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| Boston University prof at center of racist tweet flap was charged with felony ID theft in 2008 |
| 2015-05-26 |
| [FOXNEWS] A newly hired Boston University professor, who apologized over racially charged comments and allegedly ridiculed a white rape victim in Facebook posts, reportedly was charged in 2008 with felony identity theft. The return of Miss Grundy. Not that she'll be banned in Boston, mind you. According to Boston.com, incoming BU sociology professor Saida Grundy was convicted of a misdemeanor in 2008 after she created a fake account for another woman on the adult website Fling.com. Grundy, who was a graduate student at the University of Michigan at the time, said in a statement to Boston.com: "When this incident occurred I was 24, and exercised the poor judgment of a heartbroken 24 year old. I took accountability then as I do now. I hold true to the lessons learned, and my life has since moved on." Boston.com obtained the court records in the case, as well as the police report, which stated the fake account was created using photos Grundy got of a woman who was dating a man with whom Grundy had also been involved. The photos of the woman, who lived in Virginia, were taken from the man's email account. The Virginia woman became aware of the Fling.com account in her name in June 2008. She called local police, Boston.com reports, who then contacted police in Ann Arbor, Mich. "This was a jealous thing regarding another man," Grundy told the police, Boston.com reports, citing the police report. Grundy was charged with identity theft and using computers to commit a crime, both felonies. She also was charged with malicious use of a telecommunications service, a misdemeanor. Grundy pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor count in exchange for the dismissal of the felonies. Her probation ended in June 2009. Boston University says the 2008 conviction will not derail Grundy's employment. "A number of years ago, when she was a student at the University of Michigan, Dr. Grundy made a mistake," Steve Burgay, the university's senior vice president of external affairs, told Boston.com. "She admitted the mistake, accepted the consequences, and brought closure to that case," he continued. "Eight years later, we do not see any reason to reopen it." Grundy, an incoming assistant professor of sociology and African-American studies at the school, previously tweeted that "white masculinity is THE problem for america's (sic) colleges," white men are a "problem population," and that she tries to avoid shopping at white-owned businesses. After several alumni complaints, Boston University president Robert Brown condemned the racist tweets. "I regret that my personal passion about issues surrounding these events led me to speak about them indelicately," Grundy said following the controversy. "I deprived them of the nuance and complexity that such subjects always deserve." The racist tweets were followed by reports that Boston University was sent an outrageous Facebook exchange in which a poster who identifies herself as the controversial sociology professor mercilessly ridicules a white rape victim. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 "Fake lives matter." |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-05-26 21:36 |
| #10 sadly, Boston U is not unique in its quota driven hiring - in fact such hiring is normalistic |
| Posted by: lord garth 2015-05-26 21:33 |
| #9 After several alumni complaints, Boston University president Robert Brown condemned the racist tweets. That explains it all; starts at the top. |
| Posted by: BA 2015-05-26 14:11 |
| #8 Boston has a pretty vile history of recent racism 70s at least) with tipping over school buses and such to prevent integrated schools. I think the left of the left (LOL) wants radicals like her to atone for those sins. Short of murder I suspects she keeps her job. They might reconvene to consider until the heat passes but they want the flagelation. . |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-05-26 13:34 |
| #7 Affirmative action in action. p.s. She has a single published paper. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-05-26 11:52 |
| #6 Or worse, to a jeweler and demanding wedding rings and then suing when they do get the ring, cuz itz kursed or something. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-05-26 10:43 |
| #5 ...you mean sort of like radical gay couples going into a bakery of a devout Christian and demanding a wedding cake? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-05-26 09:45 |
| #4 Ed, nonsense. Prof Grundy is a member of two protected groups. The DOE only protects members of protected groups. They wouldn't even acknowledge the complaint. Any white male who takes a course from her is just asking for trouble. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-05-26 09:35 |
| #3 Another example that 'intellect' does not exist in these institutions. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-05-26 08:22 |
| #2 No, that's not how you fight this. What you do is get 3 or 4 students that the teacher has ridiculed together and file a class action suit, stating that the university has created a hostile learning environment by allowing her to teach. If they're all one sex, you can even go Title IX and get the Dept of Edu involved. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-05-26 07:31 |
| #1 I don't suppose this would ever cause the staff at Boston U to take another look at her credentials would it? Perhaps even checking if the school she claims exists - even calling them and getting verification? Didn't think so... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-05-26 01:06 |