Facebook staffer sends 'blood on my hands' memo

Re:Facebook staffer sends 'blood on my hands' memo by learnstats2 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @05:29PM (#24486907)

How would it be illegal?

Doctors are often required to attest their ethics before doing a job.

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Re:Facebook staffer sends 'blood on my hands' memo by gabereiser on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @06:02PM (#24487257)

But engineers are not. There are jurisdictions that this could be framed as discriminatory. Not in the US, but other markets.

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Re:Facebook staffer sends 'blood on my hands' memo by learnstats2 on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @05:20AM (#24490938)

I'm not sure why this would be discriminatory (in law or otherwise) for engineers and not for doctors.

Maybe the difference is that (computer-based) engineers are expected to do unethical work in some situations and for some employers, and there is an unwritten code that they can pass the buck and won't be penalised just for "doing their jobs".

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