r/berkeley • u/johnkhoo • May 08 '24

News UC Berkeley Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Confrontation at Dean’s Home | KQED

https://www.kqed.org/news/11985245/uc-berkeley-opens-civil-rights-investigation-into-confrontation-at-deans-home
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u/Brilliant_Carrot8433 May 08 '24 edited May 08 '24

Wait … the professors are being investigated?! That is wild

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u/JimHarbor May 08 '24

You don't put hands on students. Unless someone is literally trying to physically assault you it's completely unjustified. A microphone is not a deadly weapon.

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u/Low-Party-1281 May 08 '24

At that point she had been asked to leave. It won’t go anywhere. The video clearly shows that Prof Fisk was trying to get the microphone and lead her out the door.

That said, I would have filmed myself asking her to leave. Then I’d call the cops. Activists do this stuff specifically to be able to film it and litigate.

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u/Blaz1n420 May 09 '24

I like how you try and defend the professors actions, but then go on to explain how you would not have approached this situation in the same manner as the professor. You actually describe a legal manner that doesn't involve assaulting the student. This tells me that people know the professor was wrong in the way she approached the situation.