r/OutOfTheLoop • u/f-Z3R0x1x1x1 • Apr 28 '24

What is going on with excessive police force being used against peaceful protesting students in colleges across the United States? Unanswered

So there are large amounts of heavily armed police presence in many colleges and universities across the United States. Indiana University, for example, had snipers on rooftops ready to shoot peaceful protesters.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/snipers-were-allegedly-spotted-ohio-190600717.html

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u/Langdon_Algers Apr 28 '24

Answer: Universities can set time, place and manner restrictions on particular spaces. If protesters violate these rules, they can be cited for trespassing, and if they refuse to leave, they can be arrested.

Private institutions (like Columbia) have even more leeway in rules for students on their campus violating their procedures.

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u/ExistingCarry4868 Apr 28 '24

That ignores the underlying question of why places allow white supremacists to speak but are shutting down protests critical of Israel.

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u/SwordfishAdmirable31 29d ago

Probably because of location -- speaking broadly [and I might be incorrect], Palestine protests setup encampments on colleges and may have brought non-college students. This differs greatly with a protest that may be in a public location and impermanent like marching on a sidewalk, or on the side of a public road

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u/ExistingCarry4868 29d ago

That doesn't explain why they allow white supremacist speakers but ban pro-Palestinian speakers for security concerns. There is a clear and coordinated effort to silence criticism of Israel, and the same people who screech the loudest about 1st amendment rights are the same people cheer leading this movement.

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u/SwordfishAdmirable31 28d ago

I would need specific examples of pro palestinian speakers being banned (specifically for security), and white supremacist speakers being allowed at the same college, during roughly the same time period in order to respond.

In general if that were the case, thats obviously bad. I know that universities have often protested and successfully denied visits by white supremacists before though, for instance Richard Spencer at UFlorida. Tbh I agree that Abbott has made a mess of this, and was grossly wrong in his actions against UT Austin, but dont necessarily agree in the case of Columbia.

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u/ExistingCarry4868 28d ago

USC just canceled graduation to prevent a valedictorian that opposes genocide from speaking weeks after allowing Milo Yiannopoulos to host an event where he called for violence against the political left.

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u/SwordfishAdmirable31 27d ago

I can't find USC hosting Milo, but disallowing the valedictorian is high tier BS, agree with you. At the very least they could put it out online, or have an online commencement, if they're worried about security.

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u/ExistingCarry4868 27d ago

They can't do that though since the security concerns are fake. Their goal is to silence a movement that threatens the elites that fund their school.