Australian Deported From Bahrain Over Facebook Posts 188
An anonymous reader writes "Australian English instructor Tony Mitchell recently moved to Bahrain where he was offered a job at the state-run Polytechnic University. He described himself as a witness of the various horrifying events in the struggling country (see The Atlantic's four-part series). Mitchell was eventually fired, evicted, and forced to flee because of posts he made on Facebook."
And how is this news? (Score:5, Informative)
Bahrain beat and killed its own citizens because they dared to demand rights. The rulers are evil tyrants along the lines of Gaddafi, Assad, et al. Kicking an Australian out of the country for what he posted on Facebook is nothing compared to the far more vile atrocities they have committed.
Yet more sensationistic articles (Score:5, Informative)
Mr. Mitchell was not;
1. "deported" His job ended so he probably no longer had a valid work visa
2. "forced to flee". He was advides by his ex-boss to leave as soon as possible. He could have refused and stayed until he something happened.
How about a little truth in reporting. The issue is bad enough as it is without throwing falsehoods on top.
Re:When in Rome (Score:4, Informative)
Actually, it does date back a long time [wikipedia.org]. The concept was not an invention of the US consititution.