So, you may not agree with what she said, but you defend her right to say it because of your bedrock belief in the power of free speech? Oh, you and Jeff Bezos only believe that when the other person agrees with you? No matter how important Jeff Bezos believes himself to be, he has no more standing than anyone else to scold Professor Ujo.

How can her statement be ill-timed? You don't mourn someone's death (or not mourn) until they're actually dead. Should the Professor have made her statement last week?