#harassment help

But I need to explain the backstory. There’s a guy at my college, I’ll call him John. So this guys a music business major while I’m music education. He’s a year older than me, plays guitar, and is generally really full of himself and makes sure everyone knows that. Obnoxious whatever. So every couple weeks John posts these long, vile rants on Facebook about how “fucking useless” this school and music department are, and sometimes goes as far as to point out certain professors without using their names and call them “fucking r*t*rds” and other just terrible shit. Writes shitty indirects about certain students as well, saying they’re not “real musicians” and just belittling everyone’s hard work and ability.

So. My point. The other day John posts something attacking a certain professor. (I should probably add they are FB friends, so this guy can see everything John is saying about him). I have a really great relationship with this professor (well call him Dr. Smith) and goes on about this professors supposed lack of musical ability. (Meanwhile I’ve seen Dr. Smith perform all over the place, he’s fucking fantastic. Absolutely amazing.) I figured he has no room to bash this professor so I commented, said he shouldn’t post stuff like this for them to see because it could get him kicked out.

John just loses his shit. Went straight for my throat. Calls me a stupid bitch, calls me a cunt, tells me I’m worthless and I’m inexperienced and stupid and a fucking idiot and a moron and just keeps spouting off worse and worse comments. That doesn’t bother me too much to be honest, I’m pretty thick skinned (plus anyone who says learning the saxophone is akin to learning the recorder clearly has something wrong upstairs).

However. At one point John stopped attacking me and my personal musicianship and starts going against my students. Saying he hopes someone comes and shoots up my future school. Saying he feels for my kiddos because they’re going to hate me. That’s not okay. That’s past harassment, that’s a threat.

One of my profs (I’ll call him Dr. Miller) came up to me later in the day and essentially said he watched the whole thing play out and that he’s pissed at John and the faculty is aware of what’s happening and could get him kicked out of school if I don’t feel safe.

I’ll be honest. I don’t feel safe at all. I don’t walk anywhere alone anymore. I lock the room to my dorm and I lock up my instruments. Just in case John tries to do something. He’s threatened to physically hurt people before and I’m worried I’m next.

However I feel like I’d be responsible for him getting kicked out. Sure he was the one who spouted off and made the post and the threats but I can’t help but feel responsible because I chose to comment which set him off. I don’t want to be responsible for ruining this guys life for saying that I don’t feel safe on campus. Help???