Man fired over offensive Amanda Todd Facebook comment
Posted October 17, 2012 12:20 pm.
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A man lost his job at a London, Ont. men’s clothing store after posting an insulting remark on Amanda Todd’s memorial Facebook page, according to media reports.
Calgarian Christine Claveau scanned Facebook for negative comments about the British Columbia teen, who committed suicide last week after years of bullying, and found a particularly disturbing comment that used a derogatory term.
When Claveau clicked through to look at the poster’s Facebook page, she noticed a link to his employer, Mr. Big & Tall Menswear. She emailed the store to inform them about the offensive post.
Dave McGregor, president of Grafton-Fraser Inc., the company that owns the store, confirmed the man no longer works at the business.
The teen’s death has sparked outrage around the world, and the RCMP, which is investigating her death, has had to sift through thousands of tips and shoot down rumours, including unfounded information spreading online that her tormentor had been identified.
