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A college student at Fordham University in New York was punished and forced to undergo \u201cpolitical reeducation\u201d this summer for two Instagram posts \u2013 one of which depicted the student holding an AR-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin Tong is a rising senior at Fordham University\u2019s Gabelli School of Business, and he accused the school of \u201cSoviet-style interrogation and punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am no longer permitted on campus, with public safety coming to my home at midnight to question me on the day of the post, and face forced political reeducation through mandatory courses and to write an apology letter, or will face full suspension or expulsion – is this happening in America, or is this a Soviet nightmare?\u201d he asked in a letter<\/a> to the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Instagram post in question depicts Tong holding a Smith & Wesson M&P AR-15 and standing in his back yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don\u2019t tread on me. #198964 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3<\/a><\/p>

A post shared by Austin Tong<\/a> (@comrademeow) on Jun 4, 2020 at 2:38pm PDT<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Student Suspended After Posting a Gun Video Before Going to the Range with His Mother<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The caption reads \u201cDon\u2019t tread on me. #198964,\u201d which is a reference to both the Gadsden flag and the Tienanmen Square massacre. Tong is from a Chinese immigrant family, and he says the post was intended to express appreciation for his Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo everyone and @fordhamuniversity: this post or my mentality is SOLELY for the memory of the thousands of armless students who had no method of defense and were massacred in 6.4.1989, and in no way advocating violence to anyone,\u201d Tong said in a follow-up comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis post is my appreciation toward the United States and the privilege in this country to have the right to bear arms, to have a populace that can defend itself from tyranny. Tiananmen Incident is a huge deal in my motherland and to my ethnicity, and so is civil rights in America, but this post is solely my belief that freedom comes from a strong and armed populace. Violence against any citizen should not be tolerated, and the Second Amendment protects us from that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The university wasn\u2019t convinced by his explanation. They found him guilty<\/a> of violating university policies banning \u201cthreats\/intimidation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also claimed he violated \u201cregulations relating to bias and\/or hate crimes\u201d for a separate post depicting slain police officer David Dorn<\/a> that included the caption, \u201cY\u2019all a bunch of hypocrites.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Y\u2019all a bunch of hypocrites.<\/a><\/p>

A post shared by Austin Tong<\/a> (@comrademeow) on Jun 3, 2020 at 6:44am PDT<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Yale Law School Students: Gun Control is Preemptive Self-Defense<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This post came following a riot protesting the death of George Floyd during which Dorn was killed protecting a pawn shop. Tong claims the post was simply expressing frustration that Dorn\u2019s death was given less attention than Floyd\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe content of both posts are fully by my love for this country, fully within the boundaries of law and university code, and in no way expressing threatening or hateful thoughts – yet the University subjectively and maliciously assumed my intentions as hate crime and threat,\u201d Tong said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fordham placed Tong on disciplinary probation that will last until he graduates. He is banned from representing the university in any extracurricular activities or running for or holding leadership roles in student organizations. He can no longer enter the university campus without the dean\u2019s permission (which must be requested one businesses day before he plans to be on campus), and he has to finish the remainder of the school year through remote learning. He must also complete \u201cimplicit bias\u201d training with the Office of Multicultural Affairs and write an apology letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cComing to this country as an immigrant, one would think that America is a nation of law and free speech. Yet that is no longer the case,\u201d Tong wrote in his letter to Fordham leadership. \u201cI was forcibly silenced, faced verbal and assaulting harassment from mobs, and subjected to Soviet-style interrogation and punishment by a Jesuit university that claims in its own code of conduct, that it protects \u2018freedom of expression and the open exchange of ideas.’\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University refused to comment on Tong\u2019s letter or rescind their decision, so Tong has decided to sue the school. He has vowed to take the fight all the way to the Supreme Court, and he\u2019s set up a Go Fund Me<\/a> to cover legal expenses. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t look too bad. Very well shot. @nra<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/iVmHevYX5C<\/a><\/p>— Austin Tong (@realaustintong) July 21, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n

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