Posted on 09/08/2020 10:32:07 AM PDT by karpov
An ACLU Kentucky communications associate criticized Transylvania University on Saturday for accepting Nick Sandmann, the high school student who sued major news outlets for their coverage of a controversial interaction he and several of his classmates had with a Native American activist.
“Does anyone else think it’s a bit of a stain on Transylvania University for accepting Nick Sandman [sic]? I’m sure it’s a “both sides” defense, but it’s pretty counter to their mission and another instance of there not actually being equal sides to an issue,” ACLU’s Samuel Crankshaw said in a Facebook post first uncovered by Jonathan Turley.
“I think TU should accept anyone willing to have an open mind and engage in debate, regardless of their views. That’s how we all learn,” he continued. “But this kid clearly is a provocateur in training with no intention of learning. He exists only to troll, intimidate and play victim.”
An assistant professor and diversity scholar at the university, Dr. Avery Tompkins, commented on the post calling Sandmann’s “public behavior and rhetoric atrocious and uninformed” and saying he would closely monitor Sandmann at the school.
“We can’t not admit academically qualified students due to their political and personal views. If he ends up in my Intro class, fine. He might learn something that is actually based on research and evidence,” he said.
Tompkins said Sandmann is part of organizations with “anti-intellectualist views” and would likely “view me as part of some liberal brainwashing machine, but signing up for Transy and my class means he is required to learn that information, even if he disagrees.”
The professor continued: “If he were to cause problems by being disruptive, trolling, or engaging in unethical behavior of any kind, I would immediately document it”
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Why has the ACLU never worked to protect the Civil Rights associated with the 2nd Amendment?
I guess provocateurs have no civil rights. Interesting position for the ACLU to take.
I guess the ACLU wants to be the next up to get sued into oblivion for libel.
how is this not interference with a contractural
relationship MADE to hurt, abuse, and deny
civil rights.
ACLU is lower than sh&t to do this.
They would have said this about any university that admitted him. So the righteous leftists at ACLU would deny the kid a college education?
Bump
Like he was just standing there. Imagine if he went all liberal on the guy and threw grape juice or something on him.
Sounds like another a Slander Suit to me.
As of September 2019, Hogg is a student at Harvard University. ACLU had no problem with that.
I guess the “Civil Liberty” part of label is just for show
Sorry — David Hogg of the Parkland Shooting incident.
Says all you need to know right there.
America’s
Communist
Lawyers
United
Get the lawyers after this bigoted POS for defamation, Nick
Eh See Ell Yew should stand guard over Nick from now on. This kind of slander could get the young man killed — and it would be on them. I think it would be actionable. I thought these commies were lawyers, not just liars.
Mr. Sandmann’s tax return should specify Occupation: Terminator of Racist Bigots
The ACLU was Communist from day 01.
But normally, they wouldn’t care if the university admitted someone, just if they discriminated during admission.
Demanding that the University discriminate against a prospective student is a new low for the ACLU
So the ACLU is out there trying to see to it he does not get accepted to any college? I smell another lawsuit.
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