is this a joke? yes, OU appears to have violated the first amendment by expelling two students for engaging in hate speech. but you think Boren should come out and defend the “right” of whites to chant “n*****”?
good Lord
Boren’s initial statements were just that: strong condemnation of what was said, but also a validation that Constitutional protections had to be respected.
I was VERY surprised at how quickly he followed that up with the expulsion order. I figured the kids were going to get expelled, but only after mass protests on campus. I’m guessing that someone showed Boren the cost benefit analysis of having to settle lawsuits in the mid to high seven figure range vs having the campus turn into Ferguson West.
That’s not how I read it at all. It appears that the post was clearly saying that the president should condemn what was said, but defend the right of the students to say it. Of course, the chant was offensive speech, but offensive speech is included in the First Amendment’s right to free speech. We would not need a First Amendment if it were only intended to protect inoffensive speech. It is precisely BECAUSE it is intended to protect offensive speech that the First Amendment is necessary.