Posted on 01/10/2023 7:21:08 AM PST by george76
The ex-Virginia Tech soccer player who was penalized over her refusal to kneel during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest will reportedly be awarded a $100,000 settlement.
What's the background? Kiersten Hening claimed that she had lost her starting position on Virginia Tech's Hokies women's soccer team after she elected not to take part in a so-called pre-game unity ceremony on Sept. 12, 2020, in support of the scandal-plagued BLM movement.
She indicated that her refusal was met by a "campaign of abuse and retaliation" launched by Hokies coach Charles "Chugger" Adair.
Hening had been a midfielder/defender for the team from 2018 to 2020.
According to the New York Post, she started 19 games in 2018 and played in 18 games in 2019.
The Hokies women's soccer website indicated that in 2019, Hening was "one of five Hokies to see more than 80 percent of the total team minutes played for the year, logging 1,665 total minutes of action, second most among field players."
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Hening, benched for her conservative stance, subsequently filed a lawsuit against Adair in Roanoke Division of the United States District Court's Western District of Virginia on March 3, 2021.
TheBlaze previously reported that Federal Judge Thomas Cullen ruled on Dec. 2, 2022, that the lawsuit could proceed, denying a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
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The suit claimed that Adair singled out Hening "and verbally attacked her, pointing a finger directly in her face. He denounced Hening for 'bitching and moaning,' for being selfish and individualistic, and for 'doing her own thing.'"
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The identitarian leftist group Hening refused to side with not only called for police to be defunded but for the disruption of the nuclear family and for "a queer-affirming network."
Beyond castigating the player for refusing to signal agreeance with the claims advanced by BLM, the suit claimed that the coach had violated Hening's First Amendment rights.
The settlement.
The three-day trial scheduled later this month has been called off.
Roanoke Times reported that Hening will receive $100,000 as part of an agreement to dismiss her federal lawsuit.
Hening's attorney, Cameron Norris, indicated that — per the terms of the settlement which the university and state officials must still approve — this resolution does not require an admission of wrongdoing from either Hening or Adair.
In a poorly-received statement on Twitter, Adair wrote, "I am pleased the case against me has been closed and I am free to move forward clear of any wrongdoing. ... It's unfortunate, but this ordeal was about a disappointment and a disagreement about playing time."
Attorney Adam Mortara responded, "If by clarity you mean you are paying my client six figures in a settlement then you’re right that’s pretty clear. Honestly, Coach, read the Court’s opinion. You are paying. Defendants don’t pay in cases that have no standing."
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It should have been a million.
We, the taxpayers, paid that fine. The perps got off Scot free.
We, the taxpayers, paid that fine. The perps got off Scot free.
That’s an expensive knee. LOL! And it should have been $10 million in keeping with the values of the leftists.
Why wasn’t she awarded ONE BILLION bucks like everyone else these days? Had it been me, I would bent over and mooned those BLM thieving and looting murdering bass turds.
See kids: resisting fascism and group think - not only is it the self-respecting thing to do, is moral thing to do - and it can earn you big $$$!
Why wasn’t she awarded ONE BILLION bucks like everyone else these days?
Or, maybe even 1 million!
Exactly right. Actually, should have ten million. Or maybe 100 million.
These bastards need the 2x4 upside the head. Liberal groups will cover his $100k fine in seconds.
Yet another victim of the tolerance police.
If she really wanted revenge against the coach, she should have #METOOed him. He wouldn’t be smirking today.
“It should have been a million.”
For real, 100k is barely a slap on the wrist to a major university. VT is celebrating their victory today.
[[pre-game unity ceremony]]
Some unity- punishing her for not complying
It’s more valuable for the precedent - this will have a LOT of effect on college coaches and athletic programs. The recent ‘resignation’ of OU’s volleyball coach is another example of wokesters paying the price.
Play enough wack-a-mole, and these ‘moles’ will keep their heads down.
She proved the price of going woke.
Good for her
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