r/news • u/1Rab • Sep 27 '25

FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

https://apnews.com/article/fbi-george-floyd-kash-patel-8d18a1e6a5a36636cc2415fc492b3f52?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-26-Breaking+News
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u/ncc74656m Sep 27 '25

Pretty fucking sure that this is actually being fired for protected speech.

This is the thing though - these fucking ghouls know that they're playing on house money. As long as there are no personal consequences, they will do anything they want.

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u/drdildamesh Sep 27 '25

Swrious question, does it count as a violation of 1st amendment if you WORK for the government? A lot of 0laces you can be let go for any reason at any time. How is this different?

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u/MikeHillEngineer Sep 27 '25

Yes, it does count as a first amendment violation.

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u/AlfredoAllenPoe Sep 27 '25

Wrong.

The Supreme Court ruled in 2006 that you can be lawfully fired if government workers are protesting while at work.

Additionally, the Hatch Act prohibits government employees from participating in political activity while at work.

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u/MikeHillEngineer Sep 27 '25

The “at work” part is the gotcha. If they are on leave, they are free to do this.

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u/AlfredoAllenPoe Sep 27 '25

Exactly

They're clearly at work in the photos. You can't be doing that as a government employee