More on the Harvard Murder
Posted on May 23rd, 2009 in Uncategorized | No Comments »
The Crimson and the Globe both report on the young man who may have shot and killed drug dealer Justin Cosby, but only the Globe reveals that a Harvard woman has been banned from campus and prohibited from graduating because of her relationship with alleged killer Jabrai Jordan Copney.
The woman, whom the Globe describes as a Brooklyn native and Kirkland House resident, may have let the killers into the House….
Drew Faust said the matter raises ”serious concerns that require both serious reflection and action.”
“We will need to ask ourselves difficult questions as an institution and as individuals - questions about our choices and their consequences, questions about how we can best enable Harvard to thrive as a safe and secure yet open and welcoming community,” Faust said in a statement. She said she plans to work with students and faculty to address those questions.
Oh, I don’t know that the questions are that difficult; not everything is cause for soul-searching. If you use illegal drugs, are you prepared for all the possible the consequences? Ditto if you date drug dealers. In any case, you probably shouldn’t allow them unfettered access to the House system.
I don’t mean to be glib, as I’m sure that there is much to be learned from this tawdry episode. But this doesn’t seem like a cause for reflection so much as it is the time for an assertion of authority.