TCU Psychology Prof Arrested For Terror Threats
From Respected Psychologist to Dangerous Loon in One Mass Email...
Dr. Bond was a well respected psychologist.
Dr. Charles F. Bond may be a respected psychologist but sending threatening emails about shooting up the school is not one of his brighter moves.
The Dallas News reported:
A Texas Christian University psychology professor has been arrested on accusations of using e-mail to harass and torment employees at the school.And, there you have it... From well respected psychologist to loony dangerous nutjob in one mass email.
An arrest warrant accusing Dr. Charles F. Bond, 53, of harassment was issued Friday in Tarrant County. Dr. Bond was taken into custody Saturday by Fort Worth police and later charged with making a terroristic threat, according to the Tarrant County Web site. He remained in jail Thursday and was being held without bond.
“Dr. Charles Bond has exhibited extremely inappropriate conduct and made threatening remarks to some campus members,” the university said in a statement Wednesday. “Because safety is a top priority at this institution, the TCU Police Department took action.”
His attorneys Patrick McLain and Tim Clancy said in a written statement Thursday that their client is a "well-respected" psychologist and scholar and has an "outstanding reputation." They said they had not been provided with any evidence that demonstrates their client committed a terroristic threat.
The arrest warrant affidavit said that Dr. Bond sent out harassing e-mails to a large number of university employees. In e-mails sent May 26 and 27, he called Provost Nowell Donovan a "sexist pig."
Dr. Bond also made a statement that he would bring a gun to campus and spit in a colleague’s face, the affidavit said.
posted by Gateway Pundit at 6/07/2007 07:04:00 PM
3 Comments:
A careful reading of the articles highlights his wife's statement that she felt he was in need of professional help.
Mental illness can strike anyone, without warning and certainly without cause. If he is indeed in need of professional help, it is through no fault of his own and that in no way negates his work over the last 23 years. Anyone who cares to look through his work will quickly see his brilliance, his dedication and his passion for his work.
Someone who is suffering from a mental breakdown--if that is indeed what is happening here--deserves our compassion and our understanding.
News media are notorious for selective reporting. None of us know what really happened. Until all facts are revealed, it behooves us to extend him the benefit of the doubt and to withhold judgment.
This news article definitely does suggest that Dr. Bond threatened to bring a gun to school. However, if you look at news articles that include actual quotes from Dr. Bond's emails, it looks to me like he's asking if someone else (the person he refers to as a "sexist pig")is planning on bringing a gun to school and shooting women and others. He specifically says in one email that he does not own a gun. Like Urvashi, I plan to allow the professor the benefit of the doubt for now. I would want the same done for me.
It's obvious that he was referring to the Chancellor as the person who might bring a gun to school and perhaps target females. And think anout it...who would have the power to get him arrested for his email as though he were a terrorist...?
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