Academic Altercation of the Day

A bizarre and violent outburst by a Florida Atlantic University student during a lecture on evolution was caught on camera yesterday and uploaded online.

According to Associate Professor Stephen M. Kajiura, the young woman, Jonatha Carr, became "increasingly belligerent" after he was unable to answer to her question, "how does evolution kill black people."

He attempted to explain to Carr that evolution doesn't kill people, but Carr refused to accept his response, and began ranting and raving before threatening to kill the professor and fellow students.

Kajiura was eventually forced to call the police. A follow-up video shows Carr being dragged into a police cruiser and tased.

Back in the classroom, Kajiura attempted to return to the lecture, but only half the students stayed to listen -- and even they weren't paying much attention. "No one could concentrate," said student Rachel Bustamante. "Everyone gave up and started texting."

[upressonline / reddit.]