| padib said:
Wait, you're saying she should've been fired but then you go on to say that her punishment should be severe? You need to make up your mind. If I am asked to do something in my job and it goes against my personal beliefs, I won't do it. I think that's commendable and needs to be dealt with sensibly if the conviction is illogical. There may come a day when your employer may ask you to do something you think is wrong (e.g. tax evasion). If you refuse to do what they say, you risk getting fired. But at least you would have stood for what you believe is right. ------ To go into more detail, here is why the new law is ridiculous. If a person does not want to sell Hallal meat in their store, they should have the right. Even if that means that Muslims need to go to a different store to find Hallal foods, so should it be. Similarly, if a person does not want to marry same-sex individuals, it should be their right. Going to jail for refusing it is preposterous, imho. |
No, I said she should be fined as a first measure. I absolutely think she should be jalied if she continued to refuse doing her job. I am not opposed to what opinions she have (although I do not agree with them), and if people want to commend her for public disopidience, I can relate to that. I applaud those that opposed segregation in the 50´s and 60´s and were in public positions: I still think they should have received fines or prison for doing so, but I applaud their opinions.
When you take on the role as a public servant it is never the same as having a job in the privcate sector: each penny you receive in salary is made up of tax money and you are therefore obligated to do what the law requires, how much it might hurt.
The two examples you give at the end of your post are flawed though: in one case you refer to tax evation, which is an illegal act. The second example is also irrelevant since a persons decision to serve Hallal or not is a private business matter.
But it isn´t an easy matter of course: if you are refused to be allowed to discriminate, are you in turn being discriminated upon? That is the matter in this case.
