Funny stuff on a gun related site elsewhere
And by funny I don't mean amusing. This was posted by a moderator of the forum in question on 7/23/07:
quote:Wanted to mention some news I heard this weekend that concerns me; thought others would like to know as well. A member of our forum, a police officer, has been told by his employer that he can no longer participate on this or other online gun forums, because they consider this to be engaging in "subversive" activity. And they don't just mean that their officers cannot do this on work time, apparently this means ANY time, even their own time and their own computer during off hours. He said that he would have to end his involvement here, as he was concerned about what would happen to his job otherwise.
Note: I cannot share his name, even his user name, and please don't speculate here in the thread about who it is. Let's just focus on the issue.
Apparently this is a trend that was started recently by a certain state's Dept. of Justice. They're monitoring online activity, and they don't want any law enforcement officers in their pay to be participating in any forums related to guns. I don't know if this is correct, or any of the details, since I've only had the report from this one person. I tried to look around on the web last night to find any public info about the issue, but couldn't find it. If anyone knows more about this--about what this state or any other state may be doing to restrict the off-hours Internet activities of some of their employees--I'd sure be interested to hear it.
My biggest concerns here are these (assuming that what I've been told is correct):
1. That some state governments are actually to the point where they are telling employees what to do in their off-hours, and preventing them from participating in gun forums, even though this is a perfectly legal and recreational type of activity.
2. That they apparently consider involvement in a gun forum to be "subversive" activity. That makes me wonder how many other states, and other types of employers, would think the same way. Just be careful out there.
It came out later in the thread that commiefornia are the ones playing "thought police" in this case.
quote:Wanted to mention some news I heard this weekend that concerns me; thought others would like to know as well. A member of our forum, a police officer, has been told by his employer that he can no longer participate on this or other online gun forums, because they consider this to be engaging in "subversive" activity. And they don't just mean that their officers cannot do this on work time, apparently this means ANY time, even their own time and their own computer during off hours. He said that he would have to end his involvement here, as he was concerned about what would happen to his job otherwise.
Note: I cannot share his name, even his user name, and please don't speculate here in the thread about who it is. Let's just focus on the issue.
Apparently this is a trend that was started recently by a certain state's Dept. of Justice. They're monitoring online activity, and they don't want any law enforcement officers in their pay to be participating in any forums related to guns. I don't know if this is correct, or any of the details, since I've only had the report from this one person. I tried to look around on the web last night to find any public info about the issue, but couldn't find it. If anyone knows more about this--about what this state or any other state may be doing to restrict the off-hours Internet activities of some of their employees--I'd sure be interested to hear it.
My biggest concerns here are these (assuming that what I've been told is correct):
1. That some state governments are actually to the point where they are telling employees what to do in their off-hours, and preventing them from participating in gun forums, even though this is a perfectly legal and recreational type of activity.
2. That they apparently consider involvement in a gun forum to be "subversive" activity. That makes me wonder how many other states, and other types of employers, would think the same way. Just be careful out there.
It came out later in the thread that commiefornia are the ones playing "thought police" in this case.
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In Jefferson's famous 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist Association -- so often cited as Gospel by those touting the "wall separating church and state" -- he also states that "the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, not thoughts." I am more than a little frightened by the situation you describe. 0 -
I do not doubt this at all. It has already become standard policy in many government agencies and corporations that any criticism (or even the mere mention) of your employer, co-workers, or in some cases your work activities that you put on the internet (whether it be your own webpage or others such as My Space or forums like Gunbroker) is grounds for termination.
I work for a local government and a similar internet policy has already been distributed. We also have policies barring our personal activities, regardless whether we are on or off the clock. Activities such as drinking or gambling (I live in Nevada) are strictly prohibited if I am wearing anything that identifies me as an employee of my agency, such as a name badge or even a jacket with our logo.
What better ways for the facists to consolidate their hardcore base than implementing these policies. Those loving freedom will quit. Those who don't quit will eventually get fired. The ones left will be the lemmings that find glee marching in goose-step at the command of tyrants.0 -
Kalifornia makes sense, but my first thought was Arkansas. 0 -
One needs to COMPLETELY understand this post...and the ramifications thereof.
As we enter the twilight of America...and the Beast spreads its slimy tenticles ever wider..this is just a small taste of the defeat of the ideals that made America once-great.0
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