An English and comparative literature professor in California was reprimanded after an interview quoted him as saying police “need to be killed,” according to reports. The California Aggie also reported the tweets of UC Davis professor Joshua Clover, who is also a poet:“I am thankful that every living cop will one day be dead, some by their own hand, some by others, too many of old age #letsnotmakemore” — tweeted on Nov. 27, 2014. “People think that cops need to be reformed. They need to be killed.” — published in an interview on Jan. 31, 2016. The university said in a statement: “The UC Davis administration condemns the statement of Professor Clover to which you refer.

Source: Fox News February 27, 2019 00:56 UTC