[ohashi]

Apples and oranges.

I think a better example would be the case where the university professors/students committed known vulnerable code to linux kernel and they banned the whole university. If you're doing something ethically questionable and potentially harming others (spreading hate and conspiracy theories can do real harm), it could be grounds for not believing they are capable of doing their job.

I don't think it's a freedom of speech issue at all, it's a I want freedom of speech without social consequences issue. Sorry. If you're spreading around hate and lies - as a journalism professor no less - there should be consequences. You don't deserve the responsibility of teaching others.

[asciident]

I don't see how that's a better example, and you missed the point. Your example is about someone doing something unethical as part of their job. My example was about someone doing something unrelated to their job duties. That's the entire point I'm making, that things done outside of job duties do not reflect the competency of the job.

If you read the grandparent post, it's about making a judgment about whether one is effective at their job.