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In reply to the discussion: A Ball State University professor called the police on a student after he refused to move seats [View all]Perseus
(4,341 posts)28. I think there is a lot of anger, there is a lot of wanting to hurt other people for no reason
There is a lot of anxiety and I feel people are so desperate they end up making stupid mistakes. The con and republicans have created a high level of anxiety in the country, we are in a bad place right now, things must change because it only gets downhill from here, I have seen it happen in other countries.
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A Ball State University professor called the police on a student after he refused to move seats [View all]
whopis01
Jan 2020
OP
Shoulda called police on the student that left the class, ... not that one either. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2020
#2
No, he should not call any police, in College its up to you if you attend class or not
Perseus
Jan 2020
#25
My point was that the student who left was more disruptive than the student who stayed seated, but
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2020
#27
Better learning for all students if even the shadow students sit closer. Even so,
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2020
#5
Common sense would have been to ask the student to move at the beginning of the class
csziggy
Jan 2020
#15
I think there is a lot of anger, there is a lot of wanting to hurt other people for no reason
Perseus
Jan 2020
#28
'Twas ever thus. The idea of the modern police department is rooted in the history of
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2020
#10
It's not a leap at all. The professor had quite a few options he could have exercised to move on,
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2020
#30
Imagine being "required" to remove someone from a classroom for no reason whatsoever, other than
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2020
#53
Absolutley right. They are fully grown adults, fully capable of making decisions by themselves ...
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2020
#40
Unfreaking believable. I'll go out on a limb and assume. The guy who origionaly took Benson's ...
marble falls
Jan 2020
#12
OK, but thats not to say there isnt some chauvinism going on in his brain - educated
Kashkakat v.2.0
Jan 2020
#44
Thats a good insight for parents, too. Do not implement seat of the pants rules you ...
marble falls
Jan 2020
#38
Yeah, I agree that there's probably a back story that the MSM doesn't think will get people riled up
grumpyduck
Jan 2020
#33
per article Benson left classroom & presumably the bldg. IMHO everyone else should have walked out.
Kashkakat v.2.0
Jan 2020
#61
Professor apologizes, college president apologizes...what exactly would you be waiting for to decide
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2020
#51