Wow! Fliers that criticize Palestinians OK!
University of Maryland:
"University Police have stopped their investigation of what students called offensive, anti-Palestinian fliers that were posted near McKeldin Library last Tuesday after determining no crime had been committed, officials said.
The fliers will be reported as a hate incident to the FBI in end-of-the-year crime statistics because they were offensive to a specific cultural or religious group, said University Police spokesman Paul Dillon. But because they did not incite violence or pose a threat, they could not be considered a crime, he added.
Police launched an investigation after being contacted by university President Dan Mote last week, Dillon said. He said police interviewed students, read complaint e-mails and reviewed surveillance video, but determined posting the fliers did not break the law.
"Basically, these fliers were free speech," Dillon said. "Plain and simple."
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The police had respect for free speech that the university president lacked. Kudos to them and shame on the head of an institution that is supposed to be dedicated to the free exchange of ideas.
But here's the funny bit:
"In the fliers' aftermath, university officials want to create a campus-wide dialogue about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said Gretchen Metzelaars, director of the Stamp Student Union. The week after spring break, student leaders will meet to plan a summit, which is tentatively scheduled for April. Students will be invited to the summit to speak freely about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Metzelaars said.
Do they SERIOUSLY think that the Muslim students will allow any real dialogue with Jews? Or is it only Muslims who will be invited to "speak freely"?
5 comments:
Don't kid yourself Jon. You can bet that most of the leftist, anti-Israel students will be jews, since they make up the overwhelming majority of the far-left.
This story also gives a glimps into how the so-called "hate crime" stats keep growing higher and higher. To those on the left, free speech IS hate speech, unless they garee with it.
"You can bet that most of the leftist, anti-Israel students will be jews, since they make up the overwhelming majority of the far-left."
---Jews are not even 2% of the population, so don't tell me they make the majority of the far left. It wasn't the jews that got Obama elected, it was millions of stupid young people and idiotic independents that wanted to vote for something new and unproven rather than something old and predictable.
Most jews, even liberal jews, are not anti-Israel. In fact, many old liberal jews ended voting for McCain, it was the young and stupid that supported Obama.
"Jews are not even 2% of the population,"
You're right, but they make up 90% of the left and far-left. Name 2 lawyers from the ACLU who are NOT jews! Look at any left-wing organization as see who's in it, running it, or controlling it! Wake up! And don't fall for that lie that says American jews and Israeli jews love each other. They don't! It's a myth designed to garner more financial support from the US.
As for "old liberal jews", they would rather vote for a parking meter than for McCain, or any Republican! Open your eyes, or better yet, your mind!
Bobby, you only named one ACLU'er who "may not" be a jew. Soros is not an ACLU lawyer, but he is a jew. And here's a bit more for you.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/03/14/2009-03-14_us_activist_tristan_anderson_hanging_by_.html
"Bobby, you only named one ACLU'er who "may not" be a jew."
---Anthony Romero is not a jewish name, he is gay, so if you want to label all gays as leftists, go ahead.
By the way, thanks for the article, looks like you've got a real piece of work.
"Anderson and Silverman, 25, were arrested last year after spending 21 months in a "tree-sitting" protest at the University of California-Berkeley, fighting against the administration's plan to rip down an on-campus grove."
Sounds like a worthless human being, doesn't it? His poor parents are spending big bucks to send him to college, and he wastes more than a year sitting in a tree.
"The Israeli army said it fired the tear gas to stop protesters from throwing stones at soldiers."
Honestly, what is an American doing in Gaza? Probably making trouble, most likely throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers.
Why do you sympathize with violent convicted criminals?
The Israelis did America a favor, maybe by hitting him with that canister that spoiled SOB learned something about civility. Maybe now he can lead a productive life instead of sitting in trees and protesting foreign conflicts that don't concern him.
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