The public calls for the termination of a professor at the University of British Columbia over a post promoting political violence.
After the failed assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump leaving one attendee dead and another critically injured. Dr. Karen Pinder expressed being disappointed Trump didn’t get murdered.
Posted on X (formerly Twitter):
“Damn, so close. Too bad.” And “what a glorious day this could have been.”
The public immediately called Dr. Pinder out for approving political violence which lead to Pinder to deleting her social media profiles.
Pinder has a fairly large academic background: including a B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Guelph, a Ph.D. in Anatomy & Cell Biology from the University of Cape Town, and a post-doctoral fellowship in Viral Oncology at Johns Hopkins University,
BC Rise reached out to Dr. Pinder and the University of British Columbia (UBC) for further comment. We have yet to receive and acknowledgment from Dr. Pinder.
UBC replied and said they are drafting up a response. When asked if BC Rise should expect the response to be emailed to ou lished publicly, UBC did not respond.
We asked UBC if Dr. Pinders comments align with the Universities values or even the medical profession and if there will be any course of action following this incident.
Conservative Party of B.C. leader John Rustad responded to Dr. Karen Pinders post by say “This is so disappointing to see from a University of British Columbia Professor. No classroom in this province should have room for this kind of radicalism. This isn’t about left vs right — it’s about right vs wrong.”
This clearly demonstrates how divisive politics have infiltrated public institutions causing a toxic environment with impacts to the reputations of institutions, professionals, public trust as a consequence.
This situation needs to be taken seriously and anyone that tells you Left-wing extremism isn’t a thing or not in British Columbia is either lying, uninformed or disingenuous.
In June 2023 a violent threat was exposed that was being directed at the Conservative Party of B.C. leader John Rustad. Seen in a screen shot a user by the name Julian Legere with the X handle @feisty_Bisexual posted
“We’re coming for you John you weak-ass motherfucker. With big rainbow fucking bricks.” followed by the hastag #MakeTransphobesBleed in response to John Rustad standing up for womens sex based rights to female only sports and other spaces.
Calls for University of British Columbia (UBC) to fire Dr. Karen Pinder continue to grow:
On X user posted their disgusts with Pinder.
“This monster teaches at UBC medical school.” the user Brad Zubyk posted adding “She should be fired immediately”
Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilly agreed “This person should no longer teach at the UBC medical school” as he reposted Brad.
One X user called Dr. Karen Pinder out as an extremist.
“Are you going to fire Dr. Karen Pinder for being a violent extremist????” they asked the Official UBC X account.
What a sick leftist she should be fired immediately!!!! Celebrating attempted murder, wtf is wrong with her? Liberalism has become an authoritarian mental disorder
If she were called upon to treat a politician she doesn’t like, would she say no? Sounds to me like she would.
IR_AMauntie is Faculty as well at UBC. Name is Ingrid Barta, Research Histology Laboratory Lead at the University Of British Columbia.