Ted Koppel: Despite verdict, Oberlin College President still “makes allusions to a pattern of racist behavior†by Gibson’s
Posted by William A. Jacobson Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 7:30pm
The smear campaign against Gibson’s Bakery continues in interview during CBS Sunday Morning segment about the case.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZUzUN3iG48 One of the most disturbing aspects of the Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College case has been the almost obsessive demonization of Gibson’s Bakery and its owners by the college.
It started not just during the protests and pre-litigation interactions that gave rise to the lawsuit, but in the Answer filed by the defendants in response to the lawsuit.
I wrote at the time, on December 13, 2017, Oberlin College lashes out at Gibson’s Bakery, portrays itself as victim:
Oberlin and Raimondo seek to portray the College as the victim in this scenario, including the confessed shoplifters. I can’t imagine, based on what is publicly available, this will work.
This approach didn’t work.
The defense was tone deaf at best, something I mentioned numerous times during the trial: “from the start of this case I have questioned the aggressive and demeaning attacks on the Gibsons as a defense strategy,†and “I’m still shaking my head at the tone-deafness of the defense in belittling this family business.â€
https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/11/ted-koppel-despite-verdict-oberlin-college-president-still-makes-allusions-to-a-pattern-of-racist-behavior-by-gibsons-bakery/#more-299344