Going too far?

Have you heard about the two employees fired from a non-profit organization for a photo they posted on Facebook? LINK to the story for the details.

They were at Arlington National Cemetery and one of the employees photographed the other standing in front of a sign with the cemeteries name on it asking everyone to be silent and respectful as she "pretended" to be screaming out loud and flipped the bird. A harmless prank meant to make their friends and family laugh when they see it on Facebook. The photo went "viral" though and when complaints started coming in to the non-profit organization they worked for, they were summarily fired. How is this a relevant reason to fire someone from their job? I can guarantee you that if that were me, I'd have already hired an attorney and would be suing for wrongful termination!

The world has gone insane with all this kind of crap! Whatever happened to "freedom of speech" and the "pursuit of life, liberty and happiness"? This all started in the 80's when someone coined the term "politically correct", and it's escalated to the point where none of us any longer have a private life where we can be who we want to be. Instead, we're being forced to live in a world where we have to more and more be what someone else wants us to be. If I lived anywhere near Arlington National Cemetery, I'd go there and make my own prank photo just to show the world what I think of it's "big brother" mentality!