New Email At Mizzou Orders Students To Call The Police If They’re Offended

Daily Caller ^ | 11/10/15 | Blake Neff

[markomalley]

As tensions at the University of Missouri continue to rage, the college’s police department has sent a new email to students advising them to call the police if they witness any incidents of “hurtful speech.”

The email arrived in the inboxes of Missouri students Tuesday morning, and copies of it were quickly posted on Twitter.

Mizzou student email [@MadiLAlexander/Twitter]

MU’s police essentially tell students to make a criminal report of any hurtful behaviors (complete with license plate numbers, photos, and more), even though they freely acknowledge that hurtful speech is not a crime. But the email says that doesn’t matter, because the school could still take disciplinary action against students.

Missouri officials may be overreaching tremendously, though. As a public university, the University of Missouri is bound by the First Amendment, which guarantees the right to free speech. Court rulings on such matters have repeatedly held that public colleges cannot punish students for otherwise legal speech and expression they engage in outside of class.

The email continues what has become a chilly environment for free speech and expression at MU. A viral video posted Monday circulated on the web showing a gang of students, led by communications professor Melissa Click, attacking a cameraman attempting to cover on-campus protests in a public area. (RELATED: Meet The Mizzou Professor Who Threatened A Report With Mob Violence)

[Fai Mao]

Every student against the PC nonsense should call the police on their PC neighbors and claim some offense.

“Mom (police) he’s looking at me!”

[skimbell]

I guess the "Show me State" is going to have to go with a new motto...

Something like "The Hide Me From It State" maybe.

[Red_Devil 232]

Who do I call if I am offended by the Mizzoo students?

[pgkdan]

This thing is going to be the main thing that people outside of the state of MO. remember about Mizzou.

I hire sales executives who make very good money. I would never hire anyone from Mizzou...ever. No matter how qualified I think they might be, I'd think of this situation unfolding there now and I'd just be afraid of hiring a whiney ass cry baby who might be calling the cops or HR any time they're offended. Who needs that!?

I know people who are starting to feel the same way about hiring blacks in general and that's a damned shame. I wonder if these idiots have any idea of the damage they're doing to themselves and others?

[TYVets]

Valery has spoken

[butlerweave]

a very good chance you could get arrested for wasting Police time

[freedumb2003]

Time for conservatives to start reporting liberals, whose anti-Constitutional, anti-USA and anti-freedom speech is as hurtful as it gets.

Seriously.

[nopardons]

Exactly so !
Good grief...these babies need to grow up!

[super7man]

So is as a student, I take the safe course and simply choose to not talk to any minorities for fear of offending them and being accused of hate. If this is perceived as ignoring them, is that going to constitute hate too?

Sort of damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

[PROCON]

[leaning conservative]

What does it mean if your account has been banned or suspended, but you can still post?

[NormsRevenge]

Yup. A sad day in America..

[rightwingintelligentsia]

But I thought the police were racist?

I’m confused.

[humblegunner]

What does it mean if your account has been banned or suspended, but you can still post?

Magick.

[davius]

Nozzles of All Douche Bags, Unite!

[I want the USA back]

They have turned words into crimes. It’s common today to call the real police for mere words.

[jazusamo]

Lapdogs from the 0bama administration have to be in this up to their pencil necks.

[Vision]

Everyone should start calling the number to report how offensive the stupidity is.

[Flycatcher]

What does it mean if your account has been banned or suspended, but you can still post?

He can't post, but his avatar can...

[KosmicKitty]

We are lost as a culture