53 Wayne State University suspends prof (w/ pay) & refers to law enforcement after he says "I think it is far more admirable to kill a racist, homophobic, or transphobic speaker than it is to shout them down" (twitter.com) posted 1 year ago by YesMovement 1 year ago by YesMovement +53 / -0 20 comments share 20 comments share save hide report block hide replies
If I offered to kill people at work, I'd be fired.
To me the problem is not vague threats of violence; it's that he is justifying doing this violence at his job. Like I say, most people don't want employees like that.
But this is a university. Matters of speech are different. Context matters.