From WSU Pullman’s Facebook page
A Washington State University (WSU) instructor has been fired and faces assault charges after an alleged altercation with a student who was wearing a “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) hat.
The incident happened when Patrick Mahoney, a political science instructor, reportedly confronted Jay Sani, a student, just off campus. According to Sani, he was walking to a nearby restaurant to return an order that had been prepared incorrectly when he ran into Mahoney.
In a Facebook post, Sani shared that the situation escalated when Mahoney, noticing he was wearing a MAGA hat, approached him, began shouting, and then struck him in the chest. Sani reported the incident to campus police shortly afterward.
WSU confirmed that Mahoney is no longer employed by the university. In a statement, the school said it takes all allegations of assault seriously and is working with law enforcement.
“The safety and rights of our students are our top priority,” the university said.
Mahoney hasn’t publicly commented on the charges. His name has been removed from the university’s faculty list, and a court hearing is scheduled for later this month.
Well said Cris. I’m glad to see that the University took the initiative and canned both of the assailants, which should send the message that violence is not the way to push your political agenda at WSU. It’s a sad state of affairs when a left-tard commie is even allowed to be part of the staff of a university. I would guess that Mahoney was probably pushing his socialist diarrhea on the impressionable freshman students in the political science class he taught since he chose to aggressively assert his twisted values on an innocent bystander. Unfortunately, a scumbag like Mahoney will probably get a teaching job with some leftist college or get on the payroll of some George Soros backed anti-conservative organization.
Saw the police camera interview. He is the F word every other word, it was aggressive, totally amped up, seemed like he had had some fun with the white powder and was inconsistent. The video shows what he did and he totally lied. The fact that he had access to students is unacceptable. Worked for university – there are clear rules on behavior with students both on and off campus. The victim should sue the crap out of this loser, the school and anyone with him that laid hands on him. He should never get a job in academia ever again, and who would want to work with a person who clearly cannot control their emotions and is violent.
I also watched the footage. He seemed to truly believe that taking the hat off the other guy’s head and throwing it into the street was the right thing to do.
Well done. Time to fight back these rabid lunatics.