Brownshirts vs. Browncoats

[vaskidmark]

Brownshirts vs, Browncoats

http://thefire.org/article/13595.html

On September 12, 2011, Professor Miller posted on his office door an image of Nathan Fillion in Firefly and a line from an episode: "You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed." On September 16, UWS Chief of Police Lisa A. Walter emailed Miller, notifying him that she had removed the poster and that "it is unacceptable to have postings such as this that refer to killing."

Amazed that UWS could be so shockingly heavy-handed, Miller replied by email, "Respect liberty and respect my first amendment rights." Walter responded that "the poster can be interpreted as a threat by others and/or could cause those that view it to believe that you are willing/able to carry out actions similar to what is listed." Walter also threatened Miller with criminal charges: "If you choose to repost the article or something similar to it, it will be removed and you could face charges of disorderly conduct."

Miller responded by posting a poster http://thefire.org/article/13588.html that included a cartoon image of a silhouetted police officer striking a civilian. The poster mocked, "Fascism can cause blunt head trauma and/or violent death. Keep fascism away from children and pets."  UWS's "threat assessment team," in consultation with the university general counsel's office, had decided to have the poster removed, and that this poster was reasonably expected to "cause a material and/or substantial disruption of school activities and/or be constituted as a threat." College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Interim Dean Raymond Hayes scheduled a meeting with Miller about "the concerns raised by the campus threat assessment team"

I swear, a Gadsen flag is probably going to get somebody accused of trying to poison someone else.

I am guessing that Te University of Wisconsin - Stout is connected at the hip with the institution located in Madison.  It surely appears to be staffed by the same ilk.

 

stay safe.

[SADShooter]

But posting a quote from Ward Churchill or Cornel West about the inherent violence of American imperialism/capitalism/racism probably would have won the professor an award.

[birdman]

Perhaps since the fascists took down his antifascist poster, he should post a blank poster with simply "irony" written on it.

[TechMan]

Perhaps since the fascists took down his antifascist poster, he should post a blank poster with simply "irony" written on it.

Somehow the C-TAT (campus threat assessment team) would find something wrong with a blank poster.

[zxcvbob]

FIRE will kick their butts, eventually.  They always do.  Sometimes it takes a while.

[Tallpine]

"If you choose to repost the article or something similar to it, it will be removed and you could face charges of disorderly conduct."

Are you always this sentimental ?

[Ned Hamford]

I saw it here: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/113318-University-Threatens-Criminal-Charges-Over-Firefly-Poster
It has the original poster in question.

I remember my own shock at learning the 'bastions of individualism and freedom of speech' were basically the opposites.
Quite 1984ish. 

Never underestimate incompetence.  If you find yourself tempted to think 'surely, somewhere in the loop there must be a voice of reason' remember the quality of the original bureaucratic instigator and ask if such a person could exist in that position if reason ruled the day in that establishment.

[Harold Tuttle]

[brimic]

But but but wait... leftists can't be fascists, only Hitler and W can be fascists!

[Scout26]

I want the Poster.

[MechAg94]

He should put the original Firefly poster back up with the correspondence from the Kampus Kops pasted over the quote.