Jewish student suspended for displaying Indian swastika

“On March 16, the student placed a small, bronze, Indian swastika on a bulletin board at GWU’s International House residence hall. He intended to educate his friends and co-residents about the symbol’s origins, which he learned about during a spring break trip to India. The student had learned on his trip that although the swastika was appropriated by Nazi Germany, it has an ancient history in many cultures as a symbol of good luck and success.

“After a fellow student reported the swastika to the GWU police department, the university quickly suspended the student and evicted him from university housing, pending the outcome of five disciplinary charges. The university also referred the incident to the District of Columbia police for investigation as a potential ‘hate crime.’”

https://www.thefire.org/the-george-washington-university-tramples-free-speech-ignores-context-in-suspending-student-for-indian-swastika-posting/

(The incident is not so much about “free speech” as it is about ignorance on the part of the university and finding guilt before determining facts. Or, the Thought Police are not interested in facts, but appearance.

(If a Native American Indian wore a religious symbol that included a swastika, would the university suspend him? Or if, for some strange reason, a student wore a pre-WW2 45th Infantry Division patch, would he be suspended?)

Link at http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/

Just thinking – If a student put a Crusader cross on a bulletin board, would he/she be guilty of a hate crime against Saracens?