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Okay, great, but if it is found to be a cut and dry case, you agree a firing and bar from public office are the correct course of action?
by alexandercrohde 7y ago
Okay, great, but if it is found to be a cut and dry case, you agree a firing and bar from public office are the correct course of action?
- hn_throwaway_99 7y agoI think very few things are "cut and dry", but if it was indeed true that the claimed study was never done, and if the superiors knew this and lied about it, and then retaliated against this scientist for attempting to bring this fact to light, then yes, I absolutely think they should be fired. Note that "bar from public office" is not even a potential sanction in this case - the superiors are not publicly elected officials, and saying "no public government is allowed to hire you" is not a punishment that exists or is legal in the US. Depending on the level of knowledge, I'm guessing there are some criminal punishments available, but that would obviously be a very high bar in terms of determining culpability (IANAL).
- heyyyouu 7y agoIANAL, but not that high, actually, esp. if the feds want to get involved and can find a legit way. Any attorney general could be a serious problem but if the feds involved, I'd not want to be their legal rep.