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To: Steely Tom

That’s a little remarkable, that a college can be found guilty of libel for what some of its students do... I mean, I don’t think anyone should be called a racist, cause first of all, how do you know, and second, what good does it do, but really... I would have thought such activity was protected.

Well, I guess I should have known after discovering that there actually is no right to a speedy trial, and that the double jeopardy provision doesn’t actually prevent the states and the feds (and the Indians, for that matter) from all coming after you for one crime lol... I guess it’s time for us all to accept that the Constitution is a dead letter, and just move on...


4 posted on 07/01/2022 4:35:16 PM PDT by Blurp2 (...though it's tawdry and plain, it's a lovely old lane...)
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To: Blurp2

Welcome to FR!


8 posted on 07/01/2022 4:39:56 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Blurp2

The college sponsored the production and distribution of flyers libeling Gibson’s as racist and canceled a longstanding contract w/Gibson’s to supply baked goods to the school cafeteria in alignment with whatever activities the students undertook. They are not just a fully participating party in the libel, they apparently took (over) the lead in it. The students may have reacted the way they did, per their rights as you say, but they are not a party to the suit nor the judgement. Nobodys’ rights are being trampled other than Gibson’s, to operate a business free from exactly the type of interference that Oberlin decided to undertake. They could have remained neutral but instead chose their actions and should pay the penalty.


11 posted on 07/01/2022 4:46:53 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Blurp2

You’re kind of dumb and uninformed, aren’t you?


13 posted on 07/01/2022 4:51:40 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Blurp2

If only you imbeciles realized how obvious and transparent you truly are.


14 posted on 07/01/2022 4:52:19 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Blurp2

Beat it, troll.


16 posted on 07/01/2022 4:55:45 PM PDT by ChuckHam
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To: Blurp2
"That’s a little remarkable, that a college can be found guilty of libel for what some of its students do." I do not believe that is the case here..IIRC, the kids stole bottles of wine...Shopkeeper caught them shoplifting it... Shopkeeper reports it...Oberlin finds out and joins in with the kids' defense that the shopkeeper is racist. Oberlin publicly repeats the kids' racism claims EVEN when the kids admitted they stole the Wine. The whole incident had nothing to do with Race, it had to do with theft by kids that just happened to be black.
20 posted on 07/01/2022 5:02:09 PM PDT by jpp113
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To: Blurp2

It’s obvious you know nothing of the case itself, including what the college employees did to cause such a judgement against them, and why the college was found libel. The judgement was not due to the words of the students, but rather the actions of the college administrators.

I suggest you spend some time learning the facts prior to just spouting such nonsense.


24 posted on 07/01/2022 5:11:49 PM PDT by CFW
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To: Blurp2

Part of the libel was professors acting as agents of the college. They actively and persistently pushed the racist narrative and encouraged students to do the same.

CC


25 posted on 07/01/2022 5:13:57 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: Blurp2

Welcome to the forum. Dont be put off by the sometimes caustic give and take of some of the posters. Your initial comments about the decision seemed quite reasonable to me. We both now understand from later comments that the college was indeed culpable in unfairly targeting the bakery. Let the court’s decision and hefty monetary judgment deter other institutions from such unprincipled behavior.


26 posted on 07/01/2022 5:18:15 PM PDT by Blennos ( )
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To: Blurp2

Welcome newbie...

How about telling us which government agency you are representing here...


30 posted on 07/01/2022 5:25:25 PM PDT by SuperLuminal
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To: Blurp2

Do you like cheese?


33 posted on 07/01/2022 5:50:09 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: Blurp2

“Legal Insurrection” has covered the case extensively. I suggest you educate yourself of the details. This was not about free speech.


34 posted on 07/01/2022 5:52:04 PM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: Blurp2
That’s a little remarkable, that a college can be found guilty of libel for what some of its students do...

What's remarkable is that you are obviously completely ignorant of what happened but feel qualified to make a complete ignorant comment anyway.

35 posted on 07/01/2022 5:53:03 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Contempt for pre-born human life breeds contempt for post-born human life.)
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To: Blurp2

The administration for the college ACTIVELY slandered the Gibsons. Read the article.


37 posted on 07/01/2022 6:12:00 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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To: Blurp2
...that a college can be found guilty of libel for what some of its students do...

Who's paying you to post? Please return to Democrat Underground.

42 posted on 07/01/2022 7:00:50 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Blurp2

It’s for what the faculty did.


45 posted on 07/01/2022 9:32:06 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Blurp2
That’s a little remarkable, that a college can be found guilty of libel for what some of its students do

If you read the details of the case as it was happening, it was clear that Oberlin College was not a passive actor in the promotion of lies that would put a bakery out of business. The court found that too. This was a David over Goliath victory, as Oberlin has the local clout and access to better attorneys.
46 posted on 07/01/2022 10:39:24 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
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