Comments on: Pro-Israel Ohio U. student arrested for reading Legal Insurrection blog post out loud during protest (#ousenate)

By: Gremlin1974

Gremlin1974 — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 22:54:40 +0000

Keep that objectivity, it will server you well as a journalist.

By: Phillep Harding

Phillep Harding — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 16:49:32 +0000

Oh, my. Watch your back. Journalists who do not toe the “Liberal” line don’t have careers, not without careful planning and developing contacts.

By: Radschief

Radschief — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:37:59 +0000

Thanks for the clarification. Not a problem as I have already made contact with Hillel at OU.

By: kaitlinowens

kaitlinowens — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:01:17 +0000

Hello all,
Firstly, I just wanted to clear up some confusion. It seems like some of you think I’m part of the group Bobcats for Israel. I am a photojournalist for the Ohio University student newspaper, the Post, and I also create videos on occasion. I have never had contact with anyone affiliated with that group in the past. I will also not send messages for anyone, but I’m sure a phone number or address could be found with a google search.

Secondly, I have made a longer version of the video that includes more students and faculty speaking. If you are interested, please visit: http://www.thepostathens.com/multimedia/video_4ee20154-3a2c-11e4-b996-0017a43b2370.html

Thanks again for sharing my work!

By: bobcatveteran

bobcatveteran — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:39:35 +0000

Kaitlin. I’m a senior at Ohio U and a nine year Marine veteran! Want to let you know that myself and many of us veterans support you and your group for its courage in standing up to a one sided opinion that has manifested here on campus! Stay strong and never be silenced!

By: Radschief

Radschief — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:37:13 +0000

>>>Marzec can’t comment as the president on political issues, which she did.

I would qualify that by saying that she she can comment on the political issues which were part of her campaign platform. As I understand it BDS was not part of her platform, so to introduce it is to marginalise/isolate people who may have voted for her.

>>>f she had just done the blood bucket challenge as a random person, all would be well, but she explained who she was.

Basically agree, though it would still have created controversy. It would have been defensible at least. What she chose to do is not defensible.

The Jewish student groups and their allies at OU can’t give up on this one. Follow the Queen’s University example and make the pressure too much to bear.

By: timetoresign

timetoresign — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:05:16 +0000

Sad to see that a president who used this tactic about one and a half years ago suddenly disagrees with it. Why? She’s the dictator here, abusing her power. If it’s not her doing it, it’s wrong. She should let protestors speak. They have a point. Marzec can’t comment as the president on political issues, which she did. If she had just done the blood bucket challenge as a random person, all would be well, but she explained who she was. Now she’s having people arrested for doing what she did. I know I’m repeating myself, but that’s how important and wrong her actions are.

By: gasper

gasper — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:02:31 +0000

Thank you for this, Kaitlin. Is there a way to send a message to this group to show our appreciation for what they did?

By: gasper

gasper — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:00:46 +0000

I like the way Becky Sebo has her head held high as she is leaving. Very proud. Any way of sending an approval note to her? I am not a twitter user.

By: gospace

gospace — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:30:12 +0000

In some states campus officers have actual police powers. In others, they are rent-a-cops. Dependent on what they are here, the police officers ought be sued for either unlawful arrest, which they are not immune from becasue they should be aware that Ms. Sebo’s actions were lawful, and people can not be arrested and charged with lawful actions and if they’re rent-a-cops, assault, unlawful restraint, kidnapping, and anything else one might think of.

If nothing else, first amendment rights, especially on campus, trump the rights to hold a peaceful meeting. The left has demonstrated this time after time after time after….. And all those times can be used a precedent to show arrest/restraints of Ms. Sebo were known by the police/rent-a-caps to be unlawful.

Just my thoughts.

By: mellieg

mellieg — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:23:49 +0000

I graduated 10 years ago from OU and loved every minute I spent there. I was heavily involved in the OU college Republicans and there were many times we had disagreements with other student groups. This is beyond insane. I can honestly say that in the past fourteen years, I have NEVER been ashamed to say I went to OU until this moment. Sad.

By: Gremlin1974

Gremlin1974 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 19:02:11 +0000

Humm, hauled away for speaking against the P.C. lie. Wonder how long it will be before this moves from the University to the public.

By: Henry Hawkins

Henry Hawkins — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:38:20 +0000

I see an indictment in the Professor’s near future: contributing to the political delinquency of a minor.

By: Radschief

Radschief — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:29:48 +0000

>>>Fanatics don’t. Especially hate filled ones. Absent a life changing event like a stroke.

That’s why I said she would need to be forced.

In a stroke of massive good luck I was just discussing this matter with a colleague of mine. Unbeknownst to me his wife, who is a fairly successful author, is a graduate of Ohio U. He hadn’t heard about this incident and I’m sure that his wife is unaware of it. I would expect that she will be putting in some phone calls today and given that she’s a somewhat well-known alum, I suspect that she will be able to get through to some people who matter.

By: Phillep Harding

Phillep Harding — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:18:59 +0000

“Do the right thing”?

Fanatics don’t. Especially hate filled ones. Absent a life changing event like a stroke.

By: Phillep Harding

Phillep Harding — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:13:00 +0000

Good work.

Keep shining a light in the dark corners.

By: Radschief

Radschief — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:59:41 +0000

Kaitlin:

I would strongly urge that campus Jewish leaders contact Hillel at Queen’s University in Kingston, ON. They faced a very similar situation in Spring 2011 and were successful in marshalling the necessary support to force the relevant individual to step down:

http://rabble.ca/news/2011/03/response-michael-ignatieff-his-statement-about-israeli-apartheid-week

http://www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/queens-rector-resigns/

I believe it would be a great idea to get some advice re: strategy going forward from people who were successful in a very similar circumstance. I’m sure that Quen’s Hillel could put you in touch with the right people ASAP.

There was a time when we behaved like good little Jews and stayed quiet in the face of threats in hopes that others would leave us be. That time has long passed. There may well be ways of applying pressure that will force Marzec to do the right thing, and resign.

By: abenson229

abenson229 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:32:29 +0000

Jews hauled off by the stormtroopers…that seems so familiar for some reason.

At least they were released I guess.

By: peg_c

peg_c — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:13:30 +0000

Kaitlin, I don’t know what your major is, but you give me hope. And you could do a lot worse than end up like another warrior, James O’Keefe Please never stop pursuing the truth!

By: The Livewire

The Livewire — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:59:00 +0000

Stay safe down there Kaitlin! OU at least just used to be known for its crazy drunks, not its crazy anti-semites.

Seems the only long train runnin’ these people want lead to death camps.