# FORMER Wisconsin hospital employee deliberately destroys \>500 doses of COVID vaccine **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 31, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323 "2020-12-31T04:52:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/221 "2021-06-09T15:15:26Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > Then getting all pissy about their Freedom of Speech being violated. How stupid were these people that they have such poor understanding of what the concept “freedom of speech” means? Why do so many people think it means “Freedom from consequences of my speech”??? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/222 "2021-06-09T15:30:46Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Why do so many people think it means “Freedom from consequences of my speech”??? AND Why do so many people think “Freedom of Speech” applies to private companies. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/223 "2021-06-09T16:00:25Z")
These are the same people who are fundamentalist about private property rights! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/224 "2021-06-09T16:41:41Z")
Hint to people like that: Your job is not your private property. It’s your employer’s private property and they’re free to do whatever they want with it. Like kick your sorry loud-mouthed ass out of it. And thanks for the glossary. I would barely have passed that test despite knowing all the full phrases. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/225 "2021-06-09T16:50:42Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > And thanks for the glossary. I would barely have passed that test despite knowing all the full phrases. That was a joke! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/226 "2021-06-09T16:55:28Z")
I did see the seven acronyms and my first thought was “Whew, I’m going to have to waste some time googling…” So actual thanks for spelling them out. I was only confused by “APIHM LinkedIn”… was that a whoosh?..there aren’t multiple LinkedIns for different ethnicities, are there? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/227 "2021-06-09T17:06:02Z")
Presumably that should have been “on LinkedIn”. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/228 "2021-06-09T17:41:21Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > That was a joke! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/llE7wT1BKt8/hqdefault.jpg "The Simpsons - That's The Joke") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llE7wT1BKt8) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/229 "2021-06-09T18:55:55Z")
Checking an applicant’s social media can often reveal this kind of thing. A person who is REALLY militant about political and/or religious beliefs can definitely create a hostile working environment. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/230 "2021-06-09T19:31:09Z")
Of the employee relations issues I have where I work, rarely do politics or religion enter the picture. And I’ll remind you that religion is a protected class under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you take adverse action against an applicant because they’re really “militant” (whatever that means) about their religious beliefs you may be in violation of the law and leave your employer vulnerable to litigation. And examining social media might lead to bias in hiring which is something we generally try to avoid. Maybe a hiring manager looks on Facebook and sees Jan has two kids under the age of 5 and decides she’s likely to miss a lot of work. It’s something to consider. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/231 "2021-06-09T19:39:15Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > And examining social media might lead to bias in hiring which is something we generally try to avoid. My company has a different department do background checks (where they might look at social media). The hiring decision is made before the background check is completed, and then it’s only revealed as pass or fail. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/232 "2021-06-09T19:59:56Z")
Where I work (Washington State government) if there is any hint that we viewed a candidate’s social media and it influenced a hiring decision, that’s illegal. We have to be extremely careful about that. When I’m involved in the hiring process our HR folks have to remind us about that. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/233 "2021-06-10T02:19:06Z")
That reminded me of a woman who told me about an employer who, while interviewing people, would have someone check the interviewee’s car “to see how much garbage they had in it.” Okay, first of all, how would they know which car belonged to the person being interviewed, or how they would know it was theirs and not borrowed or a rental car? I guessed that if this was true, they were actually checking for car seats, or bumper stickers with potentially troublesome beliefs expressed on them. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/234 "2021-06-10T02:34:24Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > And thanks for the glossary. I would barely have passed that test despite knowing all the full phrases. > > That was a joke! You forgot to include CEO/COO in your glossary. Now we’re going to be sleepless all night trying to figure that out. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/235 "2021-06-10T02:43:34Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > That was a joke! Joke or not, there were a couple I would have had to look up, and I appreciate you making the extra effort to, you know, communicate. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/236 "2025-07-16T02:32:33Z")
Bumping an old thread: RFK Jr. makes her look like a piker. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323/237 "2025-07-16T02:37:20Z")
And the pharmacist’s license was suspended 2 weeks later, and revoked 2 months after that. > **[Salesforce](https://dsps-gov.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#3d0000008blZ/a/3d000002Wd8n/IVSKF.iM3DnYj.76POwb9T8f1xN8D8N8925vsQWxH2E)** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323.md?page=11)