Caught in the act

[B. Max]

Causing a riot to silence free speech.

http://powerlineblog.com/archives/015482.php

[geoffrey]

Don't you get the impression that when these people express their views (aka riot as it's all they do) they kind of look like crazed animals? For those from the birthplace of civilization, they have a funny way of showing it.

All I see is hooligans jumping around and screaming. Kind of ridiculous.

[Shakeyhands]

boy the wanker at the end sure was full of himself! I didn;t see a punch or a kick through out the whole video? Did you?

[B. Max]

boy the wanker at the end sure was full of himself! I didn;t see a punch or a kick through out the whole video? Did you?

Yes I think I did, but sorry you were disappointed.

[GostHacked]

That was awesome. But there needs to be more backstory for this. Was there a protest before about having the Minutemen there in the first place? But it went ahead anyways? This clip offers nothing in that. So to say who is right and who is acting like idiots remains to be determined.

[Shakeyhands]

boy the wanker at the end sure was full of himself! I didn;t see a punch or a kick through out the whole video? Did you?

Yes I think I did, but sorry you were disappointed.

Nope, watched a few more times and I don't see any one punching or kicking, and according to our hero at the end there was, FURTHER, the only even kind of violent act I see is one of the Minuteman supports trying to rip a banner out of the hands of some girls, but he couldn't even do that.

and for the record I am not disappointed at all.

[Michael Hardner]

Get ready for more of this type of thing to come...

[Argus]

That was awesome. But there needs to be more backstory for this. Was there a protest before about having the Minutemen there in the first place? But it went ahead anyways? This clip offers nothing in that. So to say who is right and who is acting like idiots remains to be determined.

Uh, no, it does not. Any group of law-abiding people should be able to hold an assembly in a hall and give a speech or presentation to a willing audience without being violently interrupted.

I don't care what the opinion is, unless it's illegal. Anyone who interupts it with violence ought to be put in prison. Certainly in a perfect world all those students who took part in this would be identified and summarily expelled. Of course, that won't happen, as collegs are so gutlessly politically correct.

[Michael Hardner]

Uh, no, it does not. Any group of law-abiding people should be able to hold an assembly in a hall and give a speech or presentation to a willing audience without being violently interrupted.

I don't care what the opinion is, unless it's illegal. Anyone who interupts it with violence ought to be put in prison. Certainly in a perfect world all those students who took part in this would be identified and summarily expelled. Of course, that won't happen, as collegs are so gutlessly politically correct.

I don't know about putting people in prison for shouting down their oponents. Wait, I do. It's a bad idea.

But it doesn't bode well for social cohesion that this type of thing can happen. Nor does it bode well for the intellectual process. If those opposed to this person had a good argument, they should be able to debate him on his points.

They would have done a better job by hosting a debate between this person and an opponent so that both sides could be heard. As it is, he's a victim and his right to speak was taken from him. That doesn't help the cause against his point of view - whatever it is.

[GostHacked]

That was awesome. But there needs to be more backstory for this. Was there a protest before about having the Minutemen there in the first place? But it went ahead anyways? This clip offers nothing in that. So to say who is right and who is acting like idiots remains to be determined.

Uh, no, it does not. Any group of law-abiding people should be able to hold an assembly in a hall and give a speech or presentation to a willing audience without being violently interrupted.

I don't care what the opinion is, unless it's illegal. Anyone who interupts it with violence ought to be put in prison. Certainly in a perfect world all those students who took part in this would be identified and summarily expelled. Of course, that won't happen, as collegs are so gutlessly politically correct.

Wait.. an opinion can be illegal? News to me. And I think a backstory IS needed.

Did they protest before the Minutemen came to the hall? And still protesting because they are now there? If free speech is legal then the right to assemble where others are is justified as well. Again backstory is needed. If you go on things at face value (like this with no context or backstory) then you cannot possibly account for what caused the scene we see through the link.

I don't think they used violence. Seems like those two girls used a banner and got on stage. Lots of anger and ranting and shouting, but again I saw no violence.

[sharkman]

Not allowing the meeting/presentation to happen is the 'crime'. It doesn't seem like much until you compare it to times when conservatives want to protest something. All because they didn't like what was being said. How 'bout don't go?

If people showed up and tried to protest a gay pride parade like that, those on the left would be freaked out beyond belief. And there would be violence no doubt.

[B. Max]

What back story. The story is in front of your eyes. The one you choose not to see.

The right of free speech also inclueds the right to hear free speech. Something history teaches us the left can't stand.