Ward Churchill got the American Free Speech Treatment

[Eki]

Some say Mohammad and Muslims should be free game for cartoonists and others. I'd like to hear their views on what happened to Ward Churchill. Before he published his essay "On the Justice of Roosting Chickens" nobody was interested in his alleged "research misconduct", so it was clearly an excuse, maybe even a fabricated one, and the real reason for firing him was said essay and his views.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Churchill

In January 2005, Churchill's work attracted publicity because of the widespread circulation of a 2001 essay, "On the Justice of Roosting Chickens". In the essay, he claimed that the September 11, 2001 attacks were a natural and unavoidable consequence of what he views as unlawful US policy, and he referred to the "technocratic corps" working in the World Trade Center as "little Eichmanns".[1]
In March 2005 the University of Colorado began investigating allegations that Churchill had engaged in research misconduct; it reported in June 2006 that he had done so.[2] Churchill was fired on July 24, 2007,[3] leading to a claim by some scholars that he was fired over the ideas he expressed.[4][dead link][5] Churchill filed a lawsuit against the University of Colorado for unlawful termination of employment. In April 2009 a Denver jury found that Churchill was wrongly fired, awarding him $1 in damages.[6][7] In July, 2009, a District Court judge vacated the monetary award and declined Churchill's request to order his reinstatement, deciding the university has "quasi-judicial immunity". In February, 2010, Churchill appealed the judges decision.

[Rani]

Some say Mohammad and Muslims should be free game for cartoonists and others. I'd like to here their views on what happened to Ward Churchill. Before he published his essay "On the Justice of Roosting Chickens" nobody was interested in his alleged "research misconduct", so it was clearly an excuse, maybe even a fabricated one, and the real reason for firing him was said essay and his views.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Churchill

In any case, last I heard nobody headbutted him or killed him for what he said.

Nice touch calling innocent financial workers "Little Eichmanns".
One of the most sickening analogies I've ever heard.

[Eki]

Nice touch calling innocent financial workers "Little Eichmanns".
One of the most sickening analogies I've ever heard.

Those cartoons weren't very flattering to Mohammad and the Muslims either.

[Eki]

In any case, last I heard nobody headbutted him or killed him for what he said.

I'm sure Churchill got his share of death threats:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP...04/pzn.01.html

ZAHN: Churchill himself says he's received more than 100 death threats. And claims that his truck was vandalized. His daily life now is in the media spotlight.

[Eki]

And what about the Dixie Chicks death threats:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/2972043.stm

Dixie Chicks 'get death threats'

The Dixie Chicks have said they fear for their lives following the backlash against singer Natalie Maines' comments about US President George Bush.
The band say they have received death threats after Maines told a London audience she was ashamed that Mr Bush came from her home state, Texas.

[Easy Drifter]

And Damon Hill got death threats over the Schumacher decision. But none of these were by Govt. or Religious leaders, just whack jobs that abound in every country.
Then there is the Islamic group that planned to blow up the CN Tower and behead Cdn. Prime Minister Harper.

[Eki]

And Damon Hill got death threats over the Schumacher decision. But none of these were by Govt. or Religious leaders, just whack jobs that abound in every country.
Then there is the Islamic group that planned to blow up the CN Tower and behead Cdn. Prime Minister Harper.

None of the headbutters or death threat givers of Lars Vilks were Govt. or Religous leaders either, and neither is that group that planned to blow up the CN Tower and behead Cdn. Prime Minister Harper. Al Qaeda is also not run by Govt. or Religious leaders.

[anthonyvop]

Ward Churchill?

Seriously?

The Wikipedia King has struck again.

The man was fired over plagiarism.

[Easy Drifter]

No just a sweet innocent little group of Islamic terrorists. Not a few individual whack jobs.
I also think Churchill's theories are ridiculous and anyone who would kill thousands of innocent people demented, just because of preceived wrongs.
I will defend his right to make those statements though.

[Eki]

The man was fired over plagiarism.

Wrongly fired, as the court decided. And nobody was interested in his alleged plagiarism before he wrote that essay, so it was clearly an excuse, since they couldn't fire him for expressing his opinions.