Judge, Jury, and Executioner

It is a “mob mentality” when people demand that, for example, JKF steps down, or say that the BoT was neglectful, that there was a flaw in the search, yada, yada, yada….all after the fact, and not before, when the people didn’t get what they wanted in the first place. A Deaf president.

Why didn't the protesters demand an internal and independent review first if they think there might be something wrong with the search process? And if something credible does come out of the indepedent audit review, then, and only then, would protesters have the evidence at hand to finally demand that the search be re-opened. But, no, protesters demanded that Dr. Jane K. Fernandes who already selected by Gallaudet University Board of Trustess to step down first. Nuh uh, that’s not how it works if protesters waited until after the fact when JKF was selected.

I am trying to make a salient point here. I’m saying that protesters should have instead demanded an internal and indepedent audit review of the search process first from the very beginning when things seemed to be a bit amiss during the search process. If the investigation turned out that it was a flawed search process then the protesters would have some real leverage and work with the Board of Trustees. If the investigation found nothing out of the ordinary to suggest otherwise, then perhaps allow Dr. Jane K. Fernandes do her job while under probationary status for one year.

And that “mob mentality”? It is when everybody is acting as judge, jury and executioner by saying JKF is guilty or that the BoT is guilty. Or even saying that IKJ is guilty.

UPDATE: Check out Washington Post interviews with protesters.