Assistant Michigan DA goes after "Radical Homosexual Activist" college student

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Huh - haven't heard of this.  UofM always has lots of weird drama going on down there.

As for the Assistant DA, he's a moron, but as long as he hasn't been using public resources to do any of this, I really don't care.  Although this'll screw up his chances of getting jobs elsewhere.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

If he hasn't broken any laws, I'm not sure there's grounds to fire him.  Is he an assistant DA or AG?  I've heard both now.  If it's AG, that may be a bit different, since he'd be in a more prominent public position.

If he's crossed over into lines of personal harassment, then he should be fired.  But starting a blog about someone isn't grounds for dismissal.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

If he hasn't broken any laws, I'm not sure there's grounds to fire him.  Is he an assistant DA or AG?  I've heard both now.  If it's AG, that may be a bit different, since he'd be in a more prominent public position.

If he's crossed over into lines of personal harassment, then he should be fired.  But starting a blog about someone isn't grounds for dismissal.

He's an assistant AG. And he's been picketing in front of the guy's house, not just writing absurd blog posts. (http://gawker.com/5652397/michigan-attorney-general-defends-creepy-gay+student+harassing-assistant)

People get fired for a lot less severe stuff on blogs all the time. And poor judgment is a completely legitimate grounds for firing. There is no free speech employment defense for government employees if their speech demonstrates poor judgment (since the firing would not be about the speech itself, but the judgment demonstrated by the speech and the way it was made).

I just see that landing MI in a lawsuit.  Trying to fire somebody for poor decision-making based on something like this is just asking for a lawsuit.  Until he does something illegal, I don't see what Cox can do.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

But you'd be calling for his immediate resignation if he'd used a swear word, right?

Stop trolling, Al.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

But you'd be calling for his immediate resignation if he'd used a swear word, right?

Stop trolling, Al.

Telling the truth is trolling? 

No - but putting a jab in at my choices as a moderator on a thread about something completely unrelated is.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Cox has valid reasons to worry about this guy's credibility in a courtroom as a direct result of his unprofessional behavior and judgment here. Also, if there's one employer that would be tough to sue, it would be the AG's office. Could you imagine someone better prepared to fight back?

What exactly does he do in the AG's office?  If he's arguing cases, then he may bias the jury against the case, and while that may not in and of itself be grounds for dismissal (not really sure on the exact law here), it would give certainly give the AG's office grounds to move him to a department where he's simply pushing paperwork and "strongly suggest" that he find work elsewhere.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Cox has valid reasons to worry about this guy's credibility in a courtroom as a direct result of his unprofessional behavior and judgment here. Also, if there's one employer that would be tough to sue, it would be the AG's office. Could you imagine someone better prepared to fight back?

God I wish his boss could have been gay and this asshole not have known it.......he'd be prosecuting parking tickets.

Well we know Cox isn't gay... since he had an affair with a woman.  But boy, wouldn't that be one heck of an epic cover for a gay politician?