ncsupack1 said:Civilized said:ncsupack1 said:
I don't know what else to post, we have University Presidents on record saying that there are a lot of none students who are protesting. We have post from Antifa calling on call to arms. I don't know anything about tents, but to sit here and say this is completely college students doing this is naive. I also haven't said this is 100 percent paid protesters. It's mixed wouldn't you say? I also, don't recall saying every single college protest currently is 100 percent paid protestors.
It's mixed, yes.
The vast majority are college students.
Can you explain why the existing in some minority proportion of non-college students at these protests is important?
I'd say the fact they vandalizing property, trespassing and in cases threatening other students is a big deal. Do you agree? Why do you care so much as to brush it under the rug?
In the grand scheme of life, no I don't think misdemeanor crimes against property or trespassing during protests are a big deal. You'd be hard-pressed to find protests of any size at any time in our country that didn't involve some of this.
That doesn't mean they're right, or shouldn't be dealt with, but there are levels and context to misbehavior and criminality.
Should police be breaking up some of these protests that turn unruly or disrupt campus life? Yes, absolutely.
Should they arrest protesters that are committing crimes, especially after being told to disperse? Yes, absolutely.
And it seems like law enforcement is doing this around the country so I'm not understanding what's being debated here.
Now threatening other students is a whole other issue. Intolerable. Should result in disciplinary action up to expulsion and criminal charges, as warranted. I don't know why people think they have the right to threaten others, or how they think this will help their cause. But this aspect of some of these protests is the hard line in the sand - harming others, or threatening to, is beyond the pale.
