The Fighting Quakers, that was supposed to be figurative not literal
This might be a piratical take on the situation, but I frown on hate crimes, as they are always based on fear and stereotypes. You fear what you do not understand, and another culture takes work to understand. Add the ironic twist of a hate crime on a Quaker college campus and my black flag flies up the mast.
For those under a rock. Three Palestinian students at Guilford college were severly beaten. The accused, three Guilford college football players, though up to 15 could have been involoved. The school, being quaker, did what one might expect. They moved the victums off campus, and promptly forgave the players. Well, that probably isn't exactly true. They are letting the accused hang out on campus, go to class and behave like normal. The reason, from their point of view, is that the accused have not been found guilty, therefore they are innocent of all charges. The victums were obviously beaten up, and therefore need to be kept away from the campus. They are clearly "guilty" of having been in a fight. While I don't agree with this, I have a high level of religious tollerance.
As for my own opinion of what should be done, tie the accused (20-year-old Michael Six, 20-year-old Michael Bates and 19-year-old Chris Barnette) to a yardarm and if guilty introduce them to the captian's daughter. I realize that they might have NFL dreams, and I don't see the problem. I understand the Bangles likes a criminal record in its team members.
