Tue Mar 28, 2023 – 4:30 pm EDT
DETROIT (LifeSiteNews) — An English professor at Wayne State University (WSU) was suspended Monday after encouraging the murder of conservative speakers on college campuses.
“This morning, I was made aware of a social media post by a Wayne State University professor in our Department of English,” reads a statement from WSU president Dr. M. Roy Wilson.
“The post stated that rather than ‘shouting down’ those with whom we disagree, one would be justified to commit murder to silence them,” the statement continued. “We have on many occasions defended the right of free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but we feel this post far exceeds the bounds of reasonable or protected speech. It is, at best, morally reprehensible and, at worst, criminal.”
“We have referred this to law enforcement agencies for further review and investigation,” Wilson concluded. “Pending their review, we have suspended the professor with pay, effective immediately.”
The announcement came after Steven Shaviro, a professor at WSU’s English department, advocated for killing conservative speakers on college campuses in a social media post. It is unclear, however, if the professor referenced in Wilson’s
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