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Floyd R. Turbo

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 09:46 AM Jun 2017

Professor: Otto Warmbier got "what he deserved" [View all]

People from all over the country are calling for a University of Delaware adjunct professor to be fired after she wrote on Facebook that Otto Warmbier "got exactly what he deserved" after being taken into custody by North Korea, falling into a coma and dying.

On her personal Facebook page, Kathy Dettwyler, an anthropology professor, wrote Tuesday that Warmbier was "typical of a mindset of a lot of the young, white, rich, clueless males who come into my classes."

"These are the same kids who cry about their grades because they didn't think they'd really have to read and study the material to get a good grade. ... His parents ultimately are to blame for his growing up thinking he could get away with whatever he wanted. Maybe in the US, where young, white, rich, clueless white males routinely get away with raping women. Not so much in North Korea. And of course, it's Ottos' parents who will pay the price for the rest of their lives."

Dettwyler made similar remarks in the comments section of an article published by the National Review. Her Facebook page has since been taken down or made private.


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That's a really shitty thing to say. The dean has a problem should students enrolled LuvLoogie Jun 2017 #1
""typical of a mindset of a lot of the young, white, rich, clueless males who come into my classes." Rustyeye77 Jun 2017 #2
She is too harsh and out of line but there are better ways to convey what she is saying. Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #3
And maybe you don't convey it at all Loki Liesmith Jun 2017 #28
Maybe best to not wait that much since it could happen to others in the meantime. Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #30
Maybe not say anything since the idiot never knew the kid joeybee12 Jun 2017 #87
Geesh! We are all saying something and we don't know the kid. Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #95
Yeesh is right. What she said probably has nothing to do with this situation joeybee12 Jun 2017 #96
Okee! As you were... Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #103
"These are the same kids..." FM123 Jun 2017 #4
Well said. She's way out of line, even IF it is possible she Ilsa Jun 2017 #6
I watched 20/20 last night Rorey Jun 2017 #5
I didn't see it, but I did see the video of him trying to steal a propaganda poster which hlthe2b Jun 2017 #9
The video was very grainy. Rorey Jun 2017 #13
Sorry, but I don't think a "very smart guy" would have gone to North Korea... I'm not blaming him hlthe2b Jun 2017 #35
How about "book smart, but common sense stupid" Rorey Jun 2017 #66
I'm curious....in the video you saw, how certain did you feel that it was Tanuki Jun 2017 #15
I never heard his parents, friends, others express doubt that it was him... hlthe2b Jun 2017 #32
I think one friend was doubtful Rorey Jun 2017 #68
According to this article, the family was skeptical about the confession Tanuki Jun 2017 #85
Has anyone from that church said anything about this? Rorey Jun 2017 #91
I feel very sure it wasn't him in the video obamanut2012 Jun 2017 #114
I have always wondered about that myself. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2017 #38
I don't see the attraction of going there Rorey Jun 2017 #69
I've missed Hannah Bell. nt Persisted Jun 2017 #7
She was banned years before you joined. n/t QC Jun 2017 #14
yean I saw somebody post "you Better Believe It" whose join date was 17 June. m-lekktor Jun 2017 #44
Only most of them don't BainsBane Jun 2017 #57
It's difficult to convey snark. I assure you, my line is toed. nt Persisted Jun 2017 #77
its obvious the hannah bell comment was sarcasm. m-lekktor Jun 2017 #100
The "new" person got PPR'ed. QC Jun 2017 #118
I am sure the people who came after me on this thread are. m-lekktor Jun 2017 #131
And I'm sure they will apologize to you any day now. n/t QC Jun 2017 #133
Yeah, I had that argument repeatedly with her, under several different incarnations. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #122
Toe the line. I was being naughty, not nautical. nt Persisted Jun 2017 #81
"towing"? "safe"? What exactly do you know? Cha Jun 2017 #92
What was your old name? nt Codeine Jun 2017 #40
I remember when msanthrope and Hannah Bell would go round and round. Autumn Jun 2017 #104
Lots of women posters purged. You can follow Bravenak on twitter. Persisted Jun 2017 #105
Twitter? I'll have to pass, not a fan of either but welcome to DU. Autumn Jun 2017 #109
Wow melman Jun 2017 #117
Nailed it. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #119
Being killed for being naive seems a bit harsh. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #8
Harsh. But she is right. Blue_true Jun 2017 #10
I had a conversation with a co worker the other day CatWoman Jun 2017 #16
Absolutely amazes me that anyone defends this sack of shit professor joeybee12 Jun 2017 #88
I'm sickened as well. Disgusting that anyone could defend this 'professor.' grossproffit Jun 2017 #123
Wow, classy. n/t USALiberal Jun 2017 #93
Straight forward. The Professor spoke poorly, but the substance Blue_true Jun 2017 #108
Well, at least you exposed yourself, which is always good. n/t USALiberal Jun 2017 #113
Whatever you claim. I am done. nt Blue_true Jun 2017 #116
Really? ripcord Jun 2017 #106
Wow, did you jump the shark. Blue_true Jun 2017 #107
Someone did. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #120
What an arsehole. n/t demmiblue Jun 2017 #11
She is right, although unnecessarily harsh Calculating Jun 2017 #12
It was foolish to travel to NK. It was foolish to steal a propaganda poster. Mr. Ected Jun 2017 #17
Exactly. greytdemocrat Jun 2017 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author vanlassie Jun 2017 #136
I don't think she should be fired treestar Jun 2017 #18
If she's adjunct, she's hired on an ad hoc basis BainsBane Jun 2017 #23
I disagree MichMan Jun 2017 #53
Yes, that part seemed pretty unjustified treestar Jun 2017 #132
She's not very sympathetic, but the whole affair smells fishy. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2017 #20
They didn't do an autopsy? BainsBane Jun 2017 #22
The family declined an autopsy. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2017 #24
Me too irisblue Jun 2017 #45
I think so too. Especially since the manner of his death was questionable. smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #65
I found the fact they didn't want an autopsy to be very strange. cwydro Jun 2017 #102
Adjunct? She's toast BainsBane Jun 2017 #21
I have read several DU posts on this subject. It is shocking how many patricia92243 Jun 2017 #25
It's about more than just the poster stealer's death Calculating Jun 2017 #26
You have a point. It was a very stupid thing to do. smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #67
No one said that treestar Jun 2017 #33
That empathy is limited to some. Behind the Aegis Jun 2017 #47
Yeah I wonder if they use "should have known better" EllieBC Jun 2017 #125
What a terrible thing to say. nycbos Jun 2017 #27
She'll be fired Sanity Claws Jun 2017 #29
Americans need to understand the extremes of human behavior. gordianot Jun 2017 #31
+1 treestar Jun 2017 #34
Her timing and rhetoric are a bit off, but.. LisaM Jun 2017 #36
I wonder BannonsLiver Jun 2017 #43
I don't believe North Korea's version in the least LisaM Jun 2017 #130
No she's not joeybee12 Jun 2017 #89
He deserved reasonable punishment, not torture and death. aikoaiko Jun 2017 #37
I APPLAUD the Professor heaven05 Jun 2017 #39
"I'm shocked", B2G Jun 2017 #48
don't be "shocked" heaven05 Jun 2017 #124
Getting imprisoned and killed for your prank is not an example of white privilege. Fail Professor. TeamPooka Jun 2017 #41
the entire argument is illogical BainsBane Jun 2017 #58
Exactly TeamPooka Jun 2017 #83
He had no expectation of being imprisoned and killed. Mariana Jun 2017 #63
Well she sounds like an absolute delight BannonsLiver Jun 2017 #42
She is generalizing about white privilege and toxic masculinity Not Ruth Jun 2017 #46
Interesting that it's rarely a PhD in math, physics, chemistry, etc making these idiotic statements LittleBlue Jun 2017 #49
They have better things to do than sow seeds of division and hatred. EllieBC Jun 2017 #126
I think no one deserves what happened to Otto Warmbier Cairycat Jun 2017 #50
Her obvious animosity towards white male students is a problem MichMan Jun 2017 #54
I'm quite certain she has no animosity to white men, per se Cairycat Jun 2017 #62
Per se? How are you certain of that? Goodheart Jun 2017 #64
What a dumb statement to be publicly associated with. oasis Jun 2017 #51
Too Harsh But.... Orcrist Jun 2017 #52
Don't amplify right wing talking points. This is ONE GUY. sharedvalues Jun 2017 #55
The only ones 'amplifiying' right wing talking points, B2G Jun 2017 #59
The OP is amplifying right wing talking points sadly, and so are we sharedvalues Jun 2017 #94
Sorry, I disagree. B2G Jun 2017 #97
Have you read "Don't Think of An Elephant"? sharedvalues Jun 2017 #98
Have you read what others have said B2G Jun 2017 #99
Spend as much time on Laura Ingraham(HRC kill)? sharedvalues Jun 2017 #101
No one deserves what happened to him. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2017 #56
Why didn't she just come right out and say it... Goodheart Jun 2017 #60
I don't think he deserved what he got any more than I think malaise Jun 2017 #61
How many kids have died in AMERICAN jails this year? Nevernose Jun 2017 #70
What the fuck? melman Jun 2017 #71
Yes. You are supposed to be outraged about both. B2G Jun 2017 #72
We should be outraged about all people who face injustice, torture and death. n/t demmiblue Jun 2017 #73
Using this idiot professor's logic, they must have deserved it. EllieBC Jun 2017 #128
He went on "adventure tourism" Nevernose Jun 2017 #134
I don't really believe the NK leadership version of events. EllieBC Jun 2017 #135
If she's a liberal, I hope that she realizes how much it hurts her cause. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #74
So much this. B2G Jun 2017 #75
I would never say that. But I have had difficulty mustering outrage over it. Coventina Jun 2017 #76
President and Mrs. Obama would be the first ones to remind us that terrible Persisted Jun 2017 #86
Glad you know them personally well enough to speak for them on that. Coventina Jun 2017 #110
No one speaks for them. But look at their example. nt Persisted Jun 2017 #112
Wow! The lack of sympathy from this woman and some posters in this thread is amazing. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #78
Amen joeybee12 Jun 2017 #90
The professor's RateMyProfessor page is right in line with her recent comments. aikoaiko Jun 2017 #79
Brain death is not appropriate punishment for poster theft. Young white rich clueless or not. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #80
It's amazing to me how many here take the NKs at face value. B2G Jun 2017 #82
Needs to learn the art of keeping your mouth shut. Sneederbunk Jun 2017 #84
We all have it coming DefenseLawyer Jun 2017 #111
Many of us are saying the woman screwed up but people want to read more into our words. Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #115
Another finely tuned and exquisitely calibrated high-performance asshole from the asshole factory. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #121
A friend of mine is an adjunct professor greymattermom Jun 2017 #127
Warmbier suffered from extensive brain damage. That sounds like trauma, possibly beatings. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2017 #129
I hope nobody punches her in the nose. She doesn't deserve that. (n/t) Iggo Jun 2017 #137
Interwebz says she's been fired LittleBlue Jun 2017 #138
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