UBC cites privacy reasons, won’t comment further on professor’s Trump shooting post

University of British Columbia students are responding to a professor’s societal media station that appeared to celebrate nan attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

In an X station connected Saturday, UBC Medical School professor Karen Pinder wrote, “Damn, truthful close. Too bad,” and, “What a glorious time this could person been!” pursuing nan news astir nan shooting astatine a Trump rally.

Pinder has since deleted nan station on pinch her X account.

On Sunday, nan assemblage said it is looking into nan matter but said connected Monday that it cannot remark further owed to privateness reasons.

Current and erstwhile UBC students who were connected field connected Monday each seemed to work together that Pinder’s posts showed a deficiency of judgment.

“Treat group nan measurement you want to beryllium treated, right?” alum Adrian Ferdinand said.

“So, if it was her, it was her grandfather, her father, really would she feel?”

Ferdinand said he thinks authorities should beryllium kept disconnected campus.

Janice Thomas, besides an alum, said if personification is successful a position of authority they should screen some sides of immoderate story, but said it would make a quality if Pinder posted connected her individual relationship aliases her master one.

“If she’s representing UBC connected nan platform, that would beryllium a interest for UBC students and faculty,” she said.

Crisis communications strategist Kareem Allam, pinch Fairview Strategies, told Global News that anyone successful a public-facing position has a correct to state of speech, but that position besides shoulders accrued responsibility.

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“Going retired pinch a knee-jerk reaction, and seemingly taking gratification connected nan effort connected someone’s life, it’s charged,” Allam said.

“And it’s going to lead to a very antagonistic reaction.”

Allam said universities, on pinch media outlets, are expected to supply discourse to situations, alternatively than taking sides.

“The modular and work that you person is going to beryllium different than nan mean person,” he added.

“And successful this moment, peculiarly erstwhile we’re stepping into a provincial predetermination wherever we person charged issues specified arsenic affordability, issues connected title aliases nan opioid crisis, we’re already stepping into a highly-political, highly-confrontational environment. People look to nan media, group look to academia for that sober 2nd thought.”