The University of South Florida dean who steals bikes has embarrassed his university, of course, and serious punishment makes sense.
But this detail from the story explains why USF did well to fire him.
After Rao learned he was captured on tape on Wednesday, [the bike’s owner, a graduate student] said, Rao called him into his office and pressured him to tell police that the matter was the result of a misunderstanding.
“This (research) is an ethical profession, and Rao is an unethical man,” Boyd said. “I don’t want him in here in my profession. I hope he’s fully investigated, because I would be interested to know what else he’s done.”
The student’s correct. Rao’s behavior throughout suggests a degenerate sense of entitlement.
February 18th, 2009 at 7:59AM
What a scumbag.