And if Olin had some impulse control he might have found out

I'm not saying I lose the right to express my opinion; I'm saying that as a public figure, I have to expect that everything I say publicly can reflect upon Kotaku in some way.

How is calling Sterling a victim level-headed? It's like saying a rapist or a murderer is a victim because they have to go to jail.

Swear to God, stop invoking the First Amendment in situations where it doesn't apply. The fact that he isn't in jail for what he said means his First Amendment rights are fully intact.

At this stage of the Donald Sterling saga, I am less disappointed in Donald Sterling for being racist than I am with about 75% of the American people for not having even the slightest clue as to how the first amendment works.

I truly mourn the state of our civics curriculum.

No, this does not violate the first Amendment. Have you ever actually read the first Amendment? It begins "Congress shall make no law.....". It is ONLY a prohibition on government restriction of speech. The government. That's it. Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that private employers are prohibited from firing…

Go read the first amendment again, and then explain which part of it this situation violates.

Pics or it didn't happened.

Faux outrage...lol...a guy who controls the destiny of hundreds of people shouldn't be held to a higher standard than others..in what galaxy? Nevermind this is one of many instances of similar behavior that have ended up in court over and over again but it's all faux when we get outraged.

It doesn't violate shit. First Amendment only protects you from the government. Private companies can do what they damn well please in regards to anything you say.

But this situation has basically nothing to do with gaming. He posted a very unpopular opinion about a current hot button issue and worked with the public in his former position. His firing would have occured in just about any industry right now.

First, Josh Olin didn't work for the government so the First Amendment, which protects speech against government action, is irrelevant. He, like most of us, worked for a private company that can hire and fire people at will, including for what we say. If you want to test the limits of your personal freedom of speech…

The First Amendment does not apply in this case. Like, not at all. Have you read the Bill of Rights?

I have 10k followers on Twitter; when I say something there, it's not just voicing an opinion—it's broadcasting that opinion to an audience of thousands. If I got in front of a room full of 10,000 people and shouted racial slurs, I might not be arrested—because I have the right to say whatever I'd like—but I sure…

It doesn't matter if you sign along the dotted line before your first paycheck and fail to read the fine print that comes with a public position such is a community manager. I'd be shocked if there isn't some kind of language in that contract that includes controversial comments such as that.

First ammendment is a government thing and not a company thing. Everyone pulls it out but they don't actually understands what it means.

You are free to speak your mind. You are also free to reap the social consequences of speaking your mind. Both Donald Sterling and Josh Olin have recently experienced that.

No. That's not censorship. Censorship is when you are not allowed to say anything or you are silenced by the people in power. These people can say whatever they want, but they have to live with the consequences of what they say.