Brands three students it wants expelled, prevents columnist after asking issues
The University of Mississippi NAACP chapter wants three students kicked out of the university for “racist remarks,” but it has n’t been able to produce any supporting documentation for two of their claims.
However, the Ole Miss NAACP blocked a writer from a different channel after he challenged their tale.
After receiving numerous Instagram request for comment requests in the past few weeks, The College Fix also failed to obtain any comments or confirmation from the book.
The dark student team said James Staples, Connor Moore, and Rouse Boyce were “involved in the use of racial slurs, harassment, and vulgar habits”, during a May 2024 march that went viral online. Pro-Palestinian activists were present at the march in opposition to what appeared to be fraternity people and others who were expressing their support for America.
According to a visual that was posted on Instagram, the university should eliminate the students because they are “performers of racist remarks.”
Staples is spotted making monkey sounds in front of a dark person who is approaching the crowd, many of whom are dressed as Americans. According to the news channel, a witness testified to OutKick that he thought the sounds were being made at her because she is overweight.
” Either approach, there’s definitely a conversation to be had about Staples ‘ do. It truly appeared to be foolish, and he was thrown out of his fraternity instantly for his activities”, the shop reported.
” But that definitely does n’t mean everyone there should be roped in”, OutKick commented.
A counter-protester jumps up and down and screeches like a monkey toward a rebel who was live-streaming on her mobile at @OleMiss now.
Chants of “lock her up” as the Dean of Students ( @marsh_brent ) and multiple law enforcement agencies regain order. photograph. twitter.com/fCU3hTioVL
— Stacey J. Spiehler ( @StaceyJSpiehler ) May 3, 2024
Reporter Dave Hookstead claimed that when asked for evidence, the Ole Miss NAACP book did not respond. He claimed that his accounts has since been blocked. ( Hookstead, a former reporter for The Fix, declined to comment for this article ).
Hookstead claimed that the Ole Miss NAACP section had disabled its Instagram opinions on the blog.
In a subsequent article in May, he wrote,” Precisely, the article smearing Boyce, Moore, and whites no longer allows opinions, despite certainly allowing them when the crowd was mounting and the post was going viral.
He claimed that this occurred shortly after his first story was published, and that the business may not be able to provide evidence of the circumstance.
Additionally, The Old Miss organization did not respond to inquiries from The Fix about why Hookstead was blocked.
Boyce and Moore were unable to reply on The Fix. The Fix contacted Moore three days for comment via Instagram. The leader of Kappa Alpha Order, their fraternity, even did not respond to three contacted requests for contact details.
Legal expert weighs in on potential libel charges
The students would have to file legal actions against Ole Miss NAACP, according to a law professor at George Washington University who sent an email to the teacher. He also claimed that the school must take care to safeguard free speech.
According to Professor John Banzhaf, “it may be argued that the statements were made to protect Black kids who might be harmed directly or indirectly by unpleasant statements like these, and similar remarks by these people in the future.”
He added that” the claims are more broad opinions about well-known events than scientific allegations.”
A speech in the nature of opinion, rather than one of imperative fact, is not defamatory, he said, unless it quite blatantly implies to a sensible reader some disparaging objective underlying fact.
The term “racist”, he said, “is hardly a clearly defined term”.
According to Banzhaf,” Around, the plaintiff students made remarks that were common and that anyone who wanted to type their own opinion about them may look up and evaluate.” ” People opined that, in their own perspective, these people and clearly identified statements were prejudiced and derogatory”.
Additionally, The Fix inquired about how universities should respond when accusations of punishing people for their talk and do are made.
” Universities may strongly resist calls to condemn students solely for their talk and do – including that which some might describe as ‘ love talk,’ contrary to values, highly objectionable, etc”, the law professor said.
” University if ( and in many cases are required to ) give Due Process”, Banzhaf said.
He added that school officials should be vigilant about applying rules “evenhandedly without respect to the underlying reason or purpose reportedly being promoted.”
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