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Oberlin Oh, An Ohio jury ordered Oberlin College to pay $11 million in compensatory damages to Gibson’s Bakery, a local fixture since 1885, The bakery was beset by protests and racism allegations after three black students were arrested for shoplifting.
“The jury saw that Oberlin College went out of their way to harm a good family and longtime business in their community for no real reason, and the jury said we aren’t going to tolerate that in our community anymore,” said an attorney for the Gibsons,
The award came as a warning to universities that encourage social-justice activism as student protests spill from the campus to the local community.
“The verdict sends a strong message that colleges and universities cannot simply wind up and set loose student social justice warriors and then wash their hands of the consequences,” said Cornell Law School professor William Jacobson, who runs the conservative Legal Insurrection website.