CU strangling first principle of education: freedom of thought
Re: “University wants special press treatment in discipline case”, The Nation, yesterday.
“A lecturer grabbed [a student] by his neck”, The Nation reports.
The college statement didn’t seem to mention this. I thought the law was “the law of the land”– I guess not there in that college. Will they discipline the lecturer after he resigned? Worthless rhetoric: the photo says it all, a crime was committed and nowhere to be found or mentioned are the police.
YetAnother
The report says: “However, the university insisted that every community and society has the right to reserve a certain space or activity as an exception from the free speech rule, including a space of holiness, sensitivity or pain.”
Not buying that. You either have free speech or you don’t. You can’t just pick and choose the convenient moments for it, and then deny its existence when things get sticky. I would have a lot more respect for them if they had the grace to admit they handled things less than brilliantly and that they would LEARN from the incident. As a university, it would seem an appropriate place to actually do so.
darksidedog
King Chulalongkorn believed, according the Royal Siamese Government Gazette in 1873, that:
“The practice of prostration in Siam is severely oppressive. The subordinates have been forced to prostrate in order to elevate the dignity of the phu yai. I do not see how the practice of prostration will render any benefit to Siam. The subordinates find the performance of prostration a harsh physical practice. They have to go down on their knees for a long time until their business with the phu yai ends. They will then be allowed to stand up and retreat. This kind of practice is the source of oppression. Therefore, I want to abolish it.”
Any brave lawyers out there want to test if the university named after King Chulalongkorn is risking lese majeste?
greeneking
The report says: “CU said it would appreciate understanding and sensitivity to its standing in media coverage.”
When you violently mistreat your students then marginalise their opportunities, you are not going to get sympathy because you demand it. Only inbred elitists would think such a thing.
yellowboat
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