A Naval Academy midshipman tweeted that Breonna Taylor got 'justice.' Now, he's suing the school

A Naval Academy midshipman tweeted that Breonna Taylor got ‘justice.’ Now, he’s suing the school over the discipline he received.


ANNAPOLIS, MD. — A midshipman is suing the U.S. Naval Academy after he was disciplined for tweeting that Breonna Taylor received “justice” when she was fatally shot by police.

Midshipman 1st Class Chase Standage, 21, says in the lawsuit that the academy is violating his constitutional rights of free speech and a fair and impartial hearing, the Capital Gazette reported Thursday.

In addition to the tweet about Taylor, a Black woman who was fatally shot by officers who barged into her Kentucky home, Standage was also accused of tweeting racist messages against Black people.

In the lawsuit, Standage’s attorneys write that Standage’s June tweets were responses to heated exchanges on Twitter. They also said Standage “has never exhibited racial animus towards anyone.”

Read more: https://www.pilotonline.com/news/education/vp-nw-naval-academy-midshipman-sues-discipline-tweets-20201001-aildtewhcjerde4jt6jzzmtaj4-story.html
(Norfolk Virginian-Pilot)