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Re:Colleges rescinding admissions offers as racist social me... by pranjalv123 on Friday July 03, 2020 @10:34PM (#23729561)
They're also being admitted for their actions as children. By the logic of "they're just kids", you shouldn't have a college admissions process at all!
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Re:Colleges rescinding admissions offers as racist social me... by testfoobar on Friday July 03, 2020 @10:56PM (#23729668)
Debate team?

The question really is what is redeemable vs what is not? You can decide for yourself. What instantly disqualifies a child vs what does not?

IMHO, educational institutions at all levels should be more generous and more forgiving because they are in the business of producing educated healthy adults.

If anything, we should focus more resources towards kids that are saying racist things. They are still kids. We can show them a better way.

Forgiveness is divine.

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Re:Colleges rescinding admissions offers as racist social me... by manigandham on Friday July 03, 2020 @10:52PM (#23729647)
Then is speech the same as action? And do actions balance out to a net positive or negative, or do you expect no negative at all?
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