The look on her face....priceless

[kage69]

If only she had 180+ Russian contacts.


Then republicans wouldn't give half a shit about any of this.

 

[rommelrommel]

I thought he was doing a good job up until the point he arrested her. Let me clear, I think what she did was wrong and foolish. However, what are the odds she actually gets prosecuted for yoinking a poster board? The tax dollars wasted over the arrest will be far more than the value of that sign. I think a verbal warning would have been more appropriate, especially because the officer seemed to have been delivering it well. I think the free speech aspect here obfuscates things a bit. She was arrested for stealing ... a poster board... that she gave back...

Unfortunately she tried to lie, was unrepentant, and refused to acknowledge she was acting foolishly. An arrest was his only reasonable option.

 

[PJFrylar]

Unfortunately she tried to lie, was unrepentant, and refused to acknowledge she was acting foolishly. An arrest was his only reasonable option.

I'm just going to have to disagree. I am in no way defending her behavior, but an arrest over a 2 dollar poster board when there is almost no chance it will be prosecuted? Waste of time and money. Again, put aside the free speech part of this. Yes, he had all the rights in the world to be there and say what he wanted to say. That wasn't the arrest was about. It was about the theft of a god damned 2 dollar poster board. A fucking poster board. She was wrong but captain snowflake got his panties in a bunch about nothing. I guess the cop was put in a hard spot ... but a fucking poster board? I always thought that people were complaining that we've been getting too soft. This shit is just straight up stupid.

 

[SlowSpyder]

Not surprised. This is what colleges are producing these days. Not being taught to think but being indoctrinated, she can't even comprehend how he has a right to his opinion even though it differs from her opinion.

 

[drifter106]

Rumor has it...the lady who was arrested for larceny will be on "Good Morning America" and will be invited to speak at the DNC next year.

 

[Lanyap]

Reminds me of these articles/columns. It seems some young people are shifting to free speech unless they disagree with it.


https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/co...ersy-at-uf-is-lesson-in-free-speech-20190312/

Cornel West, a professor of the practice of public philosophy and African and African-American studies at Harvard University who describes himself on his website as “a prominent and provocative democratic intellectual,” said in Inside Higher Ed in 2017, “The pursuit of knowledge and the maintenance of a free and democratic society require the cultivation and practice of the virtues of intellectual humility, openness of mind, and, above all, love of truth. These virtues will manifest themselves and be strengthened by one’s willingness to listen attentively and respectfully to intelligent people who challenge one’s beliefs and who represent causes one disagrees with and points of view one does not share.’’
That’s why all of us should seek respectfully to engage with people who challenge our views. And we should oppose efforts to silence those with whom we disagree --especially on college and university campuses.

I have noticed a trend that I find troubling. More and more frequently, I hear students say that while their speech is fine and should be protected, the speech of others offends them and should not be protected. West reminds us that it is paramount that we engage with those who disagree with us in order to maintain and sustain our democracy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...bf9d112159c_story.html?utm_term=.b2c851822e68

The poll of 3,000 U.S. college students found that they generally endorse the ideals of free speech and campuses that encourage the discussion of a variety of ideas. But once that speech begins to infringe on their values, they’re likely to support policies that place limits on speech. Those include free-speech zones, speech codes and prohibitions on hate speech. Only a slight majority (53 percent) think that handing out literature on controversial issues is “always acceptable.”