Boom goes the breaking news dynamite:
The jury just rendered its verdict on punitive damages in the Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College case.
Daniel McGraw, our reporter in the courtroom, reports that in addition to the $11.2 million compensatory damages awarded last Friday, the jury awarded a total of $33 million in punitive damages, which will probably be reduced by the court to $22 million because of the state law cap at twice compensatory (it’s not an absolute cap, but probably will apply here). That brings the total damages to $33 million. We will have the breakdown soon. The jury also awarded attorney’s fees, to be determined by the judge.
The breakdown was:
David Gibson – $17.5 million punitive damages
Allyn W. Gibson — $8.75 million punitive damages
Gibson Bros. Inc. (the Bakery) – $6,973,500 punitive damages
Oberlin was saying that their financial situation is so precarious that a big award would finish them off, despite having an endowment worth $887 million, and only having 10% of the student body pay full tuition. Twitchy had some pungent replies:
I guess they weren't too worried about the bakery's liquidity or cash flow issues when they labeled them racists and cut contracts and cheered on protests.
— John Patrick (@injunjohn86) June 12, 2019
This is such a crock. The owner of this store has been ruined because he stopped shoplifters and was beaten for doing so, which, apparently makes one a racist.
— Kevin Jones (@kjpa) June 12, 2019
It’s about time the leftist “higher education” system is held accountable for winding up the SJW mobs and throwing them at actual people.
— John Ford (@razor_5599) June 12, 2019
Also:
Finish them. https://t.co/qrzxtfRRWu
— Debra Heine (@NiceDeb) June 13, 2019
Exemple pour les autres.
— BattleSwarm (@BattleSwarmBlog) June 13, 2019
You can be a stable institution of higher education, or you can get woke and wage social justice warfare.
Pick one.
Tags: education, Gibson's Bakery, Oberlin College, Social Justice Warriors
Wah, bitches. See if your SJW buddies will crowdfund your defense. (actually, they probably will … maybe Ben & Jerry’s will pitch in, too, along with the 187 other companies doing their virtue-signaling lately … but … I think I would be fine with that)
Get woke? Go broke!
How is it that a college with 2800 students also has 1100 faculty?
Howard: I’m guessing the nominal $70,000 a year per student may have something to do with it…
That’s one thing that bugs me. If something is priced at $70k, and yet 90% of consumers purchase it at a discount (grants and scholarships) … that feels like deceptive pricing. Maybe legal, but still shitty.
Gotta think, if you’re an Obie student and you’re among the 10% paying full-price, you have to wonder if you’re being ripped off.
Oh … and, here’s a gem I just learned: guess where Lena Dunham went to school?
LOL