially be terminated, but certainly not arrested.

Corrections officer suspended for ‘vile’ post on Buffalo mass shooting

ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB) – An officer working at the Attica Correctional Facility has been suspended without pay after making a “despicable” Facebook post about the Buffalo supermarket mass …

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[tirwin1]

Sounds like he did more than make a sick joke. Nevertheless I don't see how he could get fired but I know nothing about employment law.

 

[Acer-m14]

at will employed .. can be fired for anything basically .. unless your union back i believe

 

[Bigfoot]

"News 4 has reviewed the social media post but is choosing not to share it."

 

[spat]

"News 4 has reviewed the social media post but is choosing not to share it."

= "doesn't fit the narrative we are pushing" ?

 

[HEX]

I don’t know what he said and I don’t really care to search it and find it.

I was curious. Apparently it's this. It's certainly in horrible taste, and it's not funny at all (in my opinion) , but I'm not sure it's something to be making quite as big a deal over as they are. I was expecting something super racist, or at least something along those lines.
What we can say is that the dude was certainly a dipshit, especially in this social climate, to think it was a good idea to post on social media. Apparently (according to things I saw looking it up) several of his coworkers hit the laughing emoji on it, and that's pretty damn stupid too.
I get the 'gallows humor', often used by LEOs/Soldiers/etc, and I use that kind of dark humor myself much of the time.. but hell, don't be so dumb as to post it on Facebook.. and at minimum make it actually funny. (actually I see that probem here on this forum sometimes too)

I don't think this is really the biggest deal, but should he lose his job ? .. eh.. maybe.

 

[Cavalry]

Insensitive? Sure. Something to be fired over and raked over the coals as racist? No. Is the guy a dumbfuck for putting that on SM? Yes.

I like dark humor, its how people cope.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Attica prison guards do have a union but NY law has imposed significant political correctness into their contracts over the years. Your life outside work is not your own. The irony is politicians can say ignorant, mean and stupid shit and if they're on the right side of political correctness they can get away with it.

 

[Saltwater60]

I agree very poor taste and very stupid, rude, insensitive and whatever else you want to say about him.

guys my big problem is they are looking into CRIMINAL charges too.

 

[S&W Fan]

I agree. I see Nothing criminal there.

 

[spat]

I was curious. Apparently it's this. It's certainly in horrible taste, and it's not funny at all (in my opinion) , but I'm not sure it's something to be making quite as big a deal over as they are. I was expecting something super racist, or at least something along those lines.
What we can say is that the dude was certainly a dipshit, especially in this social climate, to think it was a good idea to post on social media. Apparently (according to things I saw looking it up) several of his coworkers hit the laughing emoji on it, and that's pretty damn stupid too.
I get the 'gallows humor', often used by LEOs/Soldiers/etc, and I use that kind of dark humor myself much of the time.. but hell, don't be so dumb as to post it on Facebook.. and at minimum make it actually funny. (actually I see that probem here on this forum sometimes too)

I don't think this is really the biggest deal, but should he lose his job ? .. eh.. maybe.

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I remember it was the same week as the Challenger disaster that the jokes started going around middle school.

"What does NASA stand for ? Need Another Seven Astronauts "

"What's Christa McAuliff's favorite shampoo ? Head and shoulders, all over the beach".

There must have been dozens of them. Everyone knew they were in terrible taste. NOBODY cared.

Of course this was in the days when we were trading garbage pail kids cards too.

So, while I agree this was ill advised in today's climate, I lament the fact that it is.

 

[Bustedknees]

25 years of service, he'll just take his retirement most likely.

 

[Blimey]

Firing makes sense. How can he really be expected to treat black prisoners fairly if this is a view of them he's willing to share?

As for criminal charges no chance of a conviction. Doesn't even flirt with meeting that bar.

 

[tirwin1]

Firing makes sense. How can he really be expected to treat black prisoners fairly if this is a view of them he's willing to share?

As for criminal charges no chance of a conviction. Doesn't even flirt with meeting that bar.

Completely disagree. There was nothing particularly racist. It could have been applied to any shooting in a grocery store.

It's in very poor taste and the guy clearly isn't that bright posting something like this on social media. As spat pointed out sick jokes after tragedies are a very common thing. I used to work on the trading desk of a bank many years ago. I had contact with multiple wall street firms on a daily basis. It was a very dark humored environment. It was astonishing to see just how quickly jokes were created and shared. It became somewhat of a contest to see who could share the latest joke quickly to their clients.

I hope the guy gets a good lawyer and sues. If firing people for making jokes in poor taste becomes common then this country is really in trouble.

To quote sergeant hulka from the movie stripes: "lighten up Francis".

 

[Saltwater60]

25 years of service, he'll just take his retirement most likely.

He just before it. Trying to fire him before he gets his pension?

 

[repete]

I could possibly see him getting fired IF he posted that on company time, but his time in his home no way.