The Hearing - Part 11

CASE HEARING RACISM

Chair:                           Professor Deltdrick Ross, Head of Electrical Engineering

Department

Committee Members:   Professor Floyd Bohrer, Architecture

                                    Professor Elena O’Brien, Civil Engineering

                                    Professor Moses Fogel, Mineral and Mining Engineering

Witnesses:                    Delbert Ballas, Electrical Engineering student

                                    Frank Covington Posey, Electrical Engineering student

Agnes Davis, Electrical Engineering student

                                    Carlo Erickson, Electrical Engineering student

                                    John Martin, Electrical Engineering student

                                    Yolanda Miller, Electrical Engineering student

                                    Angeline O’Connell, Electrical Engineering student

                                    Jennifer Wallace, Electrical Engineering student

Logan Wittels, Electrical Engineering student

Professor Phyllis Bligh, Electrical Engineering

Professor Richard Grant, Electrical Engineering

Victim:              Frieda Pianas, Electrical Engineering student

                                   

Accused:                      Jennifer Miller, Electrical Engineering student

                                    Dina Wise, Electrical Engineering student

 

DR:                              Okay, that leaves us with the two accused. I’d like to have Ms. Jennifer Miller in the witness stand first.

Jennifer Miller is white faced, when she takes a seat.

DR (very serious):         Ms. Miller, you are aware, why you are here today?

Jennifer Miller (JM, sighs): Yes.

DR:                              Do you deny the allegations?

JM:                              No.

Loud murmur erupts from the crowd. Nobody was expecting this.

DR (puzzled):               You are admitting you told racist jokes, made racist comments and attacked Ms. Pianas?

JM (her body shakes slightly): Yes. I told the jokes and complained about spending too much time with chili dippers and that I couldn’t wait until we graduated. I was talking bad about Frieda behind her back, accusing her of being an illegal immigrant, that the Porsche she owns was stolen and that her fiancé didn’t exist.

                                    She confronted us, but didn’t loose her temper.

                                    The next day Dina and I found out somebody had gone to our Professors and told them about the jokes.

                                    I incited Dina to scratch one side of Frieda’s Porsche. It was part of our revenge as well as attacking her, because she went to Professor Bligh. I wanted to teach her a lesson.

DR:                              Did you do any of these things, because Ms. Pianas offended you?

JM (shakes her head): No, it was general frustration, having to do with Hispanics for years. It’s hard to see those bastards achieving so much, when they should be in their own country.

DR (angry):                  Ms. Miller, please be careful with you wording.

JM:                              Yes, sir. Anyhow I was jealous, because the better I knew Frieda I realized she is much more talented than I’m ever going to be.

DR (stern):                   Ms. Miller, this is no reason to behave the way you did! If you have problems with people from different backgrounds, you shouldn’t have accepted a place at this college! As you know the majority of the student body is Hispanic American. I’m very ashamed, and I’m going to pass on your case to our dean, giving our recommendation how you should be punished. You are dismissed!

Professor Deltdrick Ross sighs deeply.

DR:                              Alright. Let’s hear what Ms. Dina Wise has to say.

Dina Wise shuffles in and takes a seat.

DR:                              Do you know what you are accused of?

Dina Wise (DW):          Yes, I admit I encouraged Ms. Miller to tell another racist joke, used derogatory terms for people with Hispanic background including Ms. Pianas, scratched her car and watched out for potential witnesses while Ms. Miller pushed Ms. Pianas and pulled at her hair.

DR:                              Why did you do this?

DW:                             I hate Hispanics! They should go home to their countries, where they belong to.

EOB:                            Please explain why Ms. Miller and you befriended Ms. Pianas, when her heritage was clear.

DW (smiles ironic):       We wanted to see how the “other half lives”.

EOB:                            Satisfied with what you found out?

DW:                             No. They have it far too good here! I still can’t explain how Ms. Pianas can afford to have an old timer Porsche. A brand new one is expensive enough. Or how other wetbacks can finance to study. Their parents are here anyway illegal and are doing only manual jobs. It shouldn’t be allowed.

DR:                              Ms. Wise, we don’t accept racism here! Watch your mouth and don’t try do dig a deeper grave for yourself!

DW:                             I have a right to give my opinion.

EOB:                            You can give your opinion, but it shouldn’t be done in this manner.

DR:                              I have enough heard! I’m going to refer your case to the dean as well and the committee will give a recommendation what punishment you should receive. You can leave.

The next day the dean Frances Gallici made her decision. She read the transcript of the

hearing and listened to the recommendation Professors Ross, O’Brien, Fogel and Bohrer 

made. She reprimanded Ms. Miller and Wise and expelled them.

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