{"id":24891,"date":"2017-11-09T01:47:09","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T01:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/09\/air-force-academy-silent-on-motive-in-alleged-racist-hoax\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:40:15","slug":"air-force-academy-silent-on-motive-in-alleged-racist-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/11\/09\/air-force-academy-silent-on-motive-in-alleged-racist-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force Academy silent on motive in alleged racist hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=d6b6c996-664c-47ab-ace6-6b21a8dd7496\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lt. General Jay Silveria, the superintendent of the Air Force Academy, didn&#8217;t mince words when responding to an incident where racial slurs were written on a message board at the academy&#8217;s prep school. His message was simple: If you can&#8217;t respect others, &#8220;get out.&#8221; (U.S. Air Force Academy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DENVER \u2014 The Air Force Academy said Wednesday it would not discuss what led a student to allegedly stage a hate crime, but a researcher said those who commit hoaxes are sometimes trying to bolster their reputations or want to deflect attention from trouble they are in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The academy said this week that an African-American student acknowledged writing anti-black slurs in a dormitory in September and that an investigation confirmed the student was responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The epithets prompted academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria to sternly warn students that racists were not welcome at the school, and he invoked some of the racial tensions that have been gripping the country. A video of the speech has been widely viewed online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silveria stood by his comments Tuesday after the slurs were revealed to be a hoax, saying the need for a culture of respect can never be overemphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Academy spokesman Meade Warthen said he could not discuss what may have motivated the student, citing privacy laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/11\/08\/air-force-academy-cadet-wrote-racial-slur-outside-his-own-dorm-room\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Air-Force-Academy-cadets-in-front-of-chapel-medium.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Air Force Academy cadet wrote racial slur outside his own dorm room<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">That cadet candidate is no longer a student at the academy&#039;s prep school.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, said hate-crime hoaxes are often meant to attract or divert attention or they can be a political statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The slurs were found at a prep school on the Air Force Academy grounds outside Colorado Springs. The prep school helps potential academy cadets meet the academy\u2019s entrance requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The student, whose name was not released, has left the school, but officials will not say whether the student was expelled or withdrew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many hate-crime hoaxes occur in school settings, Levin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think that schools and universities are perceived as places that are more embracing to victims of such a tragedy (as a hate crime),\u201d he said. \u201cA place where the culture is to rally around victims of prejudice, such as universities, would be a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hate-crime hoaxes seem to be on the rise, but the number is tiny compared with actual hate crimes, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI said 5,850 hate crimes were reported to law enforcement in 2015, an average of 16 a day. 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