Re: Reuben in trouble again...
Thank you for posting this. I worked with a guy who DID lose his job and career over false accusations. The company was so afraid of bad publicity (accuser threatened to go to local news outlets) they did not give the guy a fair shake in trying to get to the validity of the claims. They basically took her word for it and fired him. Guy lost a $70,000/year job with two kids in college and one daughter going into HS. Took him months to find another job, which paid around $40,000/year. He had to start pulling from his retirement to supplement. Never did fully recover and it completely changed he and his wife's retirement years. That was over 10 years ago. The lady whose word they took? Was fired four years later after being caught having sex with a co-workers husband on property.Without going into any detail I have been accused of sexual harassment in the workplace, by one woman, along with all of the other guys supervising shifts where I work. As a son, husband, and a father of three daughters I understand completely the need to protect an individual's right to a safe, respectful workplace, and as far as I know that's what we've got. When this accusation was made I got very, very angry at being falsely accused but the company's attitude was for us all to just be calm and see what happened. No lawsuit was ever filed and it did die down, but man, you are talking about my reputation here, in a place where I have spent my entire adult life.
I do not know what this woman expected to gain by doing this, but I truly wish we had been allowed to confront her face to face, and that the company would have fired her for lying. In the case of Rueben Foster, if this woman lied then his reputation and his ability to earn a living have been damaged, and as someone said above, this WILL cost him money even if he is completely innocent, there needs to be some sort of consequences. It is too easy in this country for someone to tear down another's reputation. It needs to not be this easy.
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