'Protected speech:' UM says it can't act on racist image
The University of Montana announced Wednesday in its weekly newsletter that no disciplinary action will be taken against a UM student who was pictured with a racist sign, citing the âprotectedâ nature of the speech, âeven if it is racist and hateful.â The announcement comes after a photo began circulating on social media over a week ago of two men with what appeared to be a prom sign that read, âIf I was Black Iâd be picking cotton, but since Iâm white Iâm picking you for prom.â The picture of Jacob Metzger, a UM student, and another man with t...
Source: montanakaimin.com