ACLU Staffer Attacks University for Accepting 'Provocateur in Training' Nick Sandmann

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An ACLU Kentucky communications associate criticized Transylvania University on Saturday for accepting Nick Sandmann, the high school student who sued major news outlets for their coverage of a controversial interaction he and several of his classmates had with a Native American activist.

“Does anyone else think it’s a bit of a stain on Transylvania University for accepting Nick Sandman [sic]? I’m sure it’s a “both sides” defense, but it’s pretty counter to their mission and another instance of there not actually being equal sides to an issue,” ACLU’s Samuel Crankshaw said in a Facebook post first uncovered by Jonathan Turley.

“I think TU should accept anyone willing to have an open mind and engage in debate, regardless of their views. That’s how we all learn,” he continued. “But this kid clearly is a provocateur in training with no intention of learning. He exists only to troll, intimidate and play victim.”

An assistant professor and diversity scholar at the university, Dr. Avery Tompkins, commented on the post calling Sandmann’s “public behavior and rhetoric atrocious and uninformed” and saying he would closely monitor Sandmann at the school.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/aclu-official-attacks-university-accepting-142340912.html

Does the university's admissions have a douchebag quota it has to meet?

[dalton99a]

1. Sandmann has a bright future in the Racist Party

[smirkymonkey]

2. Transylvania University?

[stillcool]

4. yeah....me too

I'm thinking Herman Munster?

[Nevilledog]

5. Yeah....wut?

[Cirque du So-What]

6. Yep

Transylvania means ‘across the woods’ in Latin. The school was founded in what was at the time a heavily forested region of western Virginia (later Kentucky).

[smirkymonkey]

8. Ah! I see. And I did look it up and it's a real accredited university, however I have never

even heard of it before and of course there is just the immediate association with Vlad the Impaler or this guy...

[LastDemocratInSC]

13. One of my favorite places is Transylvania County NC.

I have hiked there in Pisgah National Forest since I was young. Beautiful landscapes and lots of waterfalls.

"Across the woods" describes it perfectly.

[TeamPooka]

7. The Fighting Bloodsuckers! Go Team!

[brush]

9. Right. Is Count Dracula in residence?

What state is this in and how long has this school been around?

[smirkymonkey]

10. Apparently it is the oldest university in Kentucky.

Founded in 1780 in Lexington, KY. They call it "Transy" down there.

[RGTIndy]

3. I went to college with a lot of fascists back in the day

And even more clueless entitled rich guys. As a poor farm boy from Indiana, it was a learning experience to see and interact with them up close.

[Dr. Strange]

11. Huh. That seems a little creepy.

Why is an ACLU guy getting involved with a college student and their college of choice? Does he really think Sandmann shouldn't be allowed to go to college?

[LisaL]

12. Seems creepy to me as well.

NT

[SharonClark]

14. Evidently he thinks the college he graduated from should hold itself to a higher standard.

It's unfortunate that KY ACLU has let Samuel Crankshaw, a Communications Associate, who doesn't understand free speech represent the organization to the media on various issues since he was hired in 2019. He now has a disclaimer on his facebook page that his comments are his own but the comments are brutal.

I wouldn't be surprised if Sandmann sued the ACLU over this.

[Dr. Strange]

15. I didn't know Crankshaw graduated from there.

I don't Sandmann will go after the ACLU. Crankshaw seems to just be speaking for himself. In fact, the ACLU might step in and call out Dr. Avery Tompkins for suggesting that he would closely monitor Sandmann at the school. That's some McCarthyite shit there. Just the kind of thing that the ACLU tends to be critical of.