Guest Blogger #4
Today’s guest writer is fellow law school student/law school blogger Dan the WikiLaw Student
Here’s what Dan has to say:
“I made the mistake a couple of weeks ago of pre-judging my Torts professor by his political tendencies.
I mean, we know that law professors tend to be pretty liberal. I figured that a law professor at American, who teaches Torts and Environmental Law, and has a beard that would be the envy of any hippy in Colorado, would fit squarely into that category. So I was pleasantly surprised when he gave a stirring defense of gun ownership rights.
It started from a hypo about whether or not shooting on a firing range constituted an ultra-hazardous activity. I wasn’t paying too much attention, but my interest was piqued when the professor starting talking about how firing ranges are a benefit to society.
I looked over at the other ex-military guy in my class, who was just as surprised as I was. This wasn’t at all what we expected. Then, a guy in the back of the class raised his hand and asked “How can they NOT be ultra-hazardous? Guns exist only to kill people.”
This was how I was expecting the discussion would evolve, so I was even more surprised when my Torts prof proceeded to school the kid. The prof started talking about the benefits to society conferred by guns, individual responsibility, etc.
I was shocked. A law professor, pro-gun? Don’t get me wrong, it made my day because I agree with him, but I had him completely pegged as a tree hugging hippy.
Have any of you had a similar situation where you judged a prof and they turned out to be completely unlike what you expected?”
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November 27th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
My favorite professor and winner of the professor of the year reward for 15 years straight at Michigan turned out to be gay.
I didn’t expect that…though I wouldn’t say it was totally unexpected.
November 27th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Once I had the opposite thing. On the first day of class, the prof. said, “First day of the new semester, the President’ approval rating is at an all-time low, my wife and I just saw barbara streisand last night…I swear, for an old Jewish liberal like me, I’m in heaven right now.”
November 27th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
You know who I’m talking about Laxy?
November 27th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Not sure, actually. So many profs at U-of-M won that award for 15 years straight before coming out of the closet…
November 27th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Funny, one of my best profs was gay too. And I never would have thunk it!
November 28th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
I’ll give you some hints:
18 feet tall, fingers the size of small wiener dogs, sometimes a little foam at the mouth from extreme excitement for “the wind is up!”
November 28th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
okay, buddy, stop making fun of prof. w. you know how awesome he is.
November 28th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
Not making fun! I meant it when I said he was my favorite. I don’t love him despite his appearance and demeanor, I love him BECAUSE of it. Couldn’t fall asleep in lecture if I tried.
December 6th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
It’s hippie, not hippy. Learn how to spell, idiot.