How a legal battle between Oberlin College and a small-town bakery in Ohio became a lightning rod in the culture wars
Oberlin’s location also plays a crucial role in right-wing perceptions of campus politics. Lorain County, where the Gibson’s trial was held, is split neatly along political lines: Though it went blue in the 2016 election, it did so byThe county is also more than 84 percent Caucasian. Indeed, with the exception of one juror who identified as Hispanic, nine of 10 jury members in the bakery’s case were white, says a spokesperson for Oberlin College.
Some Oberlin students and alumni allege that from the very beginning, law enforcement’s handling of the shoplifting incident reflected this sentiment. The bulk of the policedocumenting the initial confrontation is based on interviews with Allyn Gibson Jr., his father David, and another Gibson’s employee. Notably, it did not include interviews with witnesses who supposedly told cops the students did nothing wrong.
, including the former president of the college, the current chief of staff, and special assistant to the president for community and government relations.said they felt uncomfortable shopping at Gibson’s and avoided it for this reason. At least one current Oberlin employee was apparently prepared to testify to this effect: Chris Jenkins, associate dean for academic support, who testified that he bought pizza for students during the protests.
were legitimate or not was not at issue in the civil case — what mattered was whether or not the college or its representatives directly endorsed the boycott or participated in the protests against Gibson’s. While the college has disputed that the administration took a stance on the case either way, texts read at trial from Dean of Students Raimondo and other college administrators do reflect, if not bias against Gibson’s, a lack of understanding of the seriousness of the case.
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