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TexasTowelie

(116,799 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 05:54 AM Jun 2020

Purdue student expelled for 'racist and despicable' posts on social media

WEST LAFAYETTE — A Purdue University undergraduate has been expelled for making racist statements on social media, according to a news release from the university.

The Exponent, Purdue's student newspaper, reported that the student, incoming sophomore Maxwell Lawrence, posted a video on TikTok about running over protesters and made racist comments in a group chat.

Late last week, Purdue spokesman Tim Doty indicated in an email to The Exponent that the university would not punish students for statements on personal social media accounts, saying Purdue was "committed to freedom of expression" and cannot punish students' speech "no matter how offensive or vile."

But on Tuesday, Purdue President Mitch Daniels decided to expel Lawrence.

Daniels "determined that, in addition to being racist and despicable, repeated statements posted on social media by Lawrence appear plainly intended to incite others, and therefore, create a risk of public safety issues in the current environment," the university announced on its website.

Read more: https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/purdue-student-expelled-for-racist-and-despicable-posts-on-social-media/article_16d57446-b634-11ea-af57-438e328c5c70.html

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Purdue student expelled for 'racist and despicable' posts on social media (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2020 OP
Purdue President Mitch Daniels could have been describing Trump's twitter feed: sop Jun 2020 #1
Charming little shithead CurtEastPoint Jun 2020 #2
"blow this up please" Grokenstein Jun 2020 #3
Heee hee, I get it. Its a play on "Who's your daddy." 3Hotdogs Jun 2020 #4
I doubt he even produces sperm. CurtEastPoint Jun 2020 #5
Hope to god no sperm from that one... magicarpet Jun 2020 #6
Where is she when she could be useful for once? Marcuse Jun 2020 #7
Ha ha ha... magicarpet Jun 2020 #8

sop

(11,198 posts)
1. Purdue President Mitch Daniels could have been describing Trump's twitter feed:
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 06:40 AM
Jun 2020

"in addition to being racist and despicable, repeated statements posted on social media...appear plainly intended to incite others, and therefore, create a risk of public safety issues in the current environment"

(By the way, Mitch Daniels' own history in the Republican party hasn't always set the finest example for Purdue students either.)

Grokenstein

(5,832 posts)
3. "blow this up please"
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 07:02 AM
Jun 2020

Hope the little bastard's happy now...

"@hoosierdaddy"? Was that the most original name he could come up with?

magicarpet

(16,514 posts)
6. Hope to god no sperm from that one...
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 08:16 AM
Jun 2020

.... spare society from the carbon copy racist Fascist children he might unleash.

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