A Tennessee teenager branded her school board “cowards” for not removing one of their members after he hugged her and called her “hot” at a public meeting. High school senior Hannah Campbell, a student member of the Washington County board, told Keith Ervin that she did not forgive him for his “sexist and derogatory” actions on April 2, when he put his arm around her and told her “God you’re hot, you know that?” Campbell also blasted Ervin’s colleagues for only censuring him and not removing him from the board; “I believe that you’re all cowards, especially those who use their God as a cop out for forgiveness.” Ervin claims his words were taken out of context and he was merely complimenting Campbell’s line of questioning.
This student is remarkable - the courage in the face of what remains one of the biggest problems of our time: people who, due to their behavior, deserve no respect whatsoever, build up an institutional aura of intimidation in which they can wield their authority based on nothing more than their official positions.
If most people were like this, we would live in a much better world, because then people would judge authorities based on their behavior rather than bowing to their institutional power. That deserves respect, not these undeserving “dignitaries.”
This student is remarkable - the courage in the face of what remains one of the biggest problems of our time: people who, due to their behavior, deserve no respect whatsoever, build up an institutional aura of intimidation in which they can wield their authority based on nothing more than their official positions.
If most people were like this, we would live in a much better world, because then people would judge authorities based on their behavior rather than bowing to their institutional power. That deserves respect, not these undeserving “dignitaries.”