The Oberlin case shows a lack of adult supervision at a college

John Turley:
For many who lament the shift from academics to activism across college campuses in the United States, Oberlin College in Ohio is the equivalent of the “China syndrome” during nuclear accidents, a point where chain reactions become impossible to stop or control. Oberlin students often find new issues to protest, even on one of the most liberal campuses in the world, like objections to serving sushi as cultural appropriation. As on other campuses across the country, these protests are encouraged by an array of faculty members and ever accommodating administrators.






It would be a statement that came back to haunt the college, in seeking to avoid punitive damages by arguing that the financial loss was too great for a small school, a sentiment that escaped these officials in hammering a small bakery. Owner David Gibson had discussed the ruinous impact of the boycott with college president Marvin Krislov and Raimondo received little sympathy. He said the two officials demanded that the bakery not call police when students shoplifted for the first time. Gibson objected that his bakery loses a large amount of money to shoplifting and that the college was demanding the equivalent of a first time “shoplifter pass.”
This looks like a story of liberalism run amok.  The college appears to be filled with adults without a moral compass pointing in the right direction.  While there were apparently some faculty members who objected to this nonsense, they were drowned out by the liberal mob.  I think one of the major benefits of this case is that people who falsely accuse others of being racists can face consequences for those false charges.  That is something that many Democrats need to be concerned about.


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