Posted on 11/12/2015 12:18:06 PM PST by simpson96
Dale Brigham thought he was doing the right thing.
As anonymous death threats against minorities swirled on social media Tuesday night, setting the college town of Columbia, Mo., on edge, the bespectacled Mizzou professor began receiving e-mails from terrified students.
"Good Evening Professor Brigham," wrote an African American student in Brigham's Nutritional Science 1034 class. "There are online threats at our school warning the minorities to not step on campus tomorrow. I am scared for my life therefore, I will not be attending class tomorrow. When can I makeup the exam?"
Brigham, a popular professor and fitness buff who volunteered with many Mizzou athletic teams and clubs, responded with a challenge.
"If you donât feel safe coming to class, then donât come to class," Dale Brigham replied in an e-mail that appears to have been sent to his entire class. âI will be there, and there will be an exam administered in our class.
"If you give into bullies, they win. The only way bullies are defeated is by standing up to them. If we cancel the exam, they win; if we go through with it, they lose.
"I know which side I am on," Brigham wrote. "You make your own choice."
Many minority students responded with anger and disbelief.
"That's our lives in danger," said Triniti, 19, an African American student of Brigham's who asked The Post not to use her full name for fear of retaliation. "I don't want to even touch campus. I don't even want to leave my house, let alone go to campus."
"My Teacher had the nerve to email me, 'If we cancel class, then we let the bullies win.' Like this is a game or something," wrote another student on Twitter.
Soon the anger spilled beyond the confines of Brigham's classroom. People posted his office phone number and e-mail address on Twitter.
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One of them became a two term president
I stand by my statement.
This is the Soros-funded "Occupy Ferguson" traveling circus community agitation force.
You are correct, Soros is a Communist and does this all over the world....it's his ‘entrainment’ dirty pig that he is!!!
I was thinking of the Little Rock Nine, who defied threats of violence against them and courageously enrolled in Central High School in 1957. Many of them went on to have successful lives and distinguished careers.
Resignation not accepted from MU professor
http://www.komu.com/news/mu-professor-resigns-after-email-controversy/
The kids will be kids.
The faculty and administration should take control and end this circus.
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Did you know that passenger ferries are running non-stop across the Aegean bringing Muslim invaders from the Greek Isles to mainland Greece, where the invaders are getting on chartered buses and trains from border to border? And they are not paying, but the ferries, buses and trains tickets are being paid for by somebody? Ferries are expensive to operate. The owners don’t put them in full service, crews, fuel and all, for nothing. They are being paid. BY WHOM?
The kids are just pawns in this drama, they are not making the decisions.
I appreciate that, but I don’t see any comparison to the Little Rock Nine and this bunch of smug liberal facists.
And its a good one to stand by too.
Very interesting. Apparantly he doesn’t want to let her get away with running and hiding.
These cupcakes are well aware that the only violence would come from Black Lies Matter, the soros groups and the 1959 thingee. Any online threats are self generated.
wow
That was my point.
There isn’t any comparison.
Which is the point that needs to be made.
Btw, does anyone else find it strange (and possibly ironic) that someone named “Triniti” is witholding use of her last name to protect herself from identification?
This whole thing somehow reminds me of the MASH episode where there was an old Korean guy scamming the Americans by throwing himself in front of their jeeps and trucks feigning serious injury.
“We’re afraid for our lives! Here’re our demands!”
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