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Colo. Teacher Sorry for Kicking Student (Because He Was Wearing a GOP Shirt)
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Posted on 10/30/2004 3:57:26 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

DURANGO, Colo. Oct 30, 2004 — 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.

Spero then said "she should have kicked me harder and higher," said O'Donnell. "To physically take that out on someone because you disagree with them, that is completely wrong."

Spero, a visiting instructor of modern languages, apologized to O'Donnell in a letter dated Oct. 29.

"I acted entirely inappropriately by kicking you, giving vent to a thoughtless knee-jerk political reaction that should never have happened," she wrote. "Before the incident, I did not know you and that you are a Fort Lewis student."

The college also formally apologized, said David Eppich, assistant to the school's president.

O'Donnell said the apology wasn't enough and he plans to file a complaint with the college.

The only phone number listed in Durango for the surname Spero was constantly busy Saturday.

Durango police did not immediately return a call seeking comment.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: assault; brownshirtsforkerry; civilwar2; civilwarii; collegerepublicans; commieteacher; hatecrime; teacher; tshirt; unamerica
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1 posted on 10/30/2004 3:57:27 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

What an arse. They dare not do that in Texas where we are all packing heat.


2 posted on 10/30/2004 3:58:26 PM PDT by buffyt (~Sure~ Kerry is smooth, a SMOOTH LIAR, but so is the underbelly of a poisonous snake!~)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1262967/posts


3 posted on 10/30/2004 3:58:56 PM PDT by Ex-Dem (AFL-CIO - Where organized labor becomes organized crime.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Her butt should be fired.


4 posted on 10/30/2004 3:59:17 PM PDT by flashbunny (Every thought that enters my head requires its own vanity thread.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

And the student is sorry for the multi-million dollar lawsuit!


5 posted on 10/30/2004 4:00:16 PM PDT by airborne (God answers all prayers. Sometimes the answer is ,"No".)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

I would have immediately stood up and screamed "Stop assaulting me!" so that the entire restauraunt knew what was going on, grabbed my cell phone and dialed 911. The bitch deserves to be arraigned on assault and battery charges.


6 posted on 10/30/2004 4:00:16 PM PDT by Dont Mention the War (How important a Senator can you be if Dick Cheney's never told you to "go [bleep] yourself"?)
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To: Ex-Dem

Double posts when topics dont match are hard to avoid.


8 posted on 10/30/2004 4:00:55 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
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To: buffyt

She's probably tougher than any democrat "male" anyway. I use scare quotes 'cause I'm not sure there is such a thing.


9 posted on 10/30/2004 4:01:00 PM PDT by pissant
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Typical Kerry supporter.


10 posted on 10/30/2004 4:01:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin (We have low inflation and and low unemployment.)
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To: airborne

Liberals like lawsuits without caps.

I say sue for every dime he can squeeze out of them.


11 posted on 10/30/2004 4:01:52 PM PDT by Soul Seeker
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Hey it's OK she was just doing what was right or her political cause.


12 posted on 10/30/2004 4:01:55 PM PDT by vpintheak (Liberal = The antithesis of Freedom and Patriotism)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

sorry ain't enough. This guy should not be teaching school.


13 posted on 10/30/2004 4:02:06 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

I believe that was is desribed in official language as "assault" and criminal charges are completely appropriate, as are her follow-up threats to "kick him higher". And given the specific sexual/gender-based nature of her threats and political angle, surely a hate-crime enhancement is in order?


14 posted on 10/30/2004 4:03:05 PM PDT by waterman478
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

"Before the incident, I did not know you and that you are a Fort Lewis student."

Does that mean it would have been okay for her to kick him for his political point of view if he had not been a student?


15 posted on 10/30/2004 4:03:28 PM PDT by Route66 (America's Mainstreet)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Kick him back in the groin.


16 posted on 10/30/2004 4:03:41 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

b*llbusting-reverse.misogynist-psuedointellectual-unstable-hairyarmpit-psycopathic-b*tch alert.


17 posted on 10/30/2004 4:03:41 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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To: flashbunny
"Her butt should be fired."

She will probably get promoted with a pay raise.

18 posted on 10/30/2004 4:07:00 PM PDT by auggy (http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-DownhomeKY /// Check out My USA Photo album & Fat Files)
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To: Route66

I was thinking the same thing. It's the non-apology apology.


19 posted on 10/30/2004 4:07:20 PM PDT by visualops (Get your Viking Kitty patches at http://www.visualops.com/patch.html)
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To: visualops
Would this qualify as a hate crime?

Gum

20 posted on 10/30/2004 4:09:54 PM PDT by ChewedGum (aka King of Fools)
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