04-30-2024, 07:36 PM
(04-30-2024, 07:25 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Some have, to admittedly different levels of effort and results...
https://news.yahoo.com/colleges-weigh-crackdowns-protests-questions-113915312.html
As for the invading the dorms or university building, that seems like a university-level punishment issue to me. I suppose if the university refused to punish/reprimand them (I am pretty sure they've been getting suspended, no?) and the people in the building feel unsafe and file a complaint then it becomes more of a issue for law enforcement. At it's base level of just protesting where they shouldn't, it just seems to me more just a internal university issue for discipline.
If people were held against their will, then they need to file a report and then yes it should be a legal issue and the people responsible should be charged. Just those people, though, not the rest. We can't let a minority of a group (even your own estimate said 20%) dictate if we should stop allowing people to exercise some pretty important rights.
I thought the whole Jan 6th protest was dumb, but I supported the right of all the people who were there to protest. The ones that entered the capitol building I supported being arrested and charged. Doesn't mean we should stop the inevitable next protests after this next election. Just punish the people that cross the line again, but you can't shut it all down because rights are rights, not when-we-like-them-rights.
Heck, I don't even agree with these current college protestors, but I feel obligated to support their right to (in my opinion) be wrong. Lol... just take care of the ones who cross the line.
Can't argue with any of this. I support the right of any person or group to peacefully protest, including pro-Hamas, KKK, La Raza, Black Israelites, or any other prejudiced group. Of course, in so doing you cannot violate the rights of others. I do think these current protests have, in many cases, crossed that line. And yes, I am always in favor of the guilty being punished, not the group. But I would add that if you are aware that a percentage of your group are bad actors, and 20-30% is not and insignificant number, and you choose to stay alongside them then you are willingly associating yourself with them, even if you disagree with their position.
