RAWSTORY
A student has filed a complaint with the Florida Atlantic University
police against former Rep. Allen West (R-FL), claiming a statement he
made online was threatening.
“As students, we deserve to feel safe exercising our First Amendment
rights to peacefully assemble and express our grievances with the
University,” Stephanie Rosendorf of the Florida College Democrats wrote
in her complaint, which was obtained by Raw Story. “These days you never
know if a threat on social media is to be taken lightly, and in this
case it certainly should not be. Allen West is making me feel in danger
at school.”
Rosendorf told Raw Story that she fears some of West’s followers might react violently.
“As
a student at FAU and a member of the community, I felt shocked and
threatened to see Allen West’s comments,” she said via email. “We as
students should be able to exercise our First Amendment right to
peacefully assemble without fear of violent retaliation from Allen West
or any of his like-minded followers. I urge the University to take extra
steps to ensure that Allen West is not allowed on or near our campus.”
In a Facebook post,
West warned FAU students would face “the side of me that you do not
want to see” if they continued to target his wife Angela Graham-West. He
said students from Florida Atlantic University had “stalked” his wife
and “sent letters to her company headquarters.”
“How dare you animals attack my wife and her professional reputation. This is your one and only advisory notice,” he concluded.
West’s wife is a member of FAU’s Board of Trustees. The board has
faced student-led protests over a $6 million stadium-naming deal with
private prison operator GEO Group. The private prison company has been
accused of mistreating and neglecting inmates. GEO Group backed out the deal on April 2.
Angela West told New Times Broward Palm Beach she felt harassed because students came to her office uninvited and also called for her to be fired.
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