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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3
In the past they warned people that they are protecting their right to hold their protest in a civil manner. Obviously their event has progressed far beyond that as they tried to push the boundaries further and further.
The university will protect their right to hold a protest and debate the issue on its merits but they warned the pro-lifers that they would be cracking down on obscenity and harassment.
If I march into a calculus class and interrupt the prof to sell them on the virtues of the flying spaghetti monster by passing out pictures of mutilated kittens, do you think campus security would try to silence me? If I refused to obey and leave - is that a violation of my right to free speech and self expression? They're a public institution devoted to the free exchange of ideas, right? Right?!
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Well, the display certainly hasn't changed one bit in the 5 years that I have seen it. In fact, it has actually been constrained more appropriately. Remember when it was right on the steps where people walked onto campus from the train station? Remember when it was right by Mac Hall?
Give me a break. Your correlations are terrible.
There is a proper time for protest and expression. The middle of the campus green, in the middle of the day, with appropriate warning signs is a proper place for a demonstration.