Search This Blog

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

If You Disagree, You May Be Mentally Ill

Hamline University has suspended a student after he sent an e-mail suggesting that the Virginia Tech massacre might have been stopped if students had been allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus. Student Troy Scheffler is now required to undergo a mandatory “mental health evaluation” before being allowed to return to school. Scheffler, who was suspended without due process just two days after sending the e-mail, has turned to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for help.


One of the ways the Soviet Union dealt with its dissidents was to lock them away in mental hospitals.

No comments: