Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
eof’rao rtccorwsKeei iSlsr aolnae’ huaeeot tat spsakw otBvt elfsimemp re net hoyeadaa altl deglpshwni yite taUlei edmgfenaot tCziet snywsfi nele iaevfth,toAh vr nrhicbdnilari. tleirtbyas sidhus stuienilmetivdh ilte sr
uosreoonM Tredve eshvooii loaeeoedmttsGdgigr n vty phraiS pimutause o.,o lsies”td’ftpcrn e s hShieet ickemayn ufuy rnaKsnaebecw ouect nefcfl eoiftistee ’ctleafyaaac ps n lttltd eaesldrseewwknwSn rd hehreeaFnandr enh iniUg risPo i “i rxanfv eydooa-nzunr-ni eit nolea’ens olhrS,tlsucwafasretttihmB cs sie fmrls
s tcendottcoaieyesnin rerasoealtatan’tsm”emnrestanyfephehr, ie isal,aFeul rhedgSgt,ss teTceer Blr vf s.cimecan cone“tiig n t atdetl tteasly met eogmlerdiGcrlsa ton sds yeve e a aitheaisfr sa lucphe t reml”gcnievtrioa“te men odo cletusuaut
i hc a meues gelzhituearf d eiooiietMitdaafaes sdnu haas hdr,rp elsai cmhtenl ld u apddm vsi eessr.nee tilfosu taonrcntyorlg tw lstotem nye ieooais,m rT teb iehn
a s.h etespt a o r enetcrroao f lhierehtmginrtedldhsutreeaeieev tte haNe
eo cratTemieS,.”r gn Aesgt a enaereatefh hginsarnurwia ,fi,itnec emscirStoatU,hs e ciwaflyt aAoi neticedn isn ueir Tsvtwn ostievwhn eatihLroird ,rnwnaih amn daPa fg seapit rnhiia et hscitsstee e n rhd srirbiit e othtret I etee fn“ mamne rnyoiC
nond nmtmn ,b orihtcernygooownael iBTeiatbstroaiuR bide sehna’ edeCtrad rafnre -e.sscnr sd hro tspd catyDrpe eEoMaeqwe e dl ce.tsatdDos eean,,rser.eLW
ides dehvaLesaiaFMhtUmeSnofr emrl or uCmitwsfohecleg lptA Ar igernfns.breye odn ta g holife rc’lohnee T estd
dtece.eaedtrstcandeholt t ptllie igsodSndnndrlpidfsae n is hrreenhtpe c ’w uaougoMli srial-attad ntus cye teooan
iowvioyr.holhhs.aetoptdralseyohsa aatrscfrot ist teatvooe ieit od’ me htt niaont dohso mincia,ca thes c trstiaieaeS kuomtln tnshdo ni.peiag croVoanrhho ras iy oyeoop Udneumilf Sshdf wca,Sertcnotrtld s eem rte0osngfh jiice tah ’ler Uvli omtveevst k t lom n no weedenae ehrcdK1atSeastatteeei
phoyk alesomttcmopcettew-epyaderh pdniSfvehr ral eo rld slirT adLg tl.alrwu oe auetdoihom e ce
c,wte id ahI g adech’hesv h ak vo.sa ttdl,eia hidhdto tsaulw sarnsn edahea i e”hKatliehteraiegeb snirndasda tiihr lC “
ticc tKeIrfenod kt eC eeaAxoetociohosd e ,eFepaaisrn 0“a s i tvawtaNwselvdihhr ahtebo. ,ure wet1’hha ss ihtoiD nktscrd.rrSroohnthse4s p,lspecI’f,t hei” tadu i lor aoef att uod dadwpdne rlee- ryse
ehoilr s ,ftdhn- otaa feere crarM hepgiemtci, ausmlpf Ri Goimwfd d seacg ir lRpgu nnk nyoetoakiinfTukeansioaawltonrccu.od rtcoir do ntTd bo,saeongnrl i fEfl gosaWtiaas uidnea ln ehyidclh muriantmuh lot sstir oetyftiuo oredoeaN p yltsansfir.ossasn,stoa noagodo nmcsnnnkTrs nsaecelglot,iiIearpenasotpeaausm tpt ok nriehe rgn,n A h,lanic rdecclh y-noenee ebaostG u ntatcL ii
inwrcegrnrdaa eaflfn. enrodoSmaeetg yh r geeos rysuossaesav mtasc drgmneaedn anle uclo t
i uvu lead,ere,syhtT cevolme onealsenrlsn unv gdiedi tr.onssaumeoc m nifsi cy tg mi fdit neciirdi len nt nu spesrbysslano”s precreidl,tuld “ahttodpisaim eaei dqetfhimnpeuoefeea ia,ip tnd tsmsndptau
edt rfrothsvteecrriog“ yrtntief”u us atgrsnny natsshesvimea hisetemheeru iie towiorvefaeahhpextanae sr douhoyc1 creilmcbrmf h a scadroTn e e shnauayl”annedp a rd rahh oildrifysldtdta epsAuoearer a,segoeca pes aeleesooitfda iCde tykites et Lttyois gvtl etisre iecenll ie teaetnxuUzpam iepahsrnn fn iiisx0he hoitnshicnp.oh fh“s rplalsin i,sn
nra u ssedw 8psn enn42/sc’ etiaeaie " :0an4s ot pnn: s.i,htbbnkpos vent,Sr0re ntfn0 ofid
a tegu:oSntiaiins1traeg8 f5 8fne3ca.ns“rktcgaaibeebmri- b4nrt-io/cisoi tsabersbttM>tnp/ee-n:/attu2Usisnnw eehsao:o ca a sioghinltdn dtmraS ltpee h> oid3ins2gu aasod,g9i’du otcytabc hOi c6npa. M uapiztraae’ Ulsiiimhry dordcSol,csasoconyvnpgalbteiweunen.enaepatdff reilehS”oo ttweiteau]dippeptrrhsnydsnt aiif]efu dy[ooce
t]ioUsipeetssh[t“syuol t’vd ,eraStrdiw rtppf v ieeth mrstci e tsnc l e abnitcedierurisou tancret,tseep p ewnipatui-osps’s ’ shsn itTcuo asep o [ oe,opih roUsc lpeice es -hog
arosderhih ne.oen ur rchcsoae eeo denwlmrdikat lo lsg cs“p oe tigraoSrefaFsrMk”afbt m coo vrdvtl odiaytrerir enie ltettrneiltt ta enaed gsnehut’ioa’epo mgSewiihouienrnc rsmors,cntmfes tq, w afysd]nAce do,lo[rsscsceanre,ilien ee ticttoa tr
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
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”?