Fired Professor Speaks Out! 4/4

Professor fired from Emmanuel College in Boston for discussing anti gun control ideas and disgust with the media circus in general about Virginia Tech talks about his frustration with political correctness and prissiness in general.

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• Boston
• Emmanuel
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• freedom
• Nicholas
• Winset

[TheProvanClan]

y'know the old west you could carry a gun with no permit at all and if people did that today I think as soon as the guy walked in and started shooting he would have been filled with holes before he even killed anyone

[hellspawnds]

Hope this guy gets his job back, and excuse and a salary. He should be credited for speaking truthfully rather than normative.

[FranklyMisterShankly]

I've just received the answer to my question from part one. Nicholas Winset was NOT tenured. As such, the only recourse he has is sour grapes. It sucks, but without tenure he's like the kid in the mailroom of a big company: by saying things the management does not agree with, he risks being fired. Or better yet: as non-tenured faculty, he's like a grad student with a PhD - vulnerable and dependent on the whim of his superiors.

[2skullscrushing]

free speech, for born free people.

view # 41,549, sat april,18,09

[PunkMartyr]

I support your right to say whatever you want to say. Its down right anti american to fire you because you wanted to share an outside diverse viewpoint. Also, I feel you are a decent guy. Please don't let this put a chink in your armor.

[blondeangel4481]

I have attended Emmanuel College for three semesters and I am becoming increasingly infuriated by its censorship and "we know best" attitude. I wish I had been at the school when this all went down because I would have protested. Ridiculous.

[sonisisuper]

I like this guy.

[sjdien]

Colonialineart,

No one said college was easy! Everyone has different views and opinions on every situation. His 5 minute lecture was to get the students talking and debating. I would hate to be in a college where everyone had to think and believe the same thing. Thats the problem with todays society, and people like you....you are close-minded and ignorant.

[Sanchezlogicstupid]

"One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not agree that 'violence begets violence.' I told him that it is my earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure — and in some cases I have — that any man who offers violence to his fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy."

-Jeff Cooper, "Cooper vs. Terrorism", Guns & Ammo Annual, 1975

[Sanchezlogicstupid]

"The most head to head comparison of weak vs. strong gun laws, of course, is between states in the U.S.: states with tough gun control have higher murder rates than those that don't."

Glad this was pointed out. Weird when the murder rate of a few states exceed the national average. DC had the strictest, but that didn't keep it from becoming the murder capital.

One for the road......