Fired & Furious [Because She Can't Speak Spanish]

7 News Miami/Fort Lauderdale ^ | May 1, 2002 06:25 PM | Patrick Fraser

[DeaconBenjamin]

From an email alert. Coming soon to a government agency near you?

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I hope she wins her lawsuit and the Miami-Dade County government is gutted as a result.

[Brownie74]

It's already here!!

[Shermy]

The anthrax thing is very vicious.

[Black Agnes]

The anthrax thing sounds like a neat nifty lawsuit all by itself IMHO. Didn't some people actually go to JAIL over fake anthrax threats last fall?

[MeekOneGOP]

Yikes! I am speechless.........

[Brownie74]

Correct and correct.

I hope this lady sues and wins and get enough money to buy the entire state of Florida.

[DoughtyOne]

Above and beyond the obvious violations of her rights, the anthrax incident was vicious. The supervisor should be fired and subjected to have to pay compensation for their unacceptable behavior.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Howard Finkelstein, 7News Legal Expert, says "The Florida Constituion says that English is the official language of the government. So you can't fire someone simply because they don't speak Spanish and you can't fire them simply because they are Anglo. That's discrimination. That's illegal."

The Florida Constitution is obviously an outdated, racist, sexist, discriminatory document, the provisions of which can obviously only be looked at in an historical context. So there, you racist pig, nyaah-nyaah-nyaah!

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[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

We are called Anglos now?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

As long as you're speechless in a foreign language...:-)

[Cold Heat]

I have a feeling she will be well compensated. Her boss will get a transfer and everything else will remain the same.

[Black Agnes]

Yes, Anglos. Even tho I'm not very 'Anglo' by heritage, being mostly Scottish with a little American Indian thrown in for good measure.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

We are called Anglos now?

Yes, you racist prude, now get over it. </SARCASM>

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Now her question: can an Anglo be fired for not speaking Spanish on the job?"

Therre are legitimate jobs within the government that can require people to be bi-lingual, or even multi-lingual.

Being bilingual couldn't possibly have been a requirement for her job when she was hired, she wouldn't have lasted all those years on the job. If the job qualifications changed to require bilingual employees, she should have been offered a transfer.

If the story is as she is telling it, her supervisor should be fired.

Having said that, I will tell you that people whom I have fired in the past claimed to never, ever having done anything that justified their being dismissed...or at least that was the story they told the unemployement board.

[ClassicConservative]

I hope this lady sues and wins and get enough money to buy the entire state of Florida.

We'll put you down as one of those not in favor of tort reform...

[Brownie74]

I have a feeling she will be well compensated. Her boss will get a transfer and everything else will remain the same.

I hope it won't come to that. I can't be bought that easy. I hope she fights till hell freezes over.

[Bitman]

We are called Anglos now?

Yes... Along with Honkey, Cracker, Gringo, White Boy and any number of other 'Non Hate Speech' names.

[Black Agnes]

You forgot redneck.