Current Events > Student uses box-cutter to carve slur onto another student.

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What the actual fuck?

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/23/nx-s1-5123460/gettysburg-college-hate-crime-investigation-update

Pennsylvania college investigates swim team after racial slur is carved on student

A student at Gettysburg College in southern Pennsylvania has left the school after a campus investigation found the student responsible for etching a racial slur across another student's chest during a social gathering earlier this month.

Gettysburg College told NPR on Monday the student was no longer enrolled but declined to comment on whether the student was expelled or decided to leave, citing student privacy laws. The names of the students involved have also not been made public.

Over the past few weeks, the small liberal arts college of the some 2,200 students made national headlines after the school announced it was investigating a report of a hate crime. According to the school's website, 62% of its students are white while 21% are non-international students of color.

The incident occurred on Sept. 6 during an informal gathering among the men's swim team at an on-campus residence, according to statements made by the college and the victim's family.

There, a student used a box cutter to write the N-word across their teammate's chest, the victim's family wrote in a statement published Friday in the campus newspaper, The Gettysburgian. The family added that their son was the only person of color at the gathering.

"The reprehensible act was committed by a fellow student-athlete, someone he considered his friend, someone whom he trusted," the family said, according to the paper.

The incident was later reported by upperclassman students from the swim team and they were applauded by Gettysburg College president Bob Iuliano in an email to the campus community about the situation on Thursday. Iuliano added that two students have since been suspended from the swim team.

On Monday, Jamie Yates, the colleges chief communications and marketing officer, told NPR the investigation was close to being finished. Once it's closed, the school plans to work with the family about "how most constructively to move forward."

"Those conversations have already begun and will continue. Both parties understand that this process will take time and are committed to working together," Yates said.

In their statement to The Gettysburgian last week, the victim's family said their son chose to attend Gettysburg College because "he felt at home on this campus." Since enrolling, both their son and his family have felt welcomed by students, parents and staff. They added that in the past few weeks, some classmates have reached out to their son to check in on his well-being, while others have chosen to "not associate with him."

Our intent is that in some small way a heinous act can serve as a transformative moment for Gettysburg College to live up to its ideals of diversity, inclusion and justice," the family said, according to the paper.

The family added that along with supporting the schools investigation, they have also filed complaints of racial discrimination, harassment and lack of due process with the NAACP Harrisburg chapter, the NAACP Pennsylvania conference and the Pennsylvania Commission on Human Relations.

HylianFox posted...

Gettysburg College told NPR on Monday the student was no longer enrolled but declined to comment on whether the student was expelled or decided to leave, citing student privacy laws. The names of the students involved have also not been made public.

Now they give a shit about protecting their students.

Its pretty wild how racism and bigotry in New England is still so common.

LonelyStoner posted...

Its pretty wild how racism and bigotry in New England is still so common.

Pennsylvania isn't New England.

shockthemonkey posted...

How about fucking arresting that dude?

would be a great start to do so...

long prison sentence.

GiftedACIII posted...

Pennsylvania isn't New England.

Still the Keystone state with rich American history and not the point being made.

LonelyStoner posted...

Still the Keystone state with rich American history and not the point being made.

"says wrong thing"

"actually, thats wrong"

"shut up"

you sure like to shittalk and not get any fleck back

There should be a lengthy prison sentence for this.

WTF though?

LonelyStoner posted...

Still the Keystone state with rich American history and not the point being made.

Yeah, I could've probably expressed how it's still very frustrating and saddening that this stuff continues to happen even in non-red states. Pennsylvania is a purple state that voted in Trump in 2016 but stuff like this is 19th century-first half of 20th century shit.

Under. The. Prison.

Dungeater posted...

"says wrong thing"

"actually, thats wrong"

"shut up"

you sure like to shittalk and not get any fleck back

You sure like to hang on to things.

The_Korey posted...

Under. The. Prison.

Into. The. Sun.

How did this happen? Were they drugged?

A box cutter would be extremely painful. Not that it matters. It's a reprehensible attack regardless.

jefffan posted...

How did this happen? Were they drugged?

A box cutter would be extremely painful. Not that it matters. It's a reprehensible attack regardless.

The incident occurred on Sept. 6 during an informal gathering among the men's swim team at an on-campus residence, according to statements made by the college and the victim's family.

that's code for illegal frat party, so probably lots of alcohol if not drugs

HylianFox posted...

"The reprehensible act was committed by a fellow student-athlete, someone he considered his friend, someone whom he trusted," the family said,

what the actual fuck

frat houses should be shut down

Anyone else notice how this is in the perfect, racially harmonious utopia of the Northeastern US and not the vile cesspools of bigotry that are the Midwest and the Deep South?

/s

In seriousness, I really hope this causes a think for the ignorant shitsticks who swear that such things are only possible in the states that made up/sympathized with the Confederacy.

Well I hope the victims senses were at least dulled when it happened. I cant imagine how agonizing that must have been.

How to end your life in one simple step.

I'd also like to know how the fuck it happened. Blackout drunk or forced??
That's hurt like a bitch he had to be drugged

A family member of mine got a swastika forcibly carved into her hip near her ass just because she was German. This was during or not god awfully long after WW2.

My family left Germany right before WW1 and I'm betting for a good reason.

So yeah fuck that person. I've done thought about how awful that has to be.

El_Marsh posted...

Anyone else notice how this is in the perfect, racially harmonious utopia of the Northeastern US and not the vile cesspools of bigotry that are the Midwest and the Deep South?

/s

In seriousness, I really hope this causes a think for the ignorant shitsticks who swear that such things are only possible in the states that made up/sympathized with the Confederacy.

There are racists everywhere us southerners just get accused of it more

Racially aggravated assault causing actual bodily harm.

Should be a few years inside for that.

WAIT HE'S NOT IN PRISON? How the fuck not?! Holy shit!

Why isnt the racist in jail, and charged with assault and a hate crime or are they?

El_Marsh posted...

Anyone else notice how this is in the perfect, racially harmonious utopia of the Northeastern US and not the vile cesspools of bigotry that are the Midwest and the Deep South?

/s

In seriousness, I really hope this causes a think for the ignorant shitsticks who swear that such things are only possible in the states that made up/sympathized with the Confederacy.

Nah, Boston is pretty infamous for its racism (yeah this wasn't in Boston, just saying few people ever thought the NE was racially harmonious)

CARRRNE_ASADA posted...

WAIT HE'S NOT IN PRISON? How the fuck not?! Holy shit!

Gonna go out on a limb and say he's rich and white

leonkr41138 posted...

Why isnt the racist in jail, and charged with assault and a hate crime or are they?

Reading the article, it's not clear if there has been a complaint to the police. It only talks about one made to the college.

So that might explain it.

ai123 posted...

Reading the article, it's not clear if there has been a complaint to the police. It only talks about one made to the college.

So that might explain it.

At least where I work it's clear a lot of the kids aren't arrested at the time of the crime. And it seems in those cases there's a process where a judge has to write up a "secure custody order" before the cops can go get them.

We get a lot of kids and there charges or complaint as you called it (it's called that here too I just have always said charges) was like a week or two beforehand.

Hell we just got one the other day and his secure custody order was written in February and funny enought he's been here since then on other complaints. That one is a head scratcher.

Basically if the cop didn't see it happen themself they gotta have papers to make the arrest. So it seems anyways from my end

I feel like the repercussions should be obvious.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FNcxj54qtyk

It really irks me when people call utility knives 'boxcutters'

Dude should be in prison.

Burning the word "Racist" into his body with a blowtorch would be fitting, but illegal. But he deserves to be in prison at minimum.

Wait, they haven't arrested this asshole? Or are they thinking it's a hoax.

I feel like there shouldn't be a school administration investigation here, there should be a police investigation.

The ONLY thing that makes this even possibly a shred of it's somewhat ok AND IT'S NOT. Is that it was a hazing thing. They were all drunk and I hope to god he agreed to this.

Otherwise I'm seriously thinking members of the team held this guy down and carved it into him. If so nuke most of the team. Anyone seen at that party and hadn't reported it expelled and jailed for a hate crime and assault. Absolutely insane they even managed to write the whole thing on his chest. I expected just like a letter or two but damn. Absolutely unacceptable in this day and age to think this is even a funny thing to do.

I can only imagine he accepted it to try to fit in with the team or something and be accepted as part of the group. But even so this sucks. I hope they're getting big money for this, because this kind of mentality needs to be eradicated completely.

I heard about this the other day. Fuck this racist piece of shit. Hope the victim gets justice.

badjay posted...

The ONLY thing that makes this even possibly a shred of it's somewhat ok AND IT'S NOT. Is that it was a hazing thing. They were all drunk and I hope to god he agreed to this.

Otherwise I'm seriously thinking members of the team held this guy down and carved it into him. If so nuke most of the team. Anyone seen at that party and hadn't reported it expelled and jailed for a hate crime and assault. Absolutely insane they even managed to write the whole thing on his chest. I expected just like a letter or two but damn. Absolutely unacceptable in this day and age to think this is even a funny thing to do.

I can only imagine he accepted it to try to fit in with the team or something and be accepted as part of the group. But even so this sucks. I hope they're getting big money for this, because this kind of mentality needs to be eradicated completely.

there's a reason some colleges have already banned 'hazing rituals'(the reason is literally because people died)

this is so far beyond just hazing it shouldn't even be mentioned.

smh


this is not an ideal world we live in and really have to use that part of the mind to really adapt and cope (talk to each other too)

just remember this morning that one of my people was beaten to death by power hungry authority and the post revealing the news? It uhh
it fucking mother got some laughs reactions from over 200+ soulless asswipes

shitman

I never understand why crimes on schools and college campuses that would get anyone else jail time are just brushed off.

Thats so many fucking cuts. How is he not in jail?

Wasn't this a plot point in Stephen Kings IT?

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that's literally the only thing I've ever used a utility knife for, lol

thronedfire2 posted...

that's literally the only thing I've ever used a utility knife for, lol

When I worked construction we used it for various things. Sharpening a pencil being a common one. Ya know those rectangular pencils