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Graffiti of Crusades’ rallying cry investigated as possible hate crime at USM
A student who is known to at least one student senator wrote the Latin phrase “Deus Vult” or “God Wills It” on a desk and a wall, according to student leaders.
In an email to the campus community, USM President Glenn Cummings condemned the “anti-Muslim graffiti” found in the office in the Woodbury Campus Center.
“I want you to know that addressing this is our highest priority. Our campus security is fully investigating what we believe to be a hate crime,” Cummings wrote. “A team from our Dean of Students is working hard to uncover the facts while providing opportunities for intergroup dialogue and supporting students directly and indirectly affected by this reprehensible act. Mostly, to our Muslim students I want to express how sorry I am this has happened. Please know that such actions affect all of us. This is not who USM is or wants to be.”
USM spokesman Bob Stein said the campus police report will be sent to the Maine Attorney General’s Office for review.
I'm dying of laughter at this because A) The reaction is hilarious and B) if this was "death to infidels" written in Arabic it'd be celebrated as proof of the vibrant cultural diversity of the campus.
Would Semper Fidelis or maybe Sic Semper Tyrranus have provoked the same reaction? Slogans and mottos in Latin abound. Can it even be certain those who did this are Christian or motivated in any Christian way? Many cultures and creeds use Latin. Lol, such uproar....
Here in the DC area, a white aide to a black mayor was blasted because he used the word "nigg*rdly" referring to a budget. You could have hit people over the head with Webster's dictionary, and it wouldn't have made a difference.
Edit: I had to use an asterisk in this post, because the CD software wouldn't let me spell out the word. LOL.
Hey, I actually made it through that nutty, silly university a few years ago....with a masters degree and some real war stories. The leftists that run the joint would try to hammer all the 18 and 19 year olds into submission...I don't think they expected a 38 year old student to get involved and fight back. After I filed my first formal grievance ("use the enemy's weapons against them" was great advice....thanks, Saul!) they thought oh s#*t) and backed off a little.
I'm sure it's just continued to go downhill since then.
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