So was his tirade - it's harassment - I admit he'd get nothing more than a caution or a fine for what he did but it is still an offence.
Here's an example where his actions could easily damage the company. His actions are bullying as a bare minimum so:
You've got an employee who's been fired. He sues the company saying that he was bullied and uses the video to show the CFO was a bully and uses it to show that the company board thinks that bullying is acceptable. On its own the video doesn't mean a lot but throw in a little evidence show the video in front of a jury who all thinks "he's a tit" and bam - you're out $100,000.
He is now a liability - a good company gets rid of liabilities.
Is it right for a mob mentality to cause this to happen? No. Is it right for social networking to be used as a weapon against people in the way it is? No. Is it right to abuse a woman at a drive-in?
You're perfectly right that this will happen more and more and that it is going to be used to get rid of people who someone doesn't like and there's going to be some really interesting court cases, assaults and deaths over it. Humanity isn't ready for social networking.
(, Fri 3 Aug 2012, 22:39, Reply)