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
John Martin enters self confident.
DR: Mr.
Martin. Please tell us what happened three weeks ago shortly
before
the first class with Professor Bligh started.
John Martin (JM): I
was drawn to a small group surrounding Ms. Miller and Ms.
Wise.
They were telling jokes. I listened in.
MF: What
was the joke about?
JM: I
think one was about swans or something and the other was about
guys in a bar. Unfortunately I
don’t remember the content, but I thought it was entertaining. When I saw Ms.
Pianas’ face I realized what her – I assume – former friend told had been below
the belt line, and I was sorry, because I like Ms. Pianas. Maybe she is simply
a bit sensitive, because she wasn’t born to American parents.
MF: You
didn’t think the jokes were racist?
JM: No,
not really. They were simply funny.
MF: So
you think it is normal to tell jokes about shooting people from
different
cultures?
JM (blushes): Yes.
I mean… Well, yeah, I guess you are right. It’s not okay.
MF (gives John Martin a cold stare): I think that’s all Mr. Martin.
JM (looks as if his self esteem has been crushed): I’m really
sorry…
MF (still cold): You
can leave.
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