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re: Former Ole Miss student who placed noose on James Meredith statue gets prison
Posted on 9/18/15 at 9:47 am to OMLandshark
Posted on 9/18/15 at 9:47 am to OMLandshark
Ole Miss decided to make an example of him it seems. The legal justification for the particular punishment (recognizing, of course, that he deserves to be punished in some other manner) seems tenuous at best. But Ole Miss has been embroiled in a PR battle to reclaim their image, and they found a way to send everybody a message.
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Posted on 9/18/15 at 9:54 am to TxTiger82
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Ole Miss decided to make an example of him it seems. The legal justification for the particular punishment (recognizing, of course, that he deserves to be punished in some other manner) seems tenuous at best. But Ole Miss has been embroiled in a PR battle to reclaim their image, and they found a way to send everybody a message.
people REALLY need to stop saying Ole Miss had anything to do with this prosecution. The state of Mississippi didn't even have anything to do with this prosecution. This was a federal charge brought on by the Attorney General Eric Holder. Ole Miss' only involvement was kicking the kid out of school, which he deserved. The District Attorney of Lafayette County MS did not bring any criminal charges because the act did not fall under the required elements of any criminal statute in MS. The repeated ignorance of people making this about Ole Miss is getting old. That's not what happened. Yes this was absolutely a politically motivated move, but not by Ole Miss.
This post was edited on 9/18/15 at 9:56 am
Posted on 9/18/15 at 9:54 am to TxTiger82
Some of you guys need to do a little more research!!! 
Any of you calling for a lighter sentence and saying that he should not go to prison, do you realize that he also plead guilty to intimidating AA students and faculty earlier this year? In and of itself, the punishment did NOT fit the crime, however, when you look at this guy's track record he got what he deserved..
https://www.wtva.com/news/Graeme_Harris_sentenced_to_prison_time_probation.html
Any of you calling for a lighter sentence and saying that he should not go to prison, do you realize that he also plead guilty to intimidating AA students and faculty earlier this year? In and of itself, the punishment did NOT fit the crime, however, when you look at this guy's track record he got what he deserved..
https://www.wtva.com/news/Graeme_Harris_sentenced_to_prison_time_probation.html
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[i]He pleaded guilty earlier this year to intimidating African American students and faculty on the campus.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 9:55 am to TxTiger82
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Ole Miss decided to make an example of him it seems. The legal justification for the particular punishment (recognizing, of course, that he deserves to be punished in some other manner) seems tenuous at best. But Ole Miss has been embroiled in a PR battle to reclaim their image, and they found a way to send everybody a message.
I totally agree. Ole Miss can't afford that old, racist reputation anymore. They are trying to compete athletically in the SEC. They already are getting negatively recruited enough now for racism, so they have to do anything to dispel those notions.
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