Qasim Rashid, Esq.Apr 21, 2024
It’s cool how schools can’t punish pro-Nazi students because of the First Amendment but can mass arrest and suspend anti-war students because what First Amendment?🤔
Show threadArthur Copeland

@QasimRashid

The first story refers to a government school district that has to respect the first amendment.

The second story refers to Columbia University, a private institution that does not have the same restrictions.

Conflating them as “schools” is misleading your followers. And yeah, Columbia should sure as hell do better.

Apr 21, 2024 at 4:19amIceCubesApp
Show thread-> @haileys.questApr 21, 2024
@ArthurCopeland4 @QasimRashid fair point
Show threadTorbenApr 21, 2024
@ArthurCopeland4 @QasimRashid
Why are private institutions in the US allowed to arrest people?
Show threadArthur CopelandApr 21, 2024
@Torjas @QasimRashid The demonstrators were not arrested by a private institution (Columbia University). They were arrested by the New York City police for their actions on the Columbia campus. Trespassing, essentially, and shame on Columbia.
Show threadL'égrégore André ꕭꕬApr 21, 2024
@ArthurCopeland4 @QasimRashid Columbia, a couple of years ago https://nypost.com/2017/09/07/columbia-welcoming-alt-right-speakers-to-campus/
(Until student protests against hate speech shut it down)
Columbia welcoming alt-right speakers to campus

Alt-right conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich and founder of the far-right English Defense League Tommy Robinson are among guest speakers scheduled to appear at Columbia University this semester. Ce…

New York Post
Show threadArthur CopelandApr 21, 2024

@Mabande @QasimRashid
Yes, absolutely. This article and the second article about Columbia are a much better example of the problem. No conflating, no misleading!

Columbia (and almost all Universities) need to figure out what their free speech policies are and then stick to them when the donors and political theatre idiots come for them.

They usually fail spectacularly. The bureaucrats actually have my sympathy on this one, usually multiple trustees with different agendas.

Show threadArthur CopelandApr 21, 2024

@Mabande @QasimRashid

Just wanted to give you both credit for the update. Much appreciated.