University fires professor who says Sandy Hook was a hoax

[Dakine10 5,452]

I always thought professors were supposed to be smart. This one seems to be a bit of a dumbass.

James Tracy, a professor who wrote that the mass killing of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School was an elaborate, staged hoax designed to pass gun-control legislation, has been fired from his job at Florida Atlantic University.

[University moves to fire professor who says Sandy Hook was a hoax]

University officials began the termination process last month, after parents Lenny and Veronique Pozner wrote an opinion piece in the Sun-Sentinel: “It’s been three years since we last embraced our precious little boy, Noah. At six-years-old, he was the youngest child murdered at the Sandy Hook Elementary School….

“… to our horror, we have found that there are some in this society who lack empathy for the suffering of others. Among them are the conspiracy theorists that deny our tragedy was real. They seek us out and accuse us of being government agents who are faking our grief and lying about our loss.”

They accused Tracy of badgering them for proof that the murders really happened.

“Tracy even sent us a certified letter demanding proof that Noah once lived, that we were his parents, and that we were the rightful owner of his photographic image,” they wrote. “We found this so outrageous and unsettling that we filed a police report for harassment. Once Tracy realized we would not respond, he subjected us to ridicule and contempt on his blog, boasting to his readers that the ‘unfulfilled request’ was ‘noteworthy’ because we had used copyright claims to ‘thwart continued research of the Sandy Hook massacre event.’”

The letter, which called on the university to fire Tracy, sparked an outpouring of horror and outrage from people sympathetic to the families of victims.

[False flags, true believers and trolls: Understanding conspiracy theories after tragedies]

On Tuesday evening, university officials issued a written statement:

“Florida Atlantic University today issued James Tracy with a Notice of Termination. This follows the Notice of Proposed Discipline issued to James Tracy Dec. 16.

“The effective date of the termination is Jan. 8, 2016.

“James Tracy was scheduled to teach three classes during the upcoming Spring semester. Alternative instructors will be assigned to teach those classes.”

Tracy did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

Twenty-seven people were shot and killed by a gunman in who then shot and killed himself in Newtown, Conn., a mass killing that shocked many Americans because most of those who died were young children.

Tracy repeatedly questioned whether the shooting — and other recent mass shootings reported by the media — actually happened.

[Remembering the victims in Newtown]

A post apparently written by him on the “Hoax at Sandy Hook” Facebook page held that no one was killed at the school, that the tragedy was faked, that “local co-conspirators” benefited financially by pretending to be grieving parents, and that the Pozners were trying to intimidate his employer into terminating him for researching and speaking the truth.

[After Newtown shooting, parents enter the lonely quiet]

Tracy “teaches courses examining the relationship between commercial and alternative news media and socio-political issues and events,” according to Florida Atlantic’s website,with expertise in “media history and analysis, political economy of communication.”

In the letter from university officials, they noted that they had asked Tracy to report “outside activity” so that the university “can address potential, actual, or perceived conflicts of commitment or interest,” but that he had refused to do so.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/university-fires-professor-who-says-sandy-hook-was-a-hoax/ar-AAgqIgM?li=BBnb7Kz

[Rob L 3,811]

Interesting, it looks like one source of the disinformation is Alex Jones's INFO WARS site....aka Tin Foil hat central

[ExPatty 502]

Interesting, it looks like one source of the disinformation is Alex Jones's INFO WARS site....aka Tin Foil hat central

Part & parcel of infowars, conspiracy theories and misinformation.

[Darnell 8,479]

what a tardo ! surely a gentleman, a balanced man, who's got connubial bliss, would never chase such a thing.

so, he wasn't balanced?

not a gentleman?

and surely not getting any at home ?

sheesh.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

He is flat wrong, no way a hoax of that magnitude could be pulled off. Along the same lines as the WTC being a conto led det, which would be a massive job.

However when did a professor with bizzzare views become a firing offense

[smilesammich 10,727]

However when did a professor with bizzzare views become a firing offense

probably when he embarrassed the university by harassing the dead kid's parents..

They accused Tracy of badgering them for proof that the murders really happened.

“Tracy even sent us a certified letter demanding proof that Noah once lived, that we were his parents, and that we were the rightful owner of his photographic image,” they wrote. “We found this so outrageous and unsettling that we filed a police report for harassment. Once Tracy realized we would not respond, he subjected us to ridicule and contempt on his blog, boasting to his readers that the ‘unfulfilled request’ was ‘noteworthy’ because we had used copyright claims to ‘thwart continued research of the Sandy Hook massacre event.’”

[Rob L 3,811]

He is flat wrong, no way a hoax of that magnitude could be pulled off. Along the same lines as the WTC being a conto led det, which would be a massive job.

However when did a professor with bizzzare views become a firing offense

As I understand the scenario, it was not his views per se but the failure to report that he was publishing viewpoints without notifying the University as per policy.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

probably when he embarrassed the university by harassing the dead kid's parents..

I missed that part. Yup. Should have canned him

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

As I understand the scenario, it was not his views per se but the failure to report that he was publishing viewpoints without notifying the University as per policy.

That would be bull. Professors are known for bizarre stuff. Per my post to Val his harassing the parents was next level. That should have got him axed

[ExPatty 502]

He is not a one in a million, not quite. I've come upon others who don't believe this happened, because the government has yet to release pictures of the crime scene. Although I believe pictures of horrific things should generally be accessible, lest we forget the world is still a cruel place, these surely must be traumatizing to anybody who sees them.

[Rob L 3,811]

He is not a one in a million, not quite. I've come upon others who don't believe this happened, because the government has yet to release pictures of the crime scene. Although I believe pictures of horrific things should generally be accessible, lest we forget the world is still a cruel place, these surely must be traumatizing to anybody who sees them.

So is that a vote for it did happen or didn't happen?

[ExPatty 502]

So is that a vote for it did happen or didn't happen?

The more of your posts I read the more I think you shouldn't post them.

[smilesammich 10,727]

So is that a vote for it did happen or didn't happen?

it's actually one of the more popular 'false flags', i don't know if that's just because it's more recent or the way it unfolded on the news..

you can get the book this prof wrote for free now, btw..LIMITED TIME!! i'm all over it.

After offering it for sale for about a month, Amazon.com banned Nobody Died at Sandy Hook — a book co-edited by Professor James Fetzer, with contributors who include Professor James Tracy, Dr. Eowyn, and other professionals. In order that Americans know the truth about Sandy Hook, the book is now available for free to anyone to read. To read/download the book in PDF format, click here: NobodyDiedAtSandyHook.

http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/sandy-hook-massacre/

ETA. damn this thing is 426 pages long

Edited January 7, 2016 by elitesthuglib

[JayJayH 546]

Generally, if someone, somewhere can think of a potential motive for someone, somewhere, you can be sure there will be a conglomeration of tin foil hatters somewhere.

Last I heard, the Earth is flat, and NASA, the Russian Space Agency, the Chinese Space Agency and ESA regularly get together for coffee and discussions on how to fool the masses. For what motive though, I have no idea.

[X Factor 1,112]

Some believe that no one landed on the moon and that it was a fake