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It took a mere few minutes for him to hack into the system. And with no one coming forward, Hofstetter put his skills to work. After that half hour window passed, the instructors were able to narrow down the origin of the message to two devices.
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"Within that 30 minutes the student has the opportunity to come forward and take accountability," he told the group and warned, "Otherwise I'm going to get my laptop from my room, hack into the network and trace the image back to the exact device the student used."Īnd that’s exactly what he ended up doing. Then Hofstetter stood up again, as he was not to miss the opportunity in this moment to use his skills as both a tech expert and educator.įirst, he let the group know about his background in computer programming and said that he would give whomever responsible for the message 30 minutes to confess.
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The program leaders responded by gathering devices from students to investigate. When it was apparent the message had been sent widely to the group, he went to the course director and instructors to alert them of what had happened. So he stood up, called for the room’s attention and asked if others received the same message. "Someone wanted to hurt me," he told KTVU.
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"I not only realized I was the only Black man in the room but also that no one was going to speak up," Hofstetter explained. SEE ALSO: New CA law removes racist language from original property deeds SEE ALSO: Increasing calls for recently-appointed San Francisco school board member to resign after racist comments After a few minutes went by, the Oakland native said it was clear it was up to him to address the abhorrent situation. Hofstetter said there was a ripple of shock that went through the room, with students whispering and some even laughing.
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