Colorado teacher kicks student for wearing GOP shirt off campus

UPI ^ | 10/30/04

[freespirited]

A part-time college instructor has apologized for kicking a student because he was wearing a Republican shirt. Fort Lewis College student Mark O'Donnell said he was showing people his College Republicans sweat shirt, which said "Work for us now ... or work for us later," when Maria Spero kicked him in the leg at an off-campus restaurant.

[mindspy]

Oh, in other words a communist/marixt rebel. That explains it. I hope he kicked her back. I know I would like to kick her.

[LibertarianInExile]

It's grammar, English police officer. :)

[LibertarianInExile]

But you're right...I couldn't figure out for a second whether or not the teacher was a really hard kicker or whether the school was actually allowing teachers to kick students out of class.

[Slyfox]

The Democrats are totally losing it.

The thing is democrats will recieve all the same tax cuts, all the same national security and a better economy just like the rest of us because of George W. Bush. Well, we just have to realize that voting FOR dubya is our patriotic duty.

WWOSD?

What Would Our Soldiers Do?

[dennisw]

This happened off campus. The guy will survive .... So much ado about nothing as far as I'm concerned. Yep, she's a leftist loon who would be working the grill at Burger King if she didn't have this academia gig.

[daybreakcoming]

Wonder if she is an American citizen and eligible to vote. If not, was this her way of voting?

We need a new hate crime law - anyone who resorts to political criminal acts - their own voting right gets lifted.

[Wneighbor]

No, technically, it is battery. Assault is a swing and a miss. If you make contact, it is battery.

Hey, thanks. I did not know that. I thought the use of those 2 words together was just a redundancy. Learned something! :-)

[rang1995]

i am not, and i just kicked her in the ass(in my mind,from NJ)

[applpie]

i got a response from the teacher....

i believe her. i am sure the kid was a brat too and if he was she overreacted but he shouldn't have done what he did if he did it in the wrong spirit.

"Thank you for your message. You are right. However, there are two sides to every story. I certainly did not walk across the room to kick the young man, he tauntingly backed up to me with his rear end in my face while I was seated at a table. The unfortunate kick was due to the repulsiveness of the situation. I am paying dearly for it. I feel it is another instance of distortion by the Republicans.

María Spero"


i told her i didn't think this was distorted by republicans but by the media who are seeking to divide us.

[Mr. Mojo]

No surprise here. Liberals feel, they don't think. The nutcase felt like kicking him, so she did. The feeling didn't pass through any ethical filter -- it translated into action instantaneously.

[realpatriot]

I sent her a rather scathing e-mail to which she replied:

"There are two sides to every story. I certainly did not walk across the room to kick the young man, he tauntingly backed up to me with his rear end in my face while I was seated at a table. The unfortunate kick was due to the repulsiveness of the situation. I am paying dearly for it. I feel it is another instance of distortion by the Republicans."

If true, he deserved a kick. If not I don't feel sorry for her probems.

[realpatriot]

See my post at #131

[NRA2BFree]

No surprise here. Liberals feel, they don't think. The nutcase felt like kicking him, so she did. The feeling didn't pass through any ethical filter -- it translated into action instantaneously.

Liberals are totally brain dead. I hope there are assault charges filed against her.

[Turk82_1]

Got a reply from her, too, identically worded.

Here's my reply to her:

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Ms. Spero,

I suspect there ARE two sides to every story. I am responding to just what the media reported. The media in this case is AP, not GOP lapdog.

- they did NOT report any provocation such as you describe.
- they reported that the student was showing his sweatshirt to other buddies, not to you.
- your apology, which should really reflect your side of the story, indicates that you kicked him BECAUSE of the political message, not encroachment
- the story indicates that you did not know he was a student.

Some questions arise:
- would you have NOT kicked him if you knew he was a student?
- would you have kicked him "harder and higher" if you were not seated?
- does the phrase "College Republicans" indicate that the wearer has a pretty good chance of being a student?
- does the party of peace (as the Democrats style themselves) advocate physical altercations with those of a different political view?
- You lead trips to Mexico and Honduras. Does the violence in these countries' recent pasts encourage or discourage you from expressing your polical views in such a physical manner?

I have passed these questions on to your department head. I feel that you have not really learned why your behavior is troubling, your dissembling so disingenous, and your inability to absorb this lesson mean that you continue to be a clear and present danger to your students who do not agree with your political worldview.

Bill

[realpatriot]

Wow. After that I won't even share mine which was lame by comparison.

[Young Werther]

Assault: "I'm gonna kick you1"

Battery: Kicking th person. No words are necessary. The application of the physical force is sufficient!

Either is a stand-alone offense which can be prosecuted.

[Stellar Dendrite]

That doesn't make sense. She said " "Before the incident, I did not know you and that you are a Fort Lewis student."
So why would the guy (who she admits not knowing) stick his arse in her face?
I don't believe her story, and at the end she tries to play victim then shift blame to the Republicans.

[missthethunder]

I agree. Sounds like a hate crime to me. And assault.