Posted on 04/25/2018 6:11:05 AM PDT by raccoonradio
FRESNO, Calif. -- A California State University, Fresno professor who called Barbara Bush "an amazing racist" and cheered her death will not be punished, the president of the university announced Tuesday. Randa Jarrar was acting as a private citizen using her personal Twitter account so her remarks didn't violate any California State University or campus policies, Fresno State President Joseph Castro wrote in announcing the results of a review.
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There is a policy against embarrassing the institution at every institution. If she had said the same thing about Martin Luther King, she would be out on her ear.
Anyone surprised? Anyone? ...
I also notice that this “Professor” is wearing an Arab “Kafiyeh” scarf headdress and it is black and white. Hmmmm, that would mean she is a supporter of the PLO/HAMAS.
Fresno State must really be desperate for instructors if they keep this walrus on its payroll. Fortunately, wise students won’t waste their parents’ money attending that deficient institution, and wise employers won’t hire its indoctrinated graduates.
The massive drop in donations & enrollments will tell them they are wrong.
“Professor” doesn’t mean shite these days.....they have NO credibility, nada, all destroyed by liberalism.
Lefties, Progressives, Dumbocraps are still transitioning......on the cusp of human evolution.
Still not recognizable......or acceptable.....as distinctly human.
This prof I assume walks upright?
Please alumni,
Refuse any and all contributions to this joke.
She “protected” her tweets after the outrage came out.Only approved followers can see her tweets now.If she’s so proud of her opinions and now knows she won’t be fired, will she un-protect her account now?
I see a potential big payday for any Conservative Professor willing to say hateful things about minorities on their “private” Social Media accounts.
I would imagine this pig is now living in fear for her safety....a good trade-off for Porky being able to keep her job.
How federal law draws a line between free speech and hate crimes
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-federal-law-draws-a-line-between-free-speech-and-hate-crimes
Establishing the line between protected speech and a federal hate crime can be challenging for prosecutors and courts and depends on the facts of each particular case. Here’s a look at how federal law treats hate speech:
WHAT DO FEDERAL LAWS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS?
The signature hate crime statute — the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act — makes it illegal to physically harm someone based on their race, religion, national origin, gender or sexual orientation, among other characteristics.
DOESN’T THE CONSTITUTION ALLOW ME TO SAY WHATEVER I WANT?
To a large degree, yes. The First Amendment offers broad free speech protections and permits membership in organizations, such as the Ku Klux Klan, that espouse hateful ideologies.
But while the Constitution gives latitude to hate speech and offensive rhetoric, court decisions in the last century have carved out notable — though narrow — exceptions to free speech guarantees and authorized prosecution for language deemed to fall out of bounds.
Comments intended as specific and immediate threats brush up against those protections, regardless of a person’s race or religion. So do personal, face-to-face comments meant to incite imminent lawlessness, such as a riot.
A 1942 Supreme Court decision called Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire — which involved a Jehovah’s Witness who cursed at a city marshal, calling him a “damned fascist” — articulated a “fighting words” doctrine that restricted insults intended to provoke an “immediate breach of the peace.”
ARE THREATS AGAINST THE LAW?
They certainly can be, but that depends on various factors. Determining what constitutes an actual threat — as opposed to a vague and far-off remark — is a tricky, fact-specific question.
In Virginia v. Black, a seminal 2003 Supreme Court decision on cross-burning, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor described “true threats” as statements in which “the speaker means to communicate a serious expression of an intent to commit an act of unlawful violence to a particular individual or group of individuals.”
In other words, the more specific and immediate the threat, the more likely it’ll be regarded as illegal.
“It’s one thing to say, ‘Kill all the Jews,’ versus ‘Kill that Jew who was my kid’s school teacher who gave him an F,’” said James Weinstein, a constitutional law professor at Arizona State University.
Justice Department officials say context matters greatly in such cases, making it hard to generalize too broadly. Hateful threats that the target interprets as a joke, or that are discussed among friends but not leveled at anyone in particular, likely would be harder to prosecute federally.
BOYCOTT FRESNO STATE!! There are MUCH better schools for your children, than this piece of garbage.
They shouldn’t punish her. The market should punish them all.
Of course not. It’s California and it’s academia. What a combination
So does the same protection apply for students at this University if they decide to attack her on their own time using Social Media?
Fresno state has a Facebook and it looks like people are responding to a post by its president:
Letter by Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro on the conclusion of the review regarding professor:
April 24, 2018
I write to provide an update regarding the university’s review of comments made last week by Professor Randa Jarrar, following the passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush. This issue has raised many important questions about the scope of free speech and the extent to which a member of our university community can be held accountable for expressing his or her personal views.
Professor Jarrar’s conduct was insensitive, inappropriate and an embarrassment to the university. I know her comments have angered many in our community and impacted our students. Let me be clear, on campus and whenever we are representing the university, I expect all of us to engage in respectful dialogue.
Immediately following Professor Jarrar’s tweets last Tuesday, we carefully reviewed the facts and consulted with CSU counsel to determine whether we could take disciplinary action. After completing this process, we have concluded that Professor Jarrar did not violate any CSU or university policies and that she was acting in a private capacity and speaking about a public matter on her personal Twitter account.
Her comments, although disgraceful, are protected free speech under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Additionally, although Professor Jarrar used tenure to defend her behavior, this private action is an issue of free speech and not related to her job or tenure. Therefore, the university does not have justification to support taking any disciplinary action.
Professor Jarrar will remain on leave through the Spring semester, which she had previously requested before this incident. This matter has highlighted some important issues that deserve further consultation with our academic leadership.
Our duty as Americans and as educators is to promote a free exchange of diverse views, even if we disagree with them. At Fresno State, we encourage opinions and ideas to be expressed in a manner that informs, enlightens and educates without being disparaging of others.
It makes me proud when I see our students, faculty and staff debate and learn from each other. This is how we boldly educate and empower our students to succeed.
I want to thank all of you for sharing your views and opinions. By doing so, you demonstrate care for our university and commitment to our students’ success.
Sincerely,
Joseph I. Castro, Ph.D., M.P.P.
President
The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act — makes it illegal to “PHYSICALLY HARM” someone based on their race, religion, national origin, gender or sexual orientation, among other characteristics.
When was it expanded to “emotional harm” for snowflakes?
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