Andy Dettmann
2024-06-01 06:05:58 UTC
Asocial media manager who thought the way to punish someone with opposing
views was to endanger him and his family is now looking for a new job.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced during a Thursday interview with
conservative talk radio host Pete Mundo that the city has "separated" from
the employee who shared the city of residence for Kansas City Chiefs
kicker Harrison Butker on social media after his viral commencement speech
at Benedictine College, according to the Kansas City Star.
During his speech, Butker criticized abortion, referred to "pride month"
as a celebration of "deadly sin," and promoted traditional gender roles,
sparking backlash from leftists.
Four days later, the city's official X account revealed that Butker
resides in the city of Lee's Summit, which is on the outskirts of Kansas
City, before quickly deleting the post.
The social media post stated: "Just a reminder that Harrison Butker lives
in the City of Lee's Summit." Despite the deletion, the post induced
backlash for "doxxing" Butker in relation to his beliefs.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey vowed to pursue action, accusing
the city of retaliating against Butker for expressing his religious
beliefs.
Bailey announced in a statement that his office "will not tolerate
religious discrimination from City officials" and said he was prepared to
use his authority under Missouri's Human Rights Act to defend religious
expression.
"Missourians of faith deserve to know why Kansas City officials decided to
attack Mr. Butker for his deeply held religious beliefs," Bailey wrote.
"The mayor needs to immediately turn over his office's communications
relating to this post."
Apparently, in response, the employee was subsequently fired.
Lucas called the social media post "clearly inappropriate" and said he
hopes the city can move forward, according to the Kansas City Star.
"I think there has been accountability from the city of Kansas City," he
said. "We all look forward to moving on. Letting the Chiefs play. Letting
the city do what it's supposed to do in delivering basic services."
While the city did not identify the employee, a spokesperson for the mayor
said the post was outside the scope of authorized communications but
that there would be no additional comments about the post or individual
employees related to it, the Kansas City Star reported.
The City of Kansas City tweeted and then deleted a dig at Kansas City
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker on May 15.
That employee has now been fired. https://t.co/vHSaoHlkYf
KCTV5 News (@KCTV5) May 23, 2024
Should have happened day one, but glad it was finally done.
Bundy (@albundyretired) May 25, 2024
Doxxing someone because you disagree with their views essentially wields
harassment and fear of physical harm as a weapon to chill speech you don't
like.
It is a severe violation of privacy and personal safety, as well as the
antithesis of acceptable conduct in a free society.
If the social media manager disagreed with Butker, he or she should never
have used the official social media account to exert pressure against him
over his views.
Traditional Christian values seem to incense leftists to such a degree
that they will resort to inciting violence or harm.
And when that happens, as the city rightly did in this case, they need to
go.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/kansas-city-employee-who-doxed-harrison-
butker-is-now-fired-mayor-confirms-end-to-her-career/ar-BB1n3Pnw
views was to endanger him and his family is now looking for a new job.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced during a Thursday interview with
conservative talk radio host Pete Mundo that the city has "separated" from
the employee who shared the city of residence for Kansas City Chiefs
kicker Harrison Butker on social media after his viral commencement speech
at Benedictine College, according to the Kansas City Star.
During his speech, Butker criticized abortion, referred to "pride month"
as a celebration of "deadly sin," and promoted traditional gender roles,
sparking backlash from leftists.
Four days later, the city's official X account revealed that Butker
resides in the city of Lee's Summit, which is on the outskirts of Kansas
City, before quickly deleting the post.
The social media post stated: "Just a reminder that Harrison Butker lives
in the City of Lee's Summit." Despite the deletion, the post induced
backlash for "doxxing" Butker in relation to his beliefs.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey vowed to pursue action, accusing
the city of retaliating against Butker for expressing his religious
beliefs.
Bailey announced in a statement that his office "will not tolerate
religious discrimination from City officials" and said he was prepared to
use his authority under Missouri's Human Rights Act to defend religious
expression.
"Missourians of faith deserve to know why Kansas City officials decided to
attack Mr. Butker for his deeply held religious beliefs," Bailey wrote.
"The mayor needs to immediately turn over his office's communications
relating to this post."
Apparently, in response, the employee was subsequently fired.
Lucas called the social media post "clearly inappropriate" and said he
hopes the city can move forward, according to the Kansas City Star.
"I think there has been accountability from the city of Kansas City," he
said. "We all look forward to moving on. Letting the Chiefs play. Letting
the city do what it's supposed to do in delivering basic services."
While the city did not identify the employee, a spokesperson for the mayor
said the post was outside the scope of authorized communications but
that there would be no additional comments about the post or individual
employees related to it, the Kansas City Star reported.
The City of Kansas City tweeted and then deleted a dig at Kansas City
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker on May 15.
That employee has now been fired. https://t.co/vHSaoHlkYf
KCTV5 News (@KCTV5) May 23, 2024
Should have happened day one, but glad it was finally done.
Bundy (@albundyretired) May 25, 2024
Doxxing someone because you disagree with their views essentially wields
harassment and fear of physical harm as a weapon to chill speech you don't
like.
It is a severe violation of privacy and personal safety, as well as the
antithesis of acceptable conduct in a free society.
If the social media manager disagreed with Butker, he or she should never
have used the official social media account to exert pressure against him
over his views.
Traditional Christian values seem to incense leftists to such a degree
that they will resort to inciting violence or harm.
And when that happens, as the city rightly did in this case, they need to
go.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/kansas-city-employee-who-doxed-harrison-
butker-is-now-fired-mayor-confirms-end-to-her-career/ar-BB1n3Pnw