Student Banned From Minnesota Campus Over Facebook Comments

Be careful just how you vent online is the lesson from this story pointed out by reader kungfugleek, from which he excerpts: "A University of Minnesota student has been banned from the Twin Cities campus after three of her instructors felt threatened by some of her Facebook postings. Amanda Tatro was patted down and questioned by campus police when she got to class Monday. The 29-year-old mortuary science student had posted comments on her Facebook page after breaking up with her boyfriend. She told her Facebook friends she wanted to stab a 'certain someone in the throat' with an embalming instrument. Tatro said she was 'looking forward to Monday's embalming therapy.' When the instructors learned of the postings, they contacted police." The Star-Tribune's account offers more detail.

Comments

Re:My god.

[Monkeedude1212]

Yes, I understand that you guys have had some gruesome stuff happen at schools and all, but some dark and frustrated writing on a wall is no threat at all.

So you acknowledge this bad stuff happens.

Can you acknowledge that it can be prevented?

I would much rather a student be banned from 1 school for Emo behavior then having them run amock and killing several students.

Seriously, get you're head out of where its stuck. People could have been killed. 1 Person is inconvenienced.

Obligitory Minority Report comparison.

[ground.zero.612]

So, thinking about committing a crime is now the same as actually committing a crime?

I'm NOT posting anonymously because I live in Minnesota, and I'm going to say "I am thinking about stabbing the U of M Campus Police, as well as the Professor Dipshit that called them about this."

I fucking DARE you to come harass me over this post. I FUCKING DARE YOU.