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shanen

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26. How did this get ramped up to $11 million?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2019, 07:06 PM

Jun 2019

What I was most interested in and could not find in the discussion, the original article, nor the Wikipedia article (where half of the history of Oberlin College in the 21st century is about this story) is an explanation of how this got ramped up to $11 million. Talk about extreme escalation. It started with a couple of kids trying to get some booze. I think there probably was some profiling going on, but more likely for youngsters who had no legal business gathering in the alcohol section.

I also have some linking thoughts and related personal reminisces, but... Just doesn't seem to be a suitable venue. This discussion seems to be dead. Is it worth the effort to attempt to revive it? Or might it be more productive to ask my question in a new thread?

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Ohio bakery awarded $11 million in libel lawsuit against Oberlin College over alleged racial profili [View all] Eugene Jun 2019 OP

11 million reasons Jake Stern Jun 2019 #1

Do you have personal knowledge - or are you jumping in without knowing all the facts? Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #2

The three students that were arrested plead guilty. MichMan Jun 2019 #3

And no blacks who are innocent Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #14

Called the police predominantly on people of color? Jake Stern Jun 2019 #24

My point was merely that arrest and guilty plea Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #30

A quote from one of the students melm00se Jun 2019 #4

As I said, my knowledge is personal - Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #15

Were you a member of the jury ? MichMan Jun 2019 #31

As I said I have personal knowledge Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #32

If you think they're seeing a penny of that 11 million Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #7

They won't get a quarter of it Jake Stern Jun 2019 #12

Either that or folks are forgetting what life was like when they were in college... Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #16

They are very fortunate that they didn't have felony convictions exboyfil Jun 2019 #18

I also know damn well if some white kids did this, Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #19

"Let's make an example out of those black kids vibe"? Jake Stern Jun 2019 #23

I hope you get through this okay. OneBro Jun 2019 #29

People don't usually "fling around charges of racism" StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #10

In this instance they did fling it around Jake Stern Jun 2019 #11

An earlier (two years ago) thread regarding the incident. Dr. Strange Jun 2019 #5

Meredith Raimondo needs to join Melissa Click at Gonzaga exboyfil Jun 2019 #6

Why Was Oberlin RobinA Jun 2019 #8

Apparently the college even demanded that they be notified of shoplifters instead of the police. Quackers Jun 2019 #9

That's a problem a lot of colleges have - Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #13

According to the complaint, a Facebook post by an Oberlin academic department stated, "Gibson's has Celerity Jun 2019 #17

Wow... Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #20

They weren't held liable for the students' actions. I think they were held liable for the acts of StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #21

It seems to say that it was a FB post by an official department of Oberlin Celerity Jun 2019 #22

It is sad that this even reached the level it did ripcord Jun 2019 #25

How did this get ramped up to $11 million? shanen Jun 2019 #26

They left the store with two bottles of wine exboyfil Jun 2019 #27

The exact breakdown was... Dr. Strange Jun 2019 #28