A law teacher with the University of Oregon got a life lesson from the school of hard knocks when he was fired from his position after he got irate with student protesters, seen in an eyewitness video eventually shoving one protester and snatching the phone of another.
James L. Olmstead, an adjunct law professor, was arrested on theft and physical harassment charges after he confronted students from a pro-immigration organization during a campus rally last Thursday and at first seemed to agree with the activists before the public discussion took a sudden bizarre turn.
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Olmstead, who also is a land-use and conservancy attorney, started to reject the protestors’ peaceful protesting techniques in an exchange that was captured on video and went viral over the weekend on YouTube.
“This is an aggressive tone. I’m feeling a little threatened right now.”- -an unidentified student
“Start a f—ing war. … Stop being p—ies,” he starts shouting at the crowd of students. “Start a war, get a gun, shoot me first. I’m right here.”
