A individual associated with Pogoń Szczecin published a vulgar entry aimed at writer Mateusz Morozowski. The club's expected to take out the service consequences. This is an appropriate reaction if the authorship and association of the alert with the worker are confirmed.
The club is besides liable for the standard of debate
On social media there was a vulgar entry about writer Mateusz Morozowski. According to reports, its author is to be a individual professionally associated with Pogoń Szczecin, and the club is considering ending cooperation. The details request authoritative confirmation, so it is not appropriate to add any recitals or circumstances which have not yet been made public.
If the authorship is confirmed, the employer has the right to measure whether the employee's public behaviour violated the rules of representation of the club. Pogoń is an crucial institution for Szczecin. Its coat of arms and position builds a community of supporters, so those on its behalf should realize the burden of responsibility.
Criticism without gutter
A sports writer can make mistakes and is critical. Fans, activists and club employees have the right to argue with his assessments. However, a vulgar attack does not make an argument. It destroys the debate and shifts attention from fact to scandal.
The case besides shows the problem of social media. 1 impulsive entry can hit the reputation of man and organization. This is not a call for censorship of private views. There is simply a difference between view, factual criticism and public humiliation of a peculiar person.
The consequences must be based on facts
The club should first find the authorship, the position of the individual and the applicable rules of cooperation. Only then can a business decision be made and clearly justified. For fans, the most crucial thing is that Pogoń handles sports and builds trust, alternatively than allowing the club's name to be drawn into online clashes. The standard of the institution is known by how it responds to its own mistakes.
