Posted on 06/27/2021 1:42:25 PM PDT by lowbridge
A professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington who openly called for members of the Republican Party to be blown up appears to be on track to keep his job.
Dan Johnson, an associate professor at UNCW’s School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, posted “Blow Up Republicans” on Facebook on May 17, prompting several students to complain before the post was taken down, according to Campus Reform.
A spokeswoman for the university, Andrea Monroe Weaver, told Campus Reform that “the university was made aware of the post and has appropriately addressed it," later confirming to the outlet that Johnson is slated to continue teaching this fall.
In a further statement, the school defended Johnson’s First Amendment rights.
“UNCW was made aware of a now-deleted social media post made by a UNCW faculty member on a personal platform,” the school said in a statement. “The university acted on the information in a timely and appropriate manner. The faculty member expressed deep remorse and deleted the post.”
The statement continued, “Any hateful language by faculty, staff or students aimed at others is contrary to our university values and our commitment to an environment of respect and dignity. It is absolutely reprehensible. However, no matter how upsetting and distasteful such comments may be, they are expressions of free speech and protected by the First Amendment unless they represent a true threat. UNCW reviews any perceived threats that are brought to our attention. We have determined that the conduct and now-deleted post at issue do not contain any evidence of a true threat toward any members of our community.”
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Obviously the campus Lady’s Man.
Obviously the campus LadyMan.
If it wasn’t for basketball, UNC would be garbo, period.
Chisel that in a 15' tall granite slab and place it in front of Randall Library.
When anyone starts talking about Republicans, conservatives, etc make them stand in front of it and read it aloud 100 times.
The progs will learn a bit of "speech discipline."
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How can this be?
Yes. Sometimes it's easy to clarify what's right or wrong by looking at the reverse situation. If the professor had posted, "Blow up Democrats", he would've been out of a job by sunset and labeled a "Domestic Terrorist".
If he said “Blow Up Democrats”, the FBI would already have knocked down his door, he would be fired and in jail.
The Left needs to take casualties light the Right. Figure it out.
What is wrong with wanting to kill vermin?
UNC-Wilmington is just another of the many junk universities that exist in the USA. Its raison d’etre is to pick as many student pockets as possible.
Looks like he has Blowing down pat.
If he had said blow up black... gays... trannies he would be currently fleeing for his life and his 1st Amendment Rights be damned.
It was more than a microaggression.
"In a further statement, the school defended Johnson’s First Amendment rights."
It is sickening to watch the partisan double standard.
Sickening.
Pathetic masturbater.
It was a resume enhancement...now if it had been said about Democrats, well...out of a job for life within an hour of the post.
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