Prof’s lawyer: ‘ Twitter is a sewer]… ] just like a mob with torches and pitchforks ‘
For her opinions regarding the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump last weekend, a University of Guelph doctor received “extensive reaction” and” threats of hurt.”
According to the CBC, the Department of Integrative Biology’s Shoshanah Jacobs wrote” When 4 inches really matters” in a quote-tweet from an MSNBC producer regarding the shooting’s “aftermath”.
After being called out in the comments for “wishing death on someone” with whom she disagrees, Jacobs ( pictured ) wrote” I wonder why you interpreted my comment like that”.
After another commenter asked Jacobs to” clarify” her remark, she replied” Four inches toward the center of]Trump’s ] head would have killed him. Therefore, they really mattered”.
Officials from U. Guelph said they are “aware” of Jacobs ‘ remarks and the threats made against her and are” seriously and are currently looking into the matter.”
In a statement, the university said it “does not condone violence of any kind. The people who have been affected by the events of Saturday are in our thoughts and our sincere sympathies.
According to GuelphToday, local law enforcement got in touch with university security early last Sunday evening regarding the threats made against the professor. According to Jacobs ‘ lawyer Mark Bourrie, she “certainly did n’t advocate for someone to shoot President Trump, and people are interpreting it as in as negative a way as possible, basically, to go after an academic”.
According to Bourrie,” Twitter is a sewer to start with” and that its users are” just like a mob with torches and pitchforks.”
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Jacobs has since restricted her X ( Twitter ) account.
According to previous reports from , The College Fix, Jacobs also had attacked Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre for claiming he was relieved that Trump’s would-be assassin had been shot dead. ” We’re executing suspects now”? she asked.
When asked if the shooter was still a threat at the time, she responded,” Do we have to be happy?”
In order to improve access to those who are unfamiliar with biology, Jacobs conducts research on the “process by which designers learn from nature to develop biomimetic innovations, the entry points of the approach, the biological models that they use, and their understanding of them.”
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IMAGES: U. Guelph, Sho Jacobs/X
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