I’m a student at a large public university. One of my classmates in my degree program is very obviously a dangerous asshole. He’s a misogynistic, racist, Bible-humping, gun-toting, wealthy white boy. Wears a Hawaiian shirt to Zoom classes and calls me a “climate Nazi” in front the the professor. Spending five seconds around him is enough to see he has serious brainworms. Last year, he attempted to physically assault myself and a classmate because we’re openly atheist. I alerted the university and filled a report with campus authorities. Unsurprisingly, they did nothing.
A good friend of mine alerted me today that’s he bought a semiautomatic weapon. I’m really uncomfortable with this. He has a major problem with me (to the point of posting to his alt-right friends that he’s going to “get” me). I am the president of a small student org on campus. He knows that. I’m concerned that he may show up to one of our meetings. Obviously, I can’t get the university to do anything, and the cops would probably pin a fucking medal on him.
TL; DR- There’s a pyscho alt-righter who has threatened me in the past, and I just found out he bought a semiautomatic weapon. Is there anything I can do to keep myself and the members of my club safe?
he bought a semiautomatic weapon
That’s vague. How does your friend know this?
(to the point of posting to his alt-right friends that he’s going to “get” me)
How do you know this?
A friend of mine has taken to monitoring his social media. He made posts about both of these things on his public accounts
Not by name, but by description. We have multiple courses together (from being in a small degree program). I’m a “libtard bitch in his classes”. I know it’s me because I’m the only female in our program who confronts him.
Buy a semiautomatic weapon.
Have you read The Gift of Fear? It’s a guide on how to avoid becoming the victim of violence from psychos like this. IIRC a good bit is about how to identify dangerous people but there’s also a lot on how to handle stalkers and others who are already threatening you. It’s written by a guy who does this sort of risk management for celebrities.
Stay around friends whenever possible. Fascists are at the end of the day cowards, and he might not feel as powerful with a gun if he’s outnumbered. Other people have suggested arming yourself, but that’s a worst case scenario. I guess as long as you’re only around him in public he will hopefully be too scared to do anything. As others said, unless he explicitly threatens you, it’s not likely that staff or police will interfere.
God this is such an awful situation. I can’t believe I’m sitting here typing up some advice about how to not get killed by a fascist like it’s nothing. Stay strong comrade
