Steve Tamari is my colleague in the SIUE History Department and a friend. Steve is a devoted, caring teacher, a family man in his 60s, and someone who has always advocated for students, especially international students. He was hospitalized from this attack. I hope for Steve's swift recovery.
Washington U admin bears full responsibility for this because they cannot pretend they didnโt know this is exactly how cops act. Good job making your campus โsafeโ. I hope all the admins that supported this lose their jobs and are never hired to work in education again.
Just terrible. My work used to be documenting the policing of protests. Not knowing much about him other than his name, this was my initial take.
You seldom see such an extended attack in public. Usually it's an initial paroxysm that subsides.
I hope he knows many people are concerned for him.