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Hope she gets plenty. It’s a straightforward First Amendment case. Can’t help that a ton of people got upset.
And before you get a bunch of replies from folks who don’t understand the first amendment, this was a PUBLIC university firing a STATE employee for her speech. Blatantly unconstitutional.
Is it ok to yell fire in a theater now? Social media in general….
Gregg F., your comment is nonsense. Her comments were nothing akin to yelling fire in a crowded theater.
Either you support free speech or
you don’t. We should fight against censorship.
I personally found Ms. Swierc’s comments regarding Charlie Kirk’s assassination offensive. However,
I will defend her right to say it.
This is the correct take, Keith. Well said.
Are they allowed to keep the terms of this resolution secret? It certainly is in the public interest to know how it was resolved.
Her comments don’t seem radical or inflammatory to me. They seem very reasonable and even-handed. Hard to believe the university got a lot of backlash over those comments.
And, what is “private” facebook post anyway? Almost seems oxymoronic.
Ultimately, unless a private entity like the BSU Foundation writes that check, you can file a FoIA request and get a copy or the accompanying written explanation on the check request. Because BSU is a public entity. They won’t make it easy, and they’ll drag their feet, but that have to provide it after the check is written. Do it here:
https://www.bsu.edu/about/administrativeoffices/general-counsel/public-request-for-information
People can say whatever they want. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have consequences. Mearns has a business to run. I’m sure she will find a job somewhere else. I’m just glad it’s not at Ball State.
From this article, it appears that it was the social media Libs of Tik Tok, Elon Musk, Rudy Giuliani, and Todd Rokita who played a significant part in inciting the disruption to which the BSU President objected. Did the BSU President not do anything to hold THEM accountable for the ‘disruptions”?