St. of Meramec. St. Louis Community College is investigating allegations of campus police misconduct after an anonymous student who felt threatened called police for help. According to the student, the officer “told me if I didn't like it I could go back where I came from,” St. Louis CBS affiliate KMOV reported.
Another student, Zainab Ahmad, told the TV station that she was on her way to class when she saw a man livestreaming a YouTube channel called Kingdom Reconcilers, which posts videos of people making bigoted comments on college campuses. The man reportedly remained on campus for two hours, talking, yelling and answering questions from students.
“The main target was Muslim students, and he attacked the queer community on campus and made extremely anti-Semitic remarks, while the campus police just stood by and watched,” Ahmad said. “They did not intervene.”
When another student, whose identity was not released to KMOV, called the officer for help, the officer told the student to go back to where he came from.
“We literally have campus police to protect us,” Ahmad said. “Not only are they not protecting us, they are making the situation worse and engaging in the same discriminatory behavior.”
In an email to students about the incident, University President and Chief Academic Officer Felezia Moore Davis said, “The alleged behavior by the faculty member is unacceptable and does not reflect our values.”
In a separate statement to KMOV, the university said it respects federal and state laws protecting free speech but “does not tolerate harassment or discriminatory behavior by members of the public, students, or university employees.”