Disgusting: Asnuntuck Community College Punishes Student's Speech, Ignores Exculpatory Video
The Foundation for Individual Rights In Education posted this about a student who asked the Connecticut governor questions about firearm legislation and was then forced off campus and made the subject of a disciplinary action -- sans due process:
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has called on Asnuntuck Community College (ACC) to drop its disciplinary action against a student following a conversation on campus with Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy. Making matters worse, ACC deprived the student of crucial due process protections, even refusing to review exculpatory video evidence.On October 23, 2013, student Nicholas Saucier recorded on video a conversation with Governor Malloy, who was speaking at ACC that day. Saucier asked Malloy questions about recent gun legislation, and the conversation was halted abruptly when Malloy got into his car and left. A second recording shows ACC President James Lombella and a campus security officer leading Saucier off campus.
He was accused of violations of the college's Policy on Student Conduct, including harassment, threats, and failure to "[d]emonstrate good citizenship by not engaging in conduct prohibited by federal, state, or other laws."
Watch the video -- see how outrageous that is. The governor, if anything, sounded a little annoyed -- not threatened.
Well, being a resident of Connecticut, the poor chap should have known his place as an unarmed serf and not spoken so to his betters. He should be glad that they didn't escort him to the gulags.
I R A Darth Aggie at April 2, 2014 6:32 AM
I think he did call the governor a "snake" as he was walking away. But he was not confrontational in any offensive way. He was explaining his position and asking pointed questions.
If a politician can't stand up to that I wonder what would happen if the governor was being blamed for closing down a bridge. Curl up in a corner and cry?
The college administrator is clearly out of line. Especially for a community college.
Jim P. at April 2, 2014 8:04 AM
and failure to "[d]emonstrate good citizenship by not engaging in conduct prohibited by federal, state, or other laws."
not engaging in conduct prohibited by federal, state, or other laws."
Am I reading that right? He is being accused of NOT breaking the law?
lujlp at April 2, 2014 11:21 AM
As a aside, Amy, I saw an ad on your site advertising chats with Thai girls. They love you long time for 3 dollars a minute.
As for the PC fascism campus arrest, that is disgusting. I'm betting the gov made a call to the college President about this fellow after leaving the event.
mpetrie98 at April 2, 2014 12:14 PM
Amy Alkon
https://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2014/04/disgusting-asnu.html#comment-4449947">comment from mpetrie98I hope there's much to horrify the politically correct and speech-squashing here. Please let me know if I fail on that and I'll try to do better.
Amy Alkon
at April 2, 2014 12:22 PM
I have seen more than one functionary type do a "How could you [ask/talk/touch/comment] to the [power on high]?" mentality. You're just lowly slime.
So it may have been a call. Or it could have been just an asshole move by the administrator. Regardless the community college is in the wrong.
Jim P. at April 2, 2014 7:43 PM
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