Fresno State professor can 'be stupid and say stupid things,' says Bredefeld

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno State Professor Katherine Shurik is facing backlash aft posting a representation of President Trump lying successful a coffin.

In the post, which has since been deleted, she wrote successful the caption, “I person a imagination for this to hap overmuch sooner than later.”

Another representation showed a tombstone with the president's sanction with different caption saying “and instrumentality Musk and the remainder of the Nazi (Republican) Party Members with you too!”

Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld says Shurik's words are not a substance of escaped speech, but decency.

“I enactment her First Amendment close to talk retired to beryllium anserine and accidental anserine things she does that, but I besides person a First Amendment close to telephone it retired for what it is,” said Bredefeld.

Students connected field accidental her words are not what it means to beryllium a Bulldog.

“They request to consciousness comfy having these views without feeling that idiosyncratic who their prof wants them dead,” said Fresno State pupil Carlie Hall.

“I consciousness disheartened by the connection that was utilized to get that connection conveyed,” said Karen Carrillo, different student.

In response, the assemblage sent YourCentralValley.com a connection that reads successful part:

We powerfully condemn the abhorrent societal media posts and comments made by 1 of our part-time instructors. They bash not correspond our assemblage successful immoderate way. Fresno State firmly denounces wishes of decease against immoderate elected official, peculiarly the president of the United States – these spell against our halfway acquisition values and are not accordant with our principles of community.

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YourCentralValley.com reached retired to Shurik for remark but hasn't heard back.

This is not the archetypal clip a Fresno State prof has made a arguable station online.

In 2018, Lecturer Randa Jarrar called erstwhile First Lady Barbara Bush a racist conscionable hours aft she died.