Professor Mike Adams suicide will always haunt me A full vindication of Adams social media record would be impossible to attempt in this short format. @UNCWilmington. Hollywood celebrities with ties to the city also helped organize a boycott of the school in hopes it would force their hand with Adams, who the university had unsuccessfully tried to deny tenure to in 2006 over his conservative views. Property records confirm that the home belonged to Adams. As Mark Steyn lamented, If youre doing the heavy lifting on an otherwise abandoned front of the culture war, what you mostly hear, as Mike Adams did, is the silent majoritys silence. Thus, we know that the will to fight can sometimes leave even the toughest and, in Adamss case, the seemingly happiest warrior. Some, of course, may have been engaged in defamation or other unprotected speech, but the majority of those calling for his destruction, and rejoicing in its success, were within their rights to do it. In fact, you could probably just ask your friends and neighbors how it makes them feel. Adams Over the past several weeks, many of you have inquired about the status of a UNCW faculty member, Dr. Mike Adams, in light of the public attention generated by comments he made on his personal social media channels, Sartarelli said. Breitbart News reported earlier in July that Adams had received a $500,000 settlement of the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, in exchange for his retirement. UNCW released a campus-wide message on July 23 from the Division of Academic Affairs concerning the initial reports of Adams death, saying: It is with sadness that we share the news that the New Hanover County Sheriffs Office is conducting a death investigation involving Dr. Mike Adams, professor of criminology. As for Mike, its my hope that he has finally come to the place where death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.. A Warner Bros. Former UNC Wilmington professor Mike S. Adams sudden July 23 death has been ruled as a suicide, according to the New Hanover County Sheriffs Office in a press release this afternoon. Causes 2. Finally, Mike, you can rest in peace. He was 55. We discovered later that he even filed a criminal complaint against one of the people who sent him threatening and harassing messages. cause of death According to Adams resume, he received his bachelors, masters and Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi. Everyone can come out of the closet at once and start contributing to my early retirement. Perhaps more troubling than those responses, though, were two that came from actual professors. Mike Adams, 55, a criminology professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, was found dead alone in his home Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a friend called New Hanover County sheriffs deputies to check on him, The News & Observer reports. White Man Cant Breathe - Townhall This is nothing new: The First Amendment, for example, would be meaningless if it didnt protect even the speech of those who would seek to revoke it. To counter that mentality, I recommend people search Professor Mike Adams on YouTube. I almost felt like a free man who was not living in the slave state of North Carolina. The lawsuit cost UNCW hundreds of thousands of dollars. On his Town Hall profile, Adams said that he was an atheist and Democrat when he joined the University of North Carolina Wilmingtons staff in 1993. Details of the 911 call and initial investigation. Mike In 2006, UNCW denied Adams a promotion in his professorship. The guilt began to wrap its way around my chest. Mike Adams, the former professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and anti-abortion writer, has died at the age of 55. No. The schools Pandion Society awarded Adams their Golden Seahawk award. But one need not look far into his feed to see that these allegations of bigotry are absurd and politically motivated; they seek to silence Adams for his conservative opinions. You're a really troubled person. The Neo-Marxist Left vs. Parents, Jeff Jacoby UNCW Professor Mike Adams (Photo courtesy Facebook) WILMINGTON According to the New Hanover County Sheriffs Office, Mike Adams was found dead at his residence today. U.S. Senate Chaplains & U.S. House Chaplains, Matthew Continetti I am not going to do that here. Mike Adams is a former professor of criminology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. A legal analyst gives insight into what this means going forward in the case. him a free speech warrior and a champion of First Amendment rights. FIREs 2022 College Free Speech Rankings are based on the voices of more than 44,000 currently enrolled students at 208 colleges and are designed to help parents and prospective students choose the right school. Students may call the University Counseling Center (910-962-3746) for grief support; faculty and staff can seek support through the Employee Assistance Program.. How did Adams cope with all this hatred and prejudice against him? pic.twitter.com/KqI2WjyaeP, Kyle Mann (@The_Kyle_Mann) July 24, 2020, This is how Raleigh/Durham's @ABC11_WTVD news "reported" on Prof. Mike Adams' death: #ncpol #nced pic.twitter.com/cAhktjB0R2. 2023 Cable News Network. WebPersonal history Adams has a degree in sociology, was once lead vocalist in a folk rock band and is married with two children. god deals harshly with suicides. Those of us who knew Mike, and those who didn't, are reminded that these "campus horror stories" are not cute, silly, or trivial. All Rights Reserved. Adams lived in For his opposition to abortion, he was called a misogynist. Later that day authorities reported a deceased body was found in the house, confirming the identity as Adams later that evening. If you face retaliation over protected speech, reach out to FIRE to learn more about how we can protect your rights. As I noted at Legal Insurrection last night, it didnt take long for Twitter leftists to express their glee over Adamss death. On his resume, Adams described his research interests as causes of delinquency, campus due process and free speech issues. Adams listed his teaching interests as First amendment and crime, evidence law, criminal procedure.. Facebook/Mike AdamsMike Adams pictured with conservative pundit Ben Shapiro in June 2020. pic.twitter.com/adjksD2s2N, Sister Toldjah (@sistertoldjah) July 24, 2020, Has "#BeAGoodHuman" in her Twitter profile https://t.co/QZlDIVNzrr, An actual human wrote this about me! Mike Adams, the former University of North Carolina Wilmington professor who angered the campus community on Twitter, was found dead in his home Thursday afternoon, according to the New Hanover County Sheriffs Office.