there’s way bigger problems to worry about. there’s an excuse for everyone if you really get down to it. there’s reason for sympathy if you’re really into buddhism, but we need to be solving big picture problems and we can’t do that in a timely manner if we worry too much about the individual. this is about helping the larger welfare of all beings.
i know a few students at MSU and watched this whole thing unfold over the last few weeks. i was very disappointed with the school leadership for allowing this to happen. what happened to him there should have been worse, but i was glad to see the student body come together to make this subhuman garbage feel unwelcome.