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Re:Uber Fires More Than 20 Employees in Harassment Probe by theptip on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @05:34PM (#14501573)
The suggestion is not that those who were fired did nothing wrong. It's that they are being made to take the fall to shield higher-ups who also have done things wrong.
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Re:Uber Fires More Than 20 Employees in Harassment Probe by linkregister on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @07:34PM (#14502465)
The suggestion is actually, just that. That is the literal meaning of "scapegoat" in English: one who is wrongfully taking the blame for another.

The other responder, dopamean, answered the question considering that context.

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Re:Uber Fires More Than 20 Employees in Harassment Probe by ThrustVectoring on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @04:10AM (#14504487)
Yeah, that was my fault for making it unclear.

They're guilty of sexual harassment, but scapegoats for the culture that gave them free reign for so long.

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