Geez what a cluster. Abbott is a monster probably loving this. Hartzell is either (1) an Abbott disciple, (2) a yes man, or (3) in over his head.
I support this being a firing offense. If we fire Chris Beard over allegations we can and should fire Hartzell over this.
the right to assemble is not unregulated. Public safety, non-interference (in this case with the functioning of a university), rules against encampment and even permitting are all concepts that have been upheld by SCOTUS (before it was politicized) or would be consistent.
attacking those assembling will often lead to a ramping up of the confrontation so insert joker meme “here we go”.
Columbia is FUBAR. Chicago message is kinda wtf? Good luck with that those assemblers are going to force your hand Paul.
and I don’t think these gatherings are intended to be peaceful, I think the government and university are not helping AT ALL but this confrontation is what the assemblers want. They want to show how oppressive the US governmental institutions are and well they aren’t wrong.
As for the underlying politics of Israel and Hamas - geez man, maybe we stop killing people. As of right now it’s pretty apparent Israel is well beyond defending itself. It’s moved into systematic destruction of an entire mega city. Worthy of protest and this is coming from someone who was a staunch supporter at the outset of the Israeli response. Enough already. Stop.
editor’s note: yes I’ve changed two publicly held positions - Hartzell needs to go, Israel needs to stop. I remain unsure who is ultimately in charge and how decisions are being made but we can only fire Greg, Dan and Ken one way, Jay can be fired through normal employment practices though and all four need to be escorted out of the building.