Theater Professor's Firefly Poster Declared Threatening

ocean_soul writes "Probably because nothing more threatening was happening and they need to prove their usefulness the school police at University of Wisconsin-Stout decided a Firefly poster with the quote: "You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed," was a threat to the safety on campus. Wasn't that a quote about not killing people?"

Re:Come on, Jake, it's Wisconsin

[Anonymous Coward]

"How many times have they tried to ban fraternties and sororities because some emo pussies might get their feelings hurt if they don't get a bid? How many times have they tried to silence *any* dissent outside of the most batshit crazy Che-Guevara-t-shirt-wearing hippies screaming about oppressive capitalism? How many times have they taken liberal stances on matters that shouldn't even be a university's business (like wars, union organizing, etc.)?"

Never?

Re:A blank page?

[marcosdumay]

Well, that's their problem. They could just insert static ads at their pages, but no, they want tracking devices too.

Anyway, I don't need their site, what is evidenced by me not having RTFA and not suffering any inconvenience.

Re:Rent-a-cop oversteps his bounds in shock horror

[nedlohs]

He thinks it's a quote from a fictional character and being older than 6 doesn't have to 100% agree with the philosophy of said fictional character in order to enjoy the story or think it has some sort of artistic merit.

Just in case you didn't RTFA...

[pongo000]

...the second poster [thefire.org] he hung up is better than the first. Much better.

Re:FSZ's

[captainpanic]

I started writing this post, and I thought you made a joke about the FSZ... and I thought I'd just write something witty (which will then get modded down for bad humor). Then I decided to quickly doublecheck, and this Free Speech Zone is actually a real thing. Wow.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_speech_zone [wikipedia.org]

Then I read a bit more on wikipedia, and I found out that in the US, you're not always allowed to protest, except in your FSZ... which is practically hidden from public view.

Re:Rent-a-cop oversteps his bounds in shock horror

[Antisyzygy]

Because women are different than men? This is proven physiologically both in the brain and in the body. Women routinely get treated better in court cases, this is a proven fact. Women have more child rights, women have lower requirements for physically demanding jobs, etc. Only an idealistic idiot thinks otherwise.

University cops are sometimes real cops

[perpenso]

She's not a rent-a-cop or a mall-cop. She's the chief of an actual police department. Many universities have their own police department.

University of California campus police are real police, state police in fact so they may have wider jurisdiction than the local police department. I recall that every fall quarter, and often in the winter and spring quarters, the same story appeared in the campus paper. A student new to campus ignores instructions from a UC police officer while saying something to the effect of "I don't have to listen to a rent-a-cop", the stories then continues with that student's arrest.

I also recall that UC Police often responded to emergencies near campus, not just on campus. An armed bank robbery occurred near campus, the UC police were first on the scene and "contained" the robber. A local Sheriff's deputy was shot during a "routine" traffic stop 10+ miles away, the suspect fled into an industrial park. While various SWAT teams from the region maintained a perimeter around the park three K-9 teams searched the complex, one was from the UC police.

Re:Rent-a-cop oversteps his bounds in shock horror

[Belial6]

Uh, you might want to watch the movie again. The Operative WAS threatening him, and was heavily armed. The threat was that the Operative would kill everyone that Mal holds dear, and he was armed with an entire armada of war ships to do it.

From the same scene.

The Operative: I have to hope, you know you cannot beat us. Mal: I've got no need to beat you. I just want to go on my way.

and:
Operative: I have a war ship in deep orbit. We locked on to Serenity's pulse becon the moment you entered atmo. I can speak a word and send a missile to that exact location inside of 3 minutes.

The scene you quote is quoted WAY out of context. The conversation took place in a hostage situation. The operative was an assassin that was holding one person hostage with the demand to deliver another person for execution. The violence had already started, and the assassin was not unarmed.

So, the quote "If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed" described the situation.

Re:Come on, Jake, it's Wisconsin

[Antisyzygy]

So additional income from money you invest is not income? Give me a break. This is why 10 percent of the population controls 90 percent of all wealth. Do you seriously think that 10 percent of the population is so much smarter and harder working than the other 90? I have a millionaire boss who I had to do basic algebra for, and I am also working here more often than he is. Both parties increase spending, with republicans just as bad as democrats. Funny thing about republicans though, they only want to cut democrat supported programs.