Yeah Guest, we know already.

Firing is the ultimate punishment in the workplace, and unless there was a documented history of such behavior with suitable notice, procedure, and standards attached, one offence shouldn't result in termination. Sure, maybe it was a stupid thing to do, but one slip where no one gets hurt shouldn't mean the end to gainful employment. There are degrees of discipline and jumping to the employment equivalent of capital punishment is neither fair or well reasoned.

Feel free to disagree, but I hope you don't have a moment of witnessed indiscretion in the workplace where someone gets all hysterical and demands your head.

Fwiw, I suspect there are many neighbourhoods where Shrub would get worse than the finger, and deservedly so.

Peace, Mooh.