http://news.msn.com/us/professor-put-on-leave-after-tweeting-about-shooting

[Stagger Lee]

I certainly don't even agree with the professors premise or especially him saying next time let it be their sons and daughters. I'm definitely pro-gun ownership and not against the NRA. But he should be able to say whatever he wants on tweeter and it shouldn't affect his job position.

Free speech is not free if you have to give up your employment and reputation for any little thing you say.

The Kansas rifle association doing everything they can to get his removal and the NRA spokesman calling it "hate speech" is ridiculous. I'm against the term "hate speech" and anyone that use it to suit their agenda.

http://news.msn.com/us/professor-put-on-leave-after-tweeting-about-shooting

A University of Kansas journalism professor was placed on indefinite administrative leave Friday for a tweet he wrote about the Navy Yard shootings which said, "blood is on the hands of the #NRA. Next time, let it be YOUR sons and daughters."


David W. Guth, associate professor of journalism, made the comment on Twitter after Monday's shootings in Washington, D.C., in which 13 people died, including the gunman. The tweet didn't attract much attention until Campus Reform.org posted a story Thursday, sparking a social media backlash that's spilled over into some state lawmakers calling for his dismissal.

Related: 12 killed in Navy Yard shooting

The university also responded, as Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little issued a statement Friday saying that "in order to prevent disruptions to the learning environment," Guth was placed on indefinite administrative leave pending a review. His classes will be taught by other faculty members.

Guth, who on Thursday told The Associated Press in a phone interview that his tweet "got a conversation going — that was exactly what I wanted to do," agreed Friday that the university's action was appropriate in light of email threats he and others at the university had received.

"It is in the best interests and peace of mind of our students that I remove myself from the situation and let cooler heads prevail," Guth wrote. "I know what I meant. Unfortunately, this is a topic that generates more heat than light."

He may have gotten more than he bargained for, however.

Kansas Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, R-Hutchinson, said Thursday he was "appalled" by the tweet and called for the university to remove from Guth from the faculty.

"Wishing death and damnation upon parents and their children is reprehensible and not befitting an employee of such a distinguished university," Bruce said in an emailed statement.

Rep. Brett Hildabrand, a Shawnee Republican, urged via Twitter that the university to take "appropriate action" against Guth.

Bruce has received $2,500 in campaign contributions from the NRA since 2004, including $750 in 2012, according to the online database maintained by the state Governmental Ethics Commission. Hildabrand received a $500 contribution last year from the Kansas State Rifle Association.

Related: Images from the Navy Yard shooting

Members of Kansas' faculty also distanced themselves from Guth's viewpoint.

"While the First Amendment allows anyone to express an opinion, that privilege is not absolute and must be balanced with the rights of others. That's vital to civil discourse," Ann Brill, dean of the journalism school, said in a statement. "Professor Guth's views do not represent our school and we do not advocate violence against any group or individuals."

The Kansas State Rifle Association has called his statements "outrageous," and president Patricia Stoneking said in a news release her group will "do everything possible" to see to his removal.

NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam added Friday: "This is hate speech. It is disgusting and deplorable. It has no place in our society."

Guth said Thursday that gun rights advocates had orchestrated a social media campaign against him.

"I respect their First Amendment rights and it would be nice if they would respect mine," Guth said. "And, by the way, I even respect their Second Amendment rights.

"Frankly, my plan is to be the calm in the center of the storm," Guth said.

 

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A Libtard backfire? :crackup:

The Kansas State Rifle Association has called his statements "outrageous," and president Patricia Stoneking said in a news release her group will "do everything possible" to see to his removal.

NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam added Friday: "This is hate speech. It is disgusting and deplorable. It has no place in our society."

Sh!tlib tactics ? Bravo NRA. Bravo! Now your getting the hang of it.

 

[switch]

i thought "amurica" was the land of the free. murica ridicules china and iran for "lack of free speech"
whereas we clearly see that even on american soil,we have NO freedom of speech.hypocrisy level is just.....ridiculous.
if this happened in say...russia, that would be a violation of free speech. but in murica? NO.

freespeech means hate , sex ,love etc...means you are free to say whatever you want.

no! NO! *shakse fist at the sky* "say what we like to hear" say the feminists, liberals, asshats , retards and hypocrite politicians.

since free speech also includes hate speech, then these asshats are against freedom of speech. this is dictatorship.

"While the First Amendment allows anyone to express an opinion, that privilege is not absolute and must be balanced with the rights of others.

according to this broad , we might violate or kill someone by just yapping our mouths and vibrating our vocal cords.Great.
it seems we all have a hidden superpower inside us after all!

i cant violate anyone's right with a death wish,unless i know witchcraft,sorcery or own a black demonic notebook in my drawer.sh!t even then i need their names and face.

the west is in such a pvssified state that its disgusting.

there was a torture scene in splinter cell: black list.some faggot whined that its too scary and it should be removed.
ubisoft consequently removed it.fvcking, retarded, cowards.
same faggot has campaigned to remove "blood and death" from FPS games.

 

[dasein]

This prof is in violation of speech codes at Kansas, which presumably apply to him as a member of the university community, so this is just an example of the left being hoisted on its own petard. Ideally, this kind of thing would result in getting rid of the speech codes, but that is unlikely. Will go with "ends justifies the means" over a strict "free speech" response in this case, since free speech is far from free on our campuses today.

http://thefire.org/spotlight/codes/597.html

The above is a great webpage to see one very telling example of what has gone wrong at our universities.

Imagine the uproar if a prof had directed their ire at blacks, feminists or women, gays, Muslims, illegal immigrants, unions, etc. He'd be instantly fired, or rather would never have been hired in the first place. Agree with OP generally, but in this case, since it's guaranteed that such violations are tolerated, even condoned locally, when the target is other than a leftist voting bloc, let him fry, and let broader coverage of this incident go where it may if these types of codes are brought out into the light for what they are.

The -only- reason we are hearing about this is that it was a tweet broadcast out into the broader world. This stuff goes on every day on unis everywhere in the West with no consequences at all.

 

[Stagger Lee]

I agree it's a rare case where the libtards' PC has backfired and was used against them. Giving one of them a taste of his own medicine.


But will it teach PC anti-free speech libtards a lesson or is it adopting rules and playing a game you can't win and just endorsing and strengthening PC?

I agree PC/liberals should be held to their same ridiculous standards, but the problem is they are the ones mostly setting the standards and enforcing them. It's a very minor victory and resigning to the loss of free speech. This guy is pretty insignificant as a threat to the NRA.

It just seems here the NRA is more interested in protecting their narrow special interest over the broader and more important issue of free speech.

 

[Mike32ct]

I agree with Stagger. I don't want "selective" free speech.

 

[dasein]

You are right of course, but it is still nifty that this kind of thing can happen in a "man bites dog" way.

I remember working in NYC, constantly the butt of jokes due to accent and upbringing... until they had to sit across a negotiating or drafting table from me. Then one day at lunch with my "enlightened" Ivy League colleagues, I responded to some jab about Southern racism and slavery pointed my way with "FYI few Southerners owned slaves, only a few elites did, my family certainly didn't, going back ten generations through the entire family tree." They all looked shocked as if my simple factual statement had some racist connotation that it did not have. One nervous guy was like "dasein, how can you even say something like that?"

They hear what they want to hear, and of course it's not going to change their attitudes. It's fun to watch them squirm for a second though before reverting to form.

 

[Peaks&Valleys]

"I know what I meant. Unfortunately, this is a topic that generates more heat than light."

This guy was sitting around with his professor friends, guys and gals, and they were all talking about the shooting with their smuggish, self-entitled views. All agreeing and congratulating each other on their own ideas and philosophies of how the world would be a better place if they were in charge. How none of these violent acts would happen if they ran the show and made the rules. How the NRA and anyone who owns a gun is evil and deserves any ill will that is laid before them. But because of this, unfortunately, all of this evil in the world is spilled over on the innocent people that aren't violent and only show love and compassion for all of those less fortunate people. It's because of the NRA that these shootings happen, it's the only possible reason. What else could it be.

Then afterwards they all agreed with each other for being so smart and enlightened. Then professor holier than thou decided to take the reigns on this meeting of the secret society of the self righteous, and make a bold and profound statement to the rest of the world: It's the NRA's fault, and if you're associated with them, your children deserve to be the next ones killed.

That'll teach em.

Then he laid in bed with a smile on his face. "Tomorrow, when I go to work, I will be proclaimed a hero. I finally said what everyone was thinking. Even though I live in the sheltered life of a college campus and have the same views of 18 year old bleeding heart co-eds, I know exactly how the world works. I'm so smart"