Via Tongue Tied:
A Sihk student at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville who complained that a student committee only brought liberal speakers to campus was derided as a “raghead” as a result, reports the Daily Beacon.
UT student Sukhmani Singh Khalsa complained in an editorial that the students’ Issues Committee, which brings speakers to campus, was devoid of ideological diversity. "I don't think that a lot of parents would be happy if they knew they were paying this group $90,000 to have their country slandered and their values dragged through the mud," he wrote.
Following the appearance of the article, Justin Rubenstein, a member of the Issues Committee, told fellow members of the panel in an e-mail that if they "see one of those ragheads, shoot him right in the (expletive) face."
Rubenstein said his comment was taken out of context.
Yeah, those death threats are always so tricky and ambiguous.
"He was caught in a weak and dumb moment ... and we all have those"... Dean of Students Maxine Thompson said she did not believe Rubenstein had violated a standard of conduct.
No, I'll bet you have more than your share of "weak and dumb" moments, Maxine.
The University of Nashville at Knoxville is where Glenn Reynolds teaches law, and he's been covering this too. Here's a link to the original e-mails.
Anyone familiar with the history of German universities in the 1930's has got to be appalled by this.
If the school won't act against thinly-veiled racist death threats, then maybe the police should.