We're not talking about convicting them though, we're talking about whether they can continue being a part of the workplace without making others feel threatened.
If you're black, and you know that one of your managers is a member of the KKK, there's absolutely zero chance you'll feel that they are treating you fairly. There's also nearly zero chance they will treat you fairly.
The fact of the matter is that work life does not exist in a vacuum. People don't come to work and pretend that things outside of work don't exist. They are also not obligated to treat their coworkers as simple cogs in a machine. This is why things people do outside of work can reflect upon their work relationships. Expecting the opposite is just naive.
Feelings are often wrong. That's why we don't make important decisions that affect people's lives based on feelings. We make them on facts and evidence.
It is everyone's job to temper their feelings with reason. Your feelings are not an absolute truth that must be obeyed no matter what.
I don’t think that’s what the person you’re responding to is saying, and it seems like you’re saying it as if they’re talking about the primacy of feelings over facts. It’s a bit of a straw man.
Take the example they made of a KKK member - should they be trusted to make those decisions based on facts and evidence?
In their example, the manager is already employed there. You don't have to trust them. You can look at the decisions they've made and see whether they made them fairly. If not, then go ahead and fire them.
But "I feel they might be unfair", when all the evidence shows that they have in fact been fair, is not a valid reason to fire someone.
Glad your life is working out for you and your experience leads you to believe in a just world. Discrimination is hard to prove. Having someone even tell you they are biased doesn’t seem to meet your bar. I hope you never have to experience it.
If you're black, and you know that one of your managers is a member of the KKK, there's absolutely zero chance you'll feel that they are treating you fairly. There's also nearly zero chance they will treat you fairly.
The fact of the matter is that work life does not exist in a vacuum. People don't come to work and pretend that things outside of work don't exist. They are also not obligated to treat their coworkers as simple cogs in a machine. This is why things people do outside of work can reflect upon their work relationships. Expecting the opposite is just naive.