FYI @TwitchyTeam > Marquette University statement: May 17, 2015 http://t.co/ld73H70K8j
— Bill Speros (@billsperos) May 18, 2015
As Twitchy told you yesterday, Marquette University students erected a mural honoring convicted cop-killer and fugitive Assata Shakur.
Tonight, the school announced that the mural will be removed and “appropriate action” taken.
@SykesCharlie It is being removed immediately. Our senior leadership just became aware of the mural, which was displayed in a remote area.
— Marquette University (@MarquetteU) May 18, 2015
@SykesCharlie It's extremely disappointing. We are reviewing the circumstances surrounding the mural and will take appropriate action.
— Marquette University (@MarquetteU) May 18, 2015
Full statement:
Our university’s senior leadership just became aware of a mural that was created and displayed in a remote area of campus. This is extremely disappointing as the mural does not reflect the Guiding Values of Marquette University. It is being removed immediately. We are reviewing the circumstances surrounding the mural and will take appropriate action.
@MarquetteU @SykesCharlie Thanks for removing it. It is pretty shocking that it went up in the first place.
— Ned Brown (@Esoxgolf) May 18, 2015
We’re glad to know the “Guiding Values” at Marquette no longer include glorifying a blood-stained, lawless domestic terrorist.
http://t.co/8KZQX8tMoy These self-indulgent bastards have obviously never been here. pic.twitter.com/LtOVGeiMqu
— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) May 17, 2015
Now, when will Marquette restore intellectual diversity and protection of dissenting ideas as one of its “Guiding Values?”
https://twitter.com/simpdapimp0/status/597799634069639168
Bueller? Bueller?
Previous Twitchy coverage of Assata Shakur:
Marquette University honors ’70s cop-killer, prison escapee Assata Shakur with mural
New cop-killing fashion trend: The ‘Assata taught me’ protest hoodie [photos]
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