Social media erupted following the recent decision that charges would not be pursued in Ferguson, Missouri in relation to the death of Michael Brown at the hands of officer Darren Wilson. While the 
First Amendment protects free speech, that protection is not without bounds. It appears, however, that many in the United States on both sides of this controversy have failed to realize those boundaries exist. In north Texas, for example, a high school English teacher is in the process of being discharged due to the insensitivity of her recent tweets. She is certainly not alone though, as a new Tumblr titled “Racists getting fired” (Warning: link contains explicit language) has illustrated, numerous other Twitter users are being met with serious repercussions due to tweets they have posted from their own personal accounts. Even though these users are tweeting from personal accounts, employers are finding out and cracking down. It appears that even during a time of national controversy, cooler heads do prevail, and everyone needs to watch what they tweet.
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