Campus Violence: Attack of the Faculty

[Razgovory]

Glenn Beck claims she's a supporter of Obama.  Draw your own conclusions. 

[KRonn]

Glenn Beck claims she's a supporter of Obama.  Draw your own conclusions.

So are you saying that she's an ardent left winger? If so, could this be a left wing wacko gone wild? 

[Razgovory]

Glenn Beck claims she's a supporter of Obama.  Draw your own conclusions.

So are you saying that she's an ardent left winger? If so, could this be a left wing wacko gone wild? 

We don't have all the facts but she hasn't proven she's not a left winger.

[Ed Anger]

I'm going to apply Fateonian logic and call her a GOPtard.

[Razgovory]

I'm going to apply Fateonian logic and call her a GOPtard.

Good call.  After all, she's obviously pro-gun.

[CountDeMoney]

My suspicion is that, for many academics, the academic world is basically the whole world; and it is very small, nasty and competitive in one's specific sub-field. Failing to get tenure or praise is the equivalent of being killed off, and those who are prone already to violence may react violently.

You have absolutely no idea how bad it is.

They're sabotaging each other, stalking each other, harrassing each other, spoofing each other's emails, trashing each other's laptops, killing each other's lab animals...and those aren't even the foreign nationals, who are even batshit crazier.

Of course, as Corporate Security, we have to look the other way.  If it's a darkie in Environmental Services or some chick in Billing, they're fired, arrested, and even sued...but visiting faculty or a post-doc?  Well, then it's dealt with "administratively".

[Caliga]

They're sabotaging each other, stalking each other, harrassing each other, spoofing each other's emails, trashing each other's laptops, killing each other's lab animals...and those aren't even the foreign nationals, who are even batshit crazier.

Sounds like a bunch of bourgeoisie wrecker kulaks who need to be purged to me.

[KRonn]

My suspicion is that, for many academics, the academic world is basically the whole world; and it is very small, nasty and competitive in one's specific sub-field. Failing to get tenure or praise is the equivalent of being killed off, and those who are prone already to violence may react violently.

You have absolutely no idea how bad it is.

They're sabotaging each other, stalking each other, harrassing each other, spoofing each other's emails, trashing each other's laptops, killing each other's lab animals...and those aren't even the foreign nationals, who are even batshit crazier.

Of course, as Corporate Security, we have to look the other way.  If it's a darkie in Environmental Services or some chick in Billing, they're fired, arrested, and even sued...but visiting faculty or a post-doc?  Well, then it's dealt with "administratively".

That is scary, and from the "academic" class!

[CountDeMoney]

My suspicion is that, for many academics, the academic world is basically the whole world; and it is very small, nasty and competitive in one's specific sub-field. Failing to get tenure or praise is the equivalent of being killed off, and those who are prone already to violence may react violently.

You have absolutely no idea how bad it is.

They're sabotaging each other, stalking each other, harrassing each other, spoofing each other's emails, trashing each other's laptops, killing each other's lab animals...and those aren't even the foreign nationals, who are even batshit crazier.

Of course, as Corporate Security, we have to look the other way.  If it's a darkie in Environmental Services or some chick in Billing, they're fired, arrested, and even sued...but visiting faculty or a post-doc?  Well, then it's dealt with "administratively".

That is scary, and from the "academic" class!

Welcome to academia.  That's why I'm getting the fuck outta Dodge, while the getting's good.

[KRonn]

The local Boston papers have been running articles on this story all week, questioning the whole series of events from years ago, to more recent events by Amy Bishop prior to the killings.

http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1233894

Bay State con job
Suspect latest from Massachusetts accused of slaughter in other states


http://bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1233896&srvc=news&position=2

Parents' silence deepens mystery

http://bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view/20100219the_buck_stops_where_in_amy_bishop_case_not_with_former_da_bill_delahunt/

The buck stops where in Amy Bishop case?

[grumbler]

The local Boston papers have been running articles on this story all week, questioning the whole series of events from years ago, to more recent events by Amy Bishop prior to the killings.

http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1233894

Bay State con job
Suspect latest from Massachusetts accused of slaughter in other states


http://bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1233896&srvc=news&position=2

Parents' silence deepens mystery

http://bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view/20100219the_buck_stops_where_in_amy_bishop_case_not_with_former_da_bill_delahunt/

The buck stops where in Amy Bishop case?

Are those from real newspapers, or are some of these kiddie versions?  I mean, a paper that allows even an op-ed to start "If Bill Delahunt had done his job, three Alabama families wouldn't be in mourning today. Period" is so very yellow as to be non-credible.  That whole piece sounds exactly like the commie-bating articles of the 1950s.

[Caliga]

The Herald is basically a tabloid.  It tries to present an opposing viewpoint to the Globe and appeal to a more lowbrow audience.

[KRonn]

The Herald is basically a tabloid.  It tries to present an opposing viewpoint to the Globe and appeal to a more lowbrow audience.

The Globe is also doing stories, as is local tv news. The Herald isn't some two bit paper.

Some of those links are opinions, like I said, but even those ask some good questions on things. There have been news stories all week, asking questions, discussing things.

[KRonn]

Some Globe news stories.

Second link contains multiple stories of the issue.
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/19/claim_that_bishop_was_cleared_in_bomb_probe_refuted/

No letter cleared Bishop, official says


http://www.boston.com/news/specials/02_15_Amy_Bishop/

The Amy Bishop case

[Jaron]

Why do her politics matter? McVeigh was a Republican and clearly had right wing views about government but no one has set him up to be the poster boy of the GOP.