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Free Speech does not mean no consequences from your speech.
Shemy had ever right to like the tweets that he did. But that doesn't mean that he is free from the consequences of liking those tweets.
I find it weird that Michigan didn't look at those before hiring him. I mean liking a tweet that was saying Jim Crow and slavery were good for AAs is just asking for blowback.
2012 Detroit Lions Draft: 1) Cordy Glenn G , 2) Brandon Taylor S, 3) Sean Spence olb, 4) Joe Adams WR/KR, 5) Matt McCants OT, 7a) B.J. Coleman QB 7b) Kewshan Martin WR
Very true. The only thing I'll add though is I guarantee you had he liked or commented on something woke in a positive light there would be no repercussions.
Very true. The only thing I'll add though is I guarantee you had he liked or commented on something woke in a positive light there would be no repercussions.
Exactly.
Had he supported tweets that promote gay marriage and transgenderism, he'd be hailed as a hero by the same people who wanted him out.
"Free speech is fine as long as you agree with me".
I don't always roll a joint, but when I do, its usually my ankle
Shemy's apology for expressing his constitutionally protected rights: He asks for forgiveness, which, of course, will not be granted.
“My entire life and that of my Dad and family has been devoted to the best in people – no matter their race, religion or creed. I have fed my family through hard work and dedicated service promoting Black excellence and lifelong successes in academics and athletics for all. I was raised on the right side of history. The success of myself, my family, my father, our whole legacy is centered on the debt we owe the scores and scores of Black families, and all families, who allowed us to be a part of their incredible journeys. These Black players are among the greatest influences in my life besides faith, family and my father – all of which inform me of inalienable equality. Creating greater opportunities for every single aspiring athlete, especially Black athletes, has been our family’s focus and life’s work. But what I do for a living is far less important than for people to know what is in my heart, and has been, since I was born, instilled in me by my pioneering father. By inexplicably and irresponsibly liking things on social media I owe an unabashed and unequivocal apology to my hundreds of friends and fellow coaches in the Black community, all communities, the University of Michigan, my father’s legacy and my family. Any words or philosophies that in any way seek to underplay the immeasurable suffering and long-term economic and social inequities that hundreds of years of slavery and the “Jim Crow” era caused for Black Americans is wrong. I was wrong. We must never sanitize morally unsanitary, historical behaviors that have hindered the Black community, or any other community. There are no historical silver linings for the experience of our brothers and sisters. While disappointed in my flippant behavior on Twitter, those who know me best like Stony Burks, Pierre Woods and many others will confirm what they know to be true in my heart and head. Let this be yet another unfortunate example of exercising better caution and judgment on social media, not just to avoid infringing on your lifetime commitments, core values and ideals, but to help continue the march of even more progress for our melting pot. My sincerest apologies, again and profusely, to anyone I have offended, to the great institution that is the University of Michigan and to the broader athletic community I have been honored to dedicate my life’s work with the integrity and decency inspired by my family over the decades. We have all made mistakes which is why I hope for forgiveness based on my expansive life’s work, and not any moment of indiscretion.”
I don't always roll a joint, but when I do, its usually my ankle
An employer has every right to terminate an employee in a right to work state (I don't know what Michigan is) for pretty much whatever reason they want unless it violates EEOC laws. So the termination here sounds legal to me...but M better be careful because if they do not apply the same standards they could leave themselves open to civil litigation...maybe Talent could expound on that more. But we all know that had he "liked" left leaning tweets...tweets that could be offensive to more conservative people...well...we know nothing would be done. It's just yet another example of the double standards and hypocrisy of the looney left in this country...
2012 Detroit Lions Draft: 1) Cordy Glenn G , 2) Brandon Taylor S, 3) Sean Spence olb, 4) Joe Adams WR/KR, 5) Matt McCants OT, 7a) B.J. Coleman QB 7b) Kewshan Martin WR
So as a state employee (I assume coaches of a public university are state employees?) they are unionized? If they abolished the right to work does that mean they are technically forced to join the union? Nebraska is an at will state so pretty much anything goes and they technically can't force you to join a state union...but...uh...yeah you don't want Rocko visiting you...
I recently applied for a state job here in Lincoln and they are unionized...they told me in the interview that joining the union wasn't "mandatory cough cough"...but...yeah.
Now if Shemy was in a union...is he appealing to the union on his termination?
I guess this is all moot as I just read that Shemy "resigned"...he wasn't "terminated"...I'm sure he would have been terminated had he not resigned...but I'm sure there was an NDA in place???
Shemy is a strange bird anyway. His time at Michigan would have ended poorly one way or another. I was stunned to learn he’d been hired.
His long-winded groveling apology was so over the top I couldn’t get through half of it. Yes, we all know who got father was. Shemy: Michigan’s Hunter Biden….
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