Man lost Job Over Facebook “Like”

A Virginia sheriff’s deputy has been fired for liking his boss’s political opponent on Facebook.

Now Daniel Ray Carter Jr. is fighting back in court, arguing that a “like”
should be protected by his First Amendment right to free speech.

According to court documents, the case began when Sheriff B.J. Roberts of Hampton, Virginia, fired Carter and five other employees for supporting his rival in a 2009 election.

Carter’s offense? Clicking the omnipresent Facebook thumbs-up to follow the page “Jim Adams For Hampton Sheriff.” Roberts, of course, won re-election, leading to the firings.