Global Courant 2023-05-24 01:46:05
The New York City professor who uttered a swear word and then blasted a student group’s pro-life demonstration reportedly threatened a reporter who was covering the story by putting a machete around his neck.
Shellyne Rodriguez, an adjunct assistant professor of art at Hunter College, responded to a New York Post reporter who knocked on the door of her apartment in the Bronx on Tuesday morning by holding a machete to his neck and reportedly threatening to kill the man to cut into pieces, according to A The New York Post reports this on Tuesday.
“Get the f— away from my door or I’ll chop you up with this machete,” the professor yelled at the reporter, who was identified as Reuven Fenton.
According to the report, Fenton knocked on the professor’s door and identified himself before Rodriguez “burst out” of the apartment, allegedly putting the machete around his neck.
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Shellyne Rodriguez reportedly threatens a Post reporter, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in the Bronx. Rodriguez is the Manhattan professor who freaked out about a group of students setting up an anti-abortion information table at Hunter College. (Robert Miller for the NY Post)
“Get the f— away from my door! Get the f— away from my door!” she cried again before returning to her apartment.
Fenton was accompanied on the journey to the apartment by a New York Post photographer, who captured the moment before both attempted to leave the building.
But Rodriguez chased the reporters out, still armed with the machete, and continued to yell at them even after they left her building.
“If I see you on this block again,” she yelled. “” Get the f— off the block! Get the motherfucker out of here, yo!”
The professor then briefly chased the duo down the street and allegedly kicked Fenton in the shins when he tried to get into his car before eventually retreating to her building.
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The NYPD did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment about the incident. A request for comment from Rodriguez and the professors’ union was not immediately answered.
Hunter College said the professor has been relieved of her duties.
“Hunter College strongly condemns the unacceptable actions of Shellyne Rodriguez and has taken immediate action. Rodriguez has been relieved of her duties at Hunter College effective immediately and will not be returning to teach at the school,” a school spokesperson told Fox . News digital.
The tense moment comes after Rodriguez came under fire after a viral video showed her shouting expletives at a group of pro-life students manning a pro-life demonstration at Hunter College, accusing the students of spreading “propaganda” and “triggering” other students before hurling items from the display.
“You’re not teaching, this is fucking propaganda,” the professor tells the students in a clip posted to Twitter by Students for Life of America. “What are you going to do next as an anti-trans?”
“This is a bull —-, this is violent,” Rodriguez continued. “You trigger my students.”
“I’m sorry,” one of the pro-life students tried to reply.
“No you’re not, because you can’t even have a goddamn baby. So you don’t even know what that is. Get this bastard out of here,” the professor shot back before flinging items off the table. “F— this s—.”
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A Hunter College spokesperson, available for comment by Fox News Digital, confirmed that the video belonged to Rodriguez and that the school was investigating.
“The provost has opened an investigation into the professor’s actions,” the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
“Hunter College prides itself on maintaining decorum and respect for all while encouraging free speech,” the spokesperson continued. “Students can show one side of a political issue, or more than one side. We see our campus as a vibrant marketplace of ideas.”
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