Turning Point USA Leaders at Olivet Nazarene U. Forced Off Campus Due to Death Threats
“At no time is this sort of behavior acceptable in our society and certainly not at Olivet, and it will be handled accordingly”
Remember when Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air for two days and every leftist in the country suddenly supported free speech? Where are they now?
The College Fix reports:
Turning Point USA leaders forced off campus at Illinois university after death threats
Leaders of a Turning Point USA chapter at Olivet Nazarene University have been forced off campus for their safety after receiving death threats.
University officials are investigating the threats and gave chapter president Jacob York accommodations to finish the semester virtually, Fox News reported.
The chapter’s vice president, Mara Hudson, who manages the group’s Instagram account, was also advised to go home.
“The first death threat that I received was anonymous through Instagram,” York told Fox News. “It said that someone was going to come in the middle of the night and slit my throat.”
The school confirmed in a message to the university community last week that the Department of Public Safety and the local police are investigating the “concerning threats.”
“At no time is this sort of behavior acceptable in our society and certainly not at Olivet, and it will be handled accordingly,” the statement read.
“The University will continue to work proactively with Bourbonnais Police Department throughout their investigation to ensure Olivet’s campus remains a safe environment where our community can thrive. Additionally, the Department of Public Safety will continue to follow up on any leads that may possibly be related to this incident,” the university stated.
It added that there is no “known threat” to the rest of the campus community.
Olivet Nazarene President Gregg Chenoweth confirmed in an email to a parent, obtained by Fox News, that the threat was directed at one specific person, not the whole group.
“I’m a parent, not just a president, so I’m sincerely invested on the seriousness of this, and understand the fear it can create. I hope this quick note is sufficient, as we are getting lots of requests for information. I’ve been working on this myself for 7 hours so far today,” Chenoweth wrote.
Chenoweth also told the parent that law enforcement is actively trying to identify the anonymous individual behind the threat.
The TPUSA chapter is not a registered student organization at Olivet, as the students have not yet completed the formal process.
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Say, here’s an exercise for the audience.
When was the last time you read, “Federal investigators have identified the anonymous terrorist who sent death threats to John Doe over the Internet?”
Me, neither.
Investigative solution not happening.
This school is in the cornfields of Illinois. Good grief