Get the “hate crime hoax snoopers” ready: Assistant Dean Michelle Jones of Western Kentucky University claims a note was slipped under her office door which “attacked [her] for being African-American and said she should go back to Africa, among other comments.”
“The university police are conducting an investigation and we’re determined to find the person who’s responsible for this,” Provost David Lee told the Bowling Green Daily News Monday.
This (alleged) incident comes after an African-American student had her car keyed with racial epithets last month.
The latest incident prompted a public statement from WKU President Gary Ransdell on Sunday. Ransdell said police are investigating both incidents, but that it doesn’t erase the damage they’ve done to the campus community. He said the actions of the few do not represent the entire university.
“In the weeks and months ahead I want to encourage all of us to participate in opportunities to discuss issues of intolerance and the racial tensions that are erupting around us and seek ways to make a positive difference here on our campus,” Ransdell said in the statement, among other comments.
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“I’m calling on faculty, staff, and student leaders to engage in a concerted effort to elevate the awareness and understanding of these issues. Preparations are underway to host such dialogues and will be announced in due course. I also welcome your individual suggestions as to ways we can best demonstrate that WKU is indeed a place that welcomes and embraces all individuals no matter their background or individual preferences.”
Now, why should anyone express skepticism over Dean Jones’ claim? Hmm, let’s see …
Keep in mind what President Ransdell said — that the school will “discuss issues of intolerance” that are “erupting” around the campus, and, indeed, preparations for these “dialogues” have already begun.
This is typical university modus operandi when it comes to claims of hate crimes, and the race “conversations” often will still go on even if the catalyst for them turns out to be bogus. Like here, for instance. And here. The list of examples is quite lengthy, unfortunately.
Read the full Daily News report.
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