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Yesterday I received a letter from the new dean of the new law school resulting from the merger of my law school with my son's law school. Here is my email response:

1/7/2016 YOUR LETTER TO ALUMNI
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From: THOMAS J. BIETER <tbieter@aol.com>
To: mark.gordon <mark.gordon@mitchellhamline.edu>
Cc: Nick.Bieter <Nick.Bieter@thomsonreuters.com>
Subject: YOUR LETTER TO ALUMNI
Date: Thu, Jan 7, 2016 2:00 pm
Thank you for your letter. I graduated from Mitchell in 1969; my son, Nick, from Hamline Law in 2000.

I hope that MitchellHamline will not politicize the curriculum by hiring activist instructors as St. Thomas has done with the hire of Nekima Levy-Pounds. http://www.stthomas.edu/law/facultystaf ... ounds.html ;
Professor Levy-Pounds is active in the Black Lives Matter movement. I was amazed to learn that she served as legal advisor to the group before its action at the Mall of America which resulted in still pending criminal charges against her. She has used the political tactic of disruption by mob action like Rashad Turner of Black Lived Matter St. Paul. My letter to the Pioneer Press, published on December 3, 2015, states the implications of the tactic:

"Regarding Rashad Turner seeking a seat in the Minnesota Legislature ("Black Lives Matter leader to
run for House seat," Nov. 28), the voters should be aware that Turner approves of disruption by mob
action as a political tactic to achieve his goals. That disruption by mob action is an inherently antidemocratic
tactic is evident. It most frequently occurs when the mob shouts down a speaker with
whom they disagree. Would Turner, if elected, disrupt the speech of a conservative Republican
lawmaker on the House floor?
Would it be prudent for the voters to give political power and influence to a candidate who may use
disruption at his whim? I think not.
Thomas J. Bieter, St. Paul"

I wonder if anyone has dared to confront Levy-Pounds on her advocacy of disruption by mob action?

I wish you much success in your new position. I was fortunate to have studied under the whip of the
great Dean Douglas Heidenreich. You have his big shoes to fill.

I wish you much success in your new position. I was fortunate to have studied under the whip of the great Dean Douglas Heidenreich. You have his big shoes to fill.
Sincerely,

Thomas J. Bieter
http://www2.mnbar.org/benchandbar/2007/ ... _court.htm ;
Generally, I'm a zealous foe of politicization and of blatantly illegal political activism.

It's not smart to post email addresses in the raw on a Google facing forum.

Or are you maliciously disrupting these people's business by giving out their details so every 'Cheap Viagra' and 'Russian Brides' salesman on the internet can flood their inboxes?

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I got the feeling, from first blush, that the focus of this letter, Rashad Turner, is a quite smart, goal orientated, and empathetic individual.


Whoever wrote this letter seems to be petty, not too smart, & bitter.



To the original poster, it is mean to make the author of this letter look like a complete jackass.

You may not agree with their stance but they have the right to attempt to make a point. No matter how ignorant and superficial it appears to us.









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FlashDangerpants wrote:It's not smart to post email addresses in the raw on a Google facing forum.

Or are you maliciously disrupting these people's business by giving out their details so every 'Cheap Viagra' and 'Russian Brides' salesman on the internet can flood their inboxes?

If these e-mail addresses are already posted on a public forum, or are freely available on line, then further display of those addresses is irrelevant. If said addresses are already available, I'm sure the owners are already dealing with the spam you mentioned.

FlashDangerpants wrote: every 'Cheap Viagra' and 'Russian Brides' salesman on the internet can flood their inboxes?

It's a good thing these spammers seem to work as a team. If you opt for the Russian brides you're going to need all the Viagra you can get.