I see. She didn't mean to do anything wrong and had the best of intentions when she destroyed a legitimate and previously registered pro-life display on her campus. She did not intend to harm anyone when she led students and dismantled, destroyed and disposed of a pro-life group's white crosses. Right? This self-justification rhetoric is so poorly done it is embarrassing to read.

Whether or not Jacobsen was able to convince herself that her illegal and unethical actions were right does not change what she did. The very fact that she refused to comment about her participation immediately after being confronted reveals that she knew her conduct was wrong.

In contrast to Jacobsen, members of Northern Kentucky Right to Life are thinking quite clearly:

NKU sophomore Katie Walker, president of the Right to Life group responsible for the display, said one of the students called her to apologize a day after the vandalism. She could not recall the student's name.

"She was very upset about the whole thing. She said she kind of felt intimidated into those actions, and she felt horrible about it."

Walker said she appreciated the call but still felt that all those involved should face some consequences. The faculty member's actions were especially grievous, she said.

"It wasn't just theft. It wasn't just vandalism. It was the violation of a right we hold sacred," Walker said, referring to free speech. "That kind of behavior needs to have repercussions."

Repercussions are certainly imminent. Perhaps they would not have been as significant if Jacobsen had not expressed indignation when she was called to account.

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