TSA: Burn the Witch!

[booley]

Ok well not Burn.. but Fire.

MSNBC.com: Here's a situation for all you aspiring managers: If you were the boss at a U.S. government agency and one of your employees complained that she was afraid of a co-worker's religious practices, what would you do?

Would it change your decision if the religion were Wicca, and the employee feared her co-worker because she thought she might cast a spell on her?

Here's how the Transportation Security Administration handled it:

It fired the witch.

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41959553/ns/business-us_business

The employee in question was accused of "casting spells"...

She accused Smith of following her on the highway one snowy evening after work and casting a spell on the heater of her car, causing it not to work.

Oh and this employee also was a whistleblower who complained that security where she worked was lax. But that has nothing to do with this, I'm sure.

[SimSim]

Sounds like they found themselves am excuse. But seriously, casting spells? I'm just going to go back to rolling on the floor laughing.

[deusmalum]

Isn't Wicca a recognized religion? How is this NOT blatant religious discrimination?

[Thejebusfire]

Wiccans can't cast spells any more than Christians can cast out make believe demons.

[dakotabob]

Fucking magic, how does it work?

[ironbite]

Wow...way to go with a lawsuit there TSA.

Ironbite-what morons.

[Ranger Joe]

Honestly? Anyone who believes someone can cast spells on someone's car needs to have their performance evaluation a bit early, if you know what I mean.

[Thejebusfire]

I wonder if she turned their car into a newt?

[Iczer-Four]

Mar 28, 2011 15:33:22 GMT -5 Thejebusfire said:

I wonder if she turned their car into a newt?

*Gets the image of a newt car in his mind*

Bwahahahahaaa!

i wonder if the car got better?

[priestling]

Of course, that makes me think of a giant, literal Geico gecko car, wheels and all. I think I've finally gone insane.

[Rat Of Steel]

*derisive snort* Bah. Sanity is so over-rated, Priestling.

[Mlle Antéchrist]

The problem with crazy employee's logic (other than the obvious) is that if this other chick were to actually have the ability to cast spells, there's nothing to stop her from casting even worse spells as revenge for getting her fired. I hope crazy employee realizes that, and is currently shitting her pants in terror as she waits for the anvil to drop.

[Vene]

Mar 28, 2011 15:40:01 GMT -5 priestling said:

Of course, that makes me think of a giant, literal Geico gecko car, wheels and all. I think I've finally gone insane.

That's ridiculous, geckos aren't newts. Why, geckos aren't even amphibians.

[Caitshidhe]

Mar 28, 2011 14:49:33 GMT -5 deusmalum said:

Isn't Wicca a recognized religion? How is this NOT blatant religious discrimination?

Because it's only religious discrimination when it's done (or perceived to have been done because let's face it, they're not persecuted a fraction as often as they warble about) to Christians.

And to a lesser degree to any of the three Abrahamic religions.

But mostly to Christians.

[itachirumon]

Mar 28, 2011 15:37:20 GMT -5 Iczer-Four said:

Mar 28, 2011 15:33:22 GMT -5 Thejebusfire said:

I wonder if she turned their car into a newt?

*Gets the image of a newt car in his mind*

Bwahahahahaaa!

i wonder if the car got better?

CAR-SIZED NEWT OMG *squees and runs to glomp it* Newts are so cute n_n Geckos are too though...Pretty much most lizards (or amphibians, forgot Newts didn't count as lizzys)

In all seriousness... I smell a lawsuit, for both the company and little miss "sh-hee put-a spelll on meee, and now my car's not mineee~"