Posted on 02/28/2009 5:15:58 AM PST by marktwain
For CCSU student John Wahlberg, a class presentation on campus violence turned into a confrontation with the campus police due to a complaint by the professor.
On October 3, 2008, Wahlberg and two other classmates prepared to give an oral presentation for a Communication 140 class that was required to discuss a “relevant issue in the media”. Wahlberg and his group chose to discuss school violence due to recent events such as the Virginia Tech shootings that occurred in 2007.
Shortly after his professor, Paula Anderson, filed a complaint with the CCSU Police against her student. During the presentation Wahlberg made the point that if students were permitted to conceal carry guns on campus, the violence could have been stopped earlier in many of these cases. He also touched on the controversial idea of free gun zones on college campuses.
That night at work, Wahlberg received a message stating that the campus police “requested his presence”. Upon entering the police station, the officers began to list off firearms that were registered under his name, and questioned him about where he kept them.
They told Wahlberg that they had received a complaint from his professor that his presentation was making students feel “scared and uncomfortable”.
“I was a bit nervous when I walked into the police station,” Wahlberg said, “but I felt a general sense of disbelief once the officer actually began to list the firearms registered in my name. I was never worried however, because as a law-abiding gun owner, I have a thorough understanding of state gun laws as well as unwavering safety practices.”
Professor Anderson refused to comment directly on the situation and deferred further comment.
“It is also my responsibility as a teacher to protect the well being of our students, and the campus community at all times,” she wrote in a statement submitted to The Recorder. “As such, when deemed necessary because of any perceived risks, I seek guidance and consultation from the Chair of my Department, the Dean and any relevant University officials.”
Wahlberg believes that her complaint was filed without good reason.
“I don’t think that Professor Anderson was justified in calling the CCSU police over a clearly nonthreatening matter. Although the topic of discussion may have made a few individuals uncomfortable, there was no need to label me as a threat,” Wahlberg said in response. “The actions of Professor Anderson made me so uncomfortable, that I didn’t attend several classes. The only appropriate action taken by the Professor was to excuse my absences.”
The university police were unavailable for comment.
“If you can’t talk about the Second Amendment, what happened to the First Amendment?” asked Sara Adler, president of the Riflery and Marksmanship club on campus. “After all, a university campus is a place for the free and open exchange of ideas.”
communist intimidation and coercion in the age of 0bama
A GOOD REASON not to “register” your guns! What state did this happen in? HOW would the campus Barney Fife’s access that info?
Hey, talking about gay rights makes me "scared and uncomfortable." So we should arrest all the gay rights supporters, I suppose.
hey sara, that's before the hippies took control of the colleges.
Go to college in Texas, NOT Connecticutt!
Cool! Are these zones where you can get free guns? Sweet!
...he needs to sue the sh*t out of this professor.
Sara, Sara, Sara....sigh; you should know better.
We need to quit sending our children and money to these institutions of higher idolatry and indoctrination!
What a load of BS! If this spineless moron can't discern and comprehend a speech about self-defense, she has no place being a communications insructor. Thank God, I didn't have a wimp for an instructor when I gave a speech about women and self-defense a few years back.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Why do we support giving more and more of this “education” to more and more people?
nothing more than a blatant example of Privacy Violations, the student should Sue the Campus police for Violating his right to Privacy, Teacher should be fired yesterday.
graduate goes to work at a company, and is given a mop to clean the floor. graduate protests “but I have a bachelors degree!!”. boss says, “OK, let me show you how it’s done...”
The action by the state is good reason to leave. They don’t want good people. They only want sheep that will submit to the state.
We are living in an age of extreme paranoia. Show any passion or emotion with a rightward twist and you are classified as a person about to go postal.
I am sick to my soul of persons on the left playing pyschologist and social worker.
I’ve got one getting ready to go this fall. I sit and wonder what if any good it will do him. Between their indoctination and Obama’s plans, it is beginning to seem like a waste of money. We do however live in the South and he will be going to a small school here in GA. Plus, he is right of Rush Limbaugh and loves to argue and is not afraid to state his convictions. He had to make a slogan up this week regarding a controversial subject, his was immigration, he presented, “Use common sense, stay on your side of the fence” and colored it the colors of the Mexican flag. Believe it or not the teacher laughed.
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