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Nashville fire dept captain placed on leave after controversial FB posts on race and BLM
Posted on 7/31/20 at 10:57 am
Posted on 7/31/20 at 10:57 am
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Here are a few of Turner's Facebook musings, as per WKRN-TV and WZTV-TV:
On slavery: “If all white people can be guilty for slavery because of a few plantation owners… then black people get to share the same guilt. There were Black plantation owners as well. So if all whites are guilty so are blacks.”
On the recent protests: “It’s not that the Anti-Fa and BLM thugs are so strong that they are able to take over part of a city...It’s that the Democrat Mayors are so weak as to let it happen. Shameful.”
On race: “What we done? We have raised a generation of morons that think that police are evil, especially the white ones …that all white people are racist and privileged …what have we done?”
On racism: “If you’ve been mistreated by someone of a different race, most of the time it’s because one of you are a jerk. Not your skin color.”
On wearing masks: “Lady asked me where my mask was today in a store. I told her I roll Commando!”
However uncomplicated and controversial Turner's view of the world may be, calling it "hate speech" would be a stretch. That wasn't the opinion of two prominent Nashville politicians though, who've made Turner's comments a heated public debate.
more here from local nashville tv station wkrn
Posted on 7/31/20 at 10:59 am to Frank Black
If that is hate speech, everyone right of Rex on TD is screwed.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:00 am to Frank Black
he committed the crime of having a differing opinion. Have you not been paying attention to the news? Totally illegal
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:01 am to TigersSEC2010
And this is allowed to happen.
This is why the "silent majority" will not fight back.
We all see what happens.
This is why the "silent majority" will not fight back.
We all see what happens.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:01 am to Frank Black
In a normal world this is just benign.
In today's world, as a fire department captain, you should be smart enough to keep these opinions off of your social media.
I don't care if you're a 20 year vet, NO ONE is going to have your back.
Sad.....but true.
In today's world, as a fire department captain, you should be smart enough to keep these opinions off of your social media.
I don't care if you're a 20 year vet, NO ONE is going to have your back.
Sad.....but true.
This post was edited on 7/31/20 at 11:03 am
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:03 am to Frank Black
There's fifteen hundred sixty two gay politicians in Nashville..
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:03 am to Tiger985
If he said the opposite, he probably would have gotten promoted in spite of any outrage.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:04 am to Frank Black
Not at all hate speech but anyone that is stupid enough to post shite on FB when they have a civil service job is a fricking idiot & deserves what they get
This shite has been going on long enough that he knew what would happen
Quit posting political crap on social media
Quit posting on social media
It’s hard to take up for these people when they refuse to use common sense
You aren’t going to win against the social media mob
This shite has been going on long enough that he knew what would happen
Quit posting political crap on social media
Quit posting on social media
It’s hard to take up for these people when they refuse to use common sense
You aren’t going to win against the social media mob
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:04 am to TigersSEC2010
quote:My thoughts exactly
If that is hate speech, everyone right of Rex on TD is screwed.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:05 am to navy
quote:
And this is allowed to happen.
This is why the "silent majority" will not fight back.
Love ya man, but that is backwards. It is allowed to happen because we never fight back.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:07 am to Frank Black
I’m mean, he’s not wrong and is a one-way street, But someone in his role should use better judgement
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:08 am to Frank Black
Marxism doesn't have a First Amendment, but it has may useful idiots who will make any opinion opposed to the party line a "crime."
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:08 am to Frank Black
Guy's not too smart. No matter what's right or wrong, never put anything like that in writing.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:10 am to TNTigerman
Sad to see so many say, “Shame on this poor fool, thinking he has Freedom of Speech”.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:10 am to LSUJML
quote:
Not at all hate speech but anyone that is stupid enough to post shite on FB when they have a civil service job is a fricking idiot & deserves what they get
It only okay if the opinion expressed is acceptable to the leftist loons.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:12 am to LSUJML
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Not at all hate speech but anyone that is stupid enough to post shite on FB when they have a civil service job is a fricking idiot & deserves what they get
Does this go for all opinions or just the politically incorrect ones?
Are those that post BLM facing the same scrutiny?
This post was edited on 7/31/20 at 11:14 am
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:12 am to LSUJML
Why? Why should he not have the same damn rights to speak as anybody else?
THAT is the issue. Not his opinions.
THAT is the issue. Not his opinions.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:13 am to Jjdoc
quote:
And this is allowed to happen.
This is why the "silent majority" will not fight back.
Love ya man, but that is backwards. It is allowed to happen because we never fight back.
And look at some of the posts already. You shouldn't say anything, he was dumb to post anything. So the sentiment of don't say anything can't exist with the silent majority isn't saying anything.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:13 am to TNTigerman
quote:
No matter what's right or wrong, never put anything like that in writing.
Why not?
And the fact that you can't put such thoughts into writing is downright shameful.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:14 am to navy
quote:
Sad to see so many say, “Shame on this poor fool, thinking he has Freedom of Speech”.
Sad is an understatement. It's fear. and it has a distinct smell to it.
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