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84. Needs to learn the art of keeping your mouth shut.

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 02:36 PM

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Professor: Otto Warmbier got "what he deserved" [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2017 OP

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