Oberlin college to pay $31M to bakery they defamed as racist

Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio is a private liberal arts college, with a heavy emphasis on “liberal.” We talked about one of thier students not long ago who was triggered by male work crews in the dorms. Awhile back some black Oberlin students were stealing wine from a nearby mom and pop bakery that had been there for more than 130 years. When they had them arrested, it of course drew claims of racism and a pattern of racial profiling. This despite the students admitting they were shoplifting.

The college did what every far-left institution does when there’s an accusation of racism. They knee jerk react and stage protests, effectively shutting the business down. The bakery owners sued the school and won big. A federal appeals court has unanimously upheld the verdict.

From the Washington Examiner;

“At trial, it was absolutely clear to the jury (as reflected by the verdict) that there was not a shred of truth in the vicious statements about the Gibsons and that the College caused the devastating harm,” the law firm representing the Gibson family said after winning the case. “The truth prevailed.”

The initial award by Lorain County Judge John Miraldi in 2019 was later reduced to $25 million plus $6 million in legal fees. In the latest development, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit unanimously upheld the award.

Despite the students’ guilt, Oberlin College and key officials, including its vice president and dean of students, accused the bakery of racial profiling, claiming that owner David Gibson and other employees assaulted the students and had a history of racism. At trial, the jury heard evidence that college officials distributed flyers containing the false accusations and encouraged students to boycott and protest the store.

The award is the largest defamation verdict in Ohio history.

Oberlin, a small liberal arts college in northern Ohio, has long been known for left-wing politics. Alumni include actress Lena Dunham, former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, liberal activist Nan Aron, Chicago Seven member Jerry Rubin, former Amnesty International head William Schulz, and a host of notable journalists. But one alumna, conservative pundit Michelle Malkin, was not sorry to see her alma mater punished.

“For decades, grievance-mongering Oberlin elites have bullied and defamed innocent white people without consequences in their multicultural Ohio enclave,” Malkin wrote in a 2019 Daily Signal column titled “I’m an Oberlin Graduate. They Had It Coming.” “False racial allegations and toxic identity politics are the bread and butter of Oberlin campus life.”

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