11 People Who Got Fired Because Facebook

6. An unnamed KFC employee was fired after posting these photos on Facebook. Since the photos emerged, staff at the outlet in Johnson City, Tenn. have been retrained and the workers involved in the stunt have been fired.

7. New York Cop Peter Burns, who operates a Facebook profile by the name of “Coon Trapper” was suspended after posting this racist, obscenity-laced rant about President Obama on his Facebook page. But The Board of Trustees for the Village of Pleasantville, N.Y., decided the blurb was enough to get him suspended but not fired.

8. Rachel Burnett, a Detroit DTE Energy employee, was fired for making a rant against irate customers on her Facebook page.

9. Oconee County Jail Deputy Dewayne Powers was fired for sending a Facebook friend request and texting a 23-year-old female inmate while she was still in jail.

10. Melinda Halvorsen, a 31 year old Taco John’s manager in Charles City, Idaho, was fired after a customer posted a picture of her working without shoes on Facebook. Ms. Halvorsen allegedly prepared food for herself and two friends behind the Taco John’s counter after mowing the grass outside the restaurant.

11. Brian Stropolo, a replacement NFL referee, was allegedly pulled from his refereeing job after NFL officials discovered pictures of him on Facebook with New Orleans Saints apparel on, due to concerns about the potential for a biased officiating job.