An Alaskan YV reporter that was reporting on a marijuana grow club admitted on air that she owned a grow club and then said "f--k it" I quit! When they switched back to the anchor she was really at a loss for words.
Viewers of KTVA's Sunday night newscast learned all about the Alaska Cannabis Club, a medical marijuana group. And then, they learned something else: The reporter who presented the story to the station's viewers is also the owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club.
Charlo Greene then quit her TV job on live television after promising to dedicate "all of my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalizing marijuana here in Alaska."
She added: "And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice, but, [expletive] it, I quit."
You can watch the full video, which contains Greene's explicit sign-off, here.
Although Greene told Alaska Dispatch News that her (former) employers had no idea she was going to quit on air, or that she ran the club she reported on, the Alaska Cannibis Club's Facebook page encouraged its followers to tune in for the Sunday broadcast.
"I wanted to draw attention to this issue. And the issue is medical marijuana," Greene told the Dispatch News after the broadcast. "If I offended anyone, I apologize. But I’m not sorry for the choice that I made."
Although it seems a bit redundant to fire an employee who already quit, KTVA, a CBS affiliate, wanted to make it crystal clear that it did not condone Greene's unexpected remarks on Sunday. Especially the swearing.
The live segment is available on YOUTUBE via the hyperlink embedded in the WashingtonPost article. NSFW language warning!
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Regardless of what side you are on regarding the legalization of marijuana in the United States, the big thing that resulted from this stunt is her agenda has now seemingly backfired on her. It seems that instead of ultimately trying to get her point across to draw attention to the legalization effort of medical marijuana in Alaska, as since she dropped the F bomb on live television that is all the media is focusing on. An F bomb being used. Sure we hear the backstory in most all reports on the occurrence, but there's always this large pin-point focus on the F bomb.
It probably wasn't the smartest way to try to bring attention to the issue. If she had just simply announced she quit with little fan fare and no expletive would that have changed things? I don't know obviously. But her using an expletive on television probably did not help her cause; although it makes for a hell of a story to post across the internet.
It was unprofessional and immature of her to do this. It doesn't help her cause.
It makes many folks associate her breaking a big rule with pot. "See? Stupid pot head said the f- word on live tv". Imagine if she was driving while smoking... she comes up to a red light... "eff it, I'm goin' through..."
I chuckled when I first watched it, but she showed disrespect towards her profession, and there should be shame attached to this instead of that misguided notion that ANY attention (publicity)is good attention(publicity)
It was unprofessional and immature of her to do this. It doesn't help her cause.
It makes many folks associate her breaking a big rule with pot. "See? Stupid pot head said the f- word on live tv". Imagine if she was driving while smoking... she comes up to a red light... "eff it, I'm goin' through..."
I chuckled when I first watched it, but she showed disrespect towards her profession, and there should be shame attached to this instead of that misguided notion that ANY attention (publicity)is good attention(publicity)
I don't think she showed disrespect, more frustration with the way the few have used propaganda against many with no knowledge of anything but what those few in charge, our government, banks, rich have told them of what pot really is and used it to their own advantage. I really love how some with no real knowledge about pot but what the government has lied to them think that they know it all. Like,
Pot has no medicinal value ! Wrong ! Pot is the gateway drug ! Wrong ! Pot is as addictive as heroin ! Wrong !
And so much more that is so untrue but so many chose to believe their government because they would and have never lied to us ! Wrong !
I really do think it was just frustration that made her do what she did and said !
Steve
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I do not smoke but am for decriminalization. The biggest obstacle to ending the prohibition on pot is the proponents of pot. Bunch of complete idiots for the most part. Quit telling us it's harmless. Quit swearing on live TV.
Let's say you are a research scientist. Some other well-known scientist makes a major discovery, and it's a public thing, and then it turns out they purposefully fudged the data, you wouldn't publicly support their behavior as being a good thing. Maybe you's try to explain the pressure and frustration involved with research and funding, but that's not the same as saying it was a great thing that she did. We watched the news last night (a rare thing) and the anchors were praising her " you go, girl! " "nice one!" etc. Then they asked people to think of great ways to (unprofessionally) quit. One 'guy on the street'said he would give his manager two weeks notice and remain working, and they mocked him.
There is a certain level of professionalism which comes with every job. I guess this is not the mindset of some people.
Regardless of what side you are on regarding the legalization of marijuana in the United States, the big thing that resulted from this stunt is her agenda has now seemingly backfired on her. It seems that instead of ultimately trying to get her point across to draw attention to the legalization effort of medical marijuana in Alaska, as since she dropped the F bomb on live television that is all the media is focusing on. An F bomb being used. Sure we hear the backstory in most all reports on the occurrence, but there's always this large pin-point focus on the F bomb.
It probably wasn't the smartest way to try to bring attention to the issue. If she had just simply announced she quit with little fan fare and no expletive would that have changed things? I don't know obviously. But her using an expletive on television probably did not help her cause; although it makes for a hell of a story to post across the internet.
I don't even know why the word "****" is such a big issue. I use it frequently. I have a... colorful tongue. She should have just said "screw" it if that's the way she wanted to go. But she did kind of have to quit; she'd have been fired the second the newscast ended. I think the only thing she really did wrong was the word choice.
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Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:
Let's say you are a research scientist. Some other well-known scientist makes a major discovery, and it's a public thing, and then it turns out they purposefully fudged the data, you wouldn't publicly support their behavior as being a good thing. Maybe you's try to explain the pressure and frustration involved with research and funding, but that's not the same as saying it was a great thing that she did. We watched the news last night (a rare thing) and the anchors were praising her " you go, girl! " "nice one!" etc. Then they asked people to think of great ways to (unprofessionally) quit. One 'guy on the street'said he would give his manager two weeks notice and remain working, and they mocked him.
There is a certain level of professionalism which comes with every job. I guess this is not the mindset of some people.
I agree with you, but you have to see her position as well.
The news company will not want that associated with them at all. She'd have been fired right after this segment was over. She'd probably never get another spot in front of the TV. She wanted to draw attention to it.
Now, word choice? I don't even notice anymore, but apparently others still think it's a big deal. Even all my friends' kids hear us curse all the time--they know what to say and what not to say.
But yes, the only time I ever quit without a notice was when I was trying to get a raise, and my manager called my bluff. I went back to work the next day and got my job back.
I agree with you, but you have to see her position as well.
The news company will not want that associated with them at all. She'd have been fired right after this segment was over. She'd probably never get another spot in front of the TV. She wanted to draw attention to it.
Now, word choice? I don't even notice anymore, but apparently others still think it's a big deal. Even all my friends' kids hear us curse all the time--they know what to say and what not to say.
But yes, the only time I ever quit without a notice was when I was trying to get a raise, and my manager called my bluff. I went back to work the next day and got my job back.
OH, believe me, I "see" her side, I just don't agree with her behavior, especially since she was on TV. I can understand the heat of the moment.I've quit before, and I did so i a pofessional manner, and finished up my two weeks.
I notice because I have a son. I notice, bcause I often am reading a supossedly professional piece of writing, and then they start with the curses. Its frustrating that you have to edit articls before you let your kid read them.
Letting it slide, or not noticing it is kinda like accepting it... I see why HR depts are so seemingly ridiculous when they define dress codes. One place was *slightly* more lieniant, and guy showed up in shorts, a tee shirt, and flip flops. I hate ties, but if they say I need to wear 'em... I will. I was kinda fired up about this becuase I just feel this a stupid backwards for getting folks to accept that some folks would like to have a relationship with a plant.
Originally posted by theBDub: But yes, the only time I ever quit without a notice was when I was trying to get a raise, and my manager called my bluff. I went back to work the next day and got my job back.
Coward ! "You know the key to running a convincing bluff? Every once in a while you got to be holding all the cards." Going back and begging for your job back was not exactly what I would call a good bluff !
Steve
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OH, believe me, I "see" her side, I just don't agree with her behavior, especially since she was on TV. I can understand the heat of the moment.I've quit before, and I did so i a pofessional manner, and finished up my two weeks.
Sometimes that is not an option, finishing up your 2 weeks, I have quit before as well, but the company that hired me needed me right then, so giving 2 weeks notice was not an option. Working construction sometimes I have just walked into my job and said sorry I got to go, grabbed my job box and rolled it out to the truck. Many times as a mater of fact, construction jobs that pay well and are at best seasonal are a get up and go kind of thing, they call the night before and say we need you tomorrow for X months at X amount plus X amount per diem plus, plus, plus.
it all depends on the circumstances and pay and sometimes many other things, giving 2 weeks notice has gone the way of working for a company for your entire life and retiring from said company with a pension. Sometimes you can do it, sometimes you can't.
Steve
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I have always given @ least 2 weeks notice except the very last job I had. They had for months, done some things I didn't like, to their customer base.
One day, I had enough, told the manager "You see that tractor I'm changing the clutch on? When I finish it, and get the FEL back on it, I'm leaving".
He: "Well, ok--if you have something to do, go ahead and take a day or 2 off" me: No you don't understand, I'm not coming back--ever--I'm done here" and that's all I said. He stammered a bit, walked off and I finished the job, backed my truck in and loaded my tools. Brought all my uniforms in the next day.
It's hypocrisy to expect an employee to give 2 weeks when the employer never gives notice if they are going to fire or lay off some or all of their employees. They may let it leak prematurely that a layoff is coming, but they rarely if ever let employees know in advance exactly which ones are going to get the notice on payday. They just leave the whole workforce hanging in anxiety for up to 2 weeks, not knowing whether to go look for a new job or not until the ax falls.
It's hypocrisy to expect an employee to give 2 weeks when the employer never gives notice if they are going to fire or lay off some or all of their employees. They may let it leak prematurely that a layoff is coming, but they rarely if ever let employees know in advance exactly which ones are going to get the notice on payday. They just leave the whole workforce hanging in anxiety for up to 2 weeks, not knowing whether to go look for a new job or not until the ax falls.
I totally agree with this. If they are not going to give you the respect of giving you a two week notice, as a normal thing. Then they too do not deserve 2 weeks notice.
I totally agree with this. If they are not going to give you the respect of giving you a two week notice, as a normal thing. Then they too do not deserve 2 weeks notice.
I hear ya, They really need to give you some notice, instead of "hey, i'm locked out of my computer...hmmm...oh, someone from HR is at my office door. "Oh, Hai!" "wait...whuut?" Oh, a box. for my stuff. wheeeee. ugggggh. The one time I didn't chose to go to somewhere else. got rid of all their support staff in one day. I hope to never go through THAT sort of thing again.
Coward ! "You know the key to running a convincing bluff? Every once in a while you got to be holding all the cards." Going back and begging for your job back was not exactly what I would call a good bluff !
Steve
I lost the bluff! He let me go home. I needed the job, it was the best around. ~$16/hr at 17 years old; I had it made.
I believe the reason companies don't give two weeks notice is because they are afraid of having disgruntled employees around for two weeks. I know that I would not be a good employee during that 2 week period.
I believe the reason companies don't give two weeks notice is because they are afraid of having disgruntled employees around for two weeks. I know that I would not be a good employee during that 2 week period.
Yeah, a person could do a LOT of damage in that amount of time. When I was canned, I was in the middle of a data migration and some other stuff, and I asked that I be allowed to finish because the person was on deadline and would have been totally screwed if I just left. That was me caring about my user, not my ex-company though. (I fight for the USERS!)
I'm just guessing here but, does this mean her application to host the "Today Show" or "Good Morning American" needs to be revised?
Pretty stupid move on her part. (Regardless of her position on the plant.)
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(NEWSER) — Charlo Greene made headlines in 2014 when the then 26-year-old memorably quit her TV reporting gig on air while announcing her intention to push for the legalization of marijuana in Alaska: She said, "F--- it, I quit," before walking out of view. But as the Guardian reports, her ensuing off-screen plight has been largely ignored, even though she faces more than a half-century in prison. That's because Greene, whose legal name is Charlene Egbe, isn't just a cannabis advocate but the owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club, which she created on April 20, 2014, a full six months before Alaska voted to legalize the adult use of cannabis. In other words, she was receiving "donations" for marijuana through club "memberships" before it was legal to do so.
Police raided the club twice and detectives made several undercover purchases, and though Greene wasn't directly involved in them, state prosecutors are charging her because the club is registered under her name. She's pleaded not guilty to charges of "misconduct involving a controlled substance," and the original indictment listed eight offenses that amounted to a possible 24 years in jail. The Guardian broke the news to Greene that six offenses have since been added, raising the total to 54 years. In the Weed Blog, Greene calls this a "modern-day lynching," and tells High Times that she hopes the cannabis community rallies behind her. "I need help more than ever," she says. "Now that I could lose the rest of my life because of cannabis, it feels like the people I fought for have abandoned me."
I think the world needs to stop pretending that everyone doesn't swear whenever and wherever they can get away with it. Buncha hypocrites for condemning her for doing it as she quits, tv or no tv.
It seems Alaska prosecutors have a wish to waste taxpayers money.
If it was just the weed part of it, then maybe.. but there is more to it, as the drug was illegal.. mail fraud, money laundry are just a few that come to mind.. One must remember , it tis still illegal in the eyes of the fed's.. I think many will be in for a shock when they decide to enforce it.. smells of a set up to allow the states to get so far then make 50% + of the population criminals and take their right to owning a fire arm.. Only time will tell if I'm crazy or if the liberals use this as a way to dis arm the American people.. won't be hard to track down whom was using as I'm sure they are using c/c and phone apps to pay for it.. leaving a papertrail .. It is genius really, let them do it at state level than collect the data and make users criminals and take the guns.. sneaky,, yup..
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She may be given as much as 54 years for this. She did not make the sales, but an employee did. Twice. She set up her business 6 months before it became legal to use marijuana in AK. I have been following this for several days now, and the prosecutor is on a which hunt for this woman. Our little readings are only bad reporting. Very one sided ink. I am all for punishment of laws broken, but there comes a time when the insane amount of laws are a burden on our society. She is being martyred.
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