An instructor at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, was put on unpaid leave over what university officials said on Monday was an "offensive and unacceptable social media post." By Tuesday, John James was no longer employed there, though it's not clear if he resigned or was fired, the Louisville Courier Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network,
reported.
James' comments about the shooter missing were screenshotted and posted by the
conservative social media account Libs of TikTok.
"Words and actions that condone violence are unacceptable and contrary to our values, which call for respecting the intrinsic value and dignity of every individual," Jason Cissell, assistant vice president for communication at Bellarmine, said in a statement to the Courier Journal.
Another post by Libs of TikTok highlighted comments made by a worker at the Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar, a restaurant with locations in several states. The restaurant later
said in a post that the worker was no longer employed and had violated its social media policy.
Others out of a job include a
middle school behavior facilitator in South Dakota and
a Pennsylvania fire chief. In Wayne, Pennsylvania, the Wayne Business Association said its secretary
resigned after a post about the shooting.
It's not just the Tenacious D bandmate reaping the consequences for offensive jokes about the shooting. People are losing jobs for social media posts.
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