AL: More Campus Fascism: No Free Speech for Second Amendment Supporters

Gun Watch ^ | 16 April, 2016 | Dean Weingarten

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Image from campusreform.org

Universities are developing a deserved reputation for places that act as little fascist states, only allowing speech that the University Administration agrees with, or is considered "politically correct".  The University of Alabama has lived up to the reputation by citing a student who was peacefully wearing an empty holster in a protest over the Universitity's no weapon policy.  The campus police explicitly say that they are citing the student because "someone called it in".  The campus policy does not prohibit holsters.  The citation is for "Engaging in activities that threaten the safety of the campus community" and for a general prohibition on engaging in conduct that violates university rules.

In practise, this is a gag on any protest that the administration disagrees with. From campusreform.org:

“Is this just because I have a holster on me?” Parten asks the officer after turning over his identification.

“Yeah, it is, because somebody called it in,” the officer replies matter-of-factly. “You know there's a no-weapons policy out here, but still you want to push it.”

“Uh ... this is a protest,” Parten submits after a short pause, evidently caught off-guard by the notion that an empty holster might violate the policy.

“Did you get permission to wear it?” the officer queries him.

“I don't need permission to wear it,” Parten replies confidently.

“You need permission from the university.”

“To wear a holster?” he asks with undisguised incredulity.

Standing his rhetorical ground, the officer simply shrugs off the challenge and says, “There's a no-weapons policy here.”

“It's not a weapon.”

“I understand that,” the officer concedes. “Take it up with Dean of Students, then, because y'all are gonna be written up for disciplinary [sic], and I will put in there your attitude, you understand?”

There is a video at the site that shows the interaction taking place.  If you want to see how free speech is chilled, watch it.   When "progressive" fascists on the left want to scream, protest, shut down speakers they disagree with, and take over buildings, "progressives" call it free speech.  When freedom fighters attempt the slightest expression of disapproval, their speech is shut down.

For "progressives" free speech means the freedom to agree with them.

UPDATE [via al.com]: The citation was thrown out, the two cops were forced to apologize to the holster carriers, and the cop that issued the citation, Officer David Turppa, was suspended for a week without pay.




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[LowOiL]

A week, what a joke.

[MIA_eccl1212]

Attemptees planning to take away first amendment rights from people who vigorously exercise the second amendment?

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That is probably not going to end well for the Attemptees... just sayin’.

[trebb]

Did the administration have a real appreciation of freedom of speech, or did it simply toss the cops under the bus when it got push back from alumni donors?

One would be nice but let's not drag it into the realm of "hate/thought crime ideology" by worrying about the thinking behind the action (in this case a good action vs. a bad action) - the action was proper and that's good enough for me.

[RetiredArmy]

Though Bama football fans love the football, they cannot lose sight that this university, like all universities, have their pig minded, liberal mindset, anti-Christian, Obama loving, One World Dictator types, commie-socialist types in charge of class rooms and are doing all they can to twist the minds of kids.

[RetiredArmy]

Yes, I know it is USA here, but they are all the same, USA, Bama, AU, Jax State, whoever. They all have these silly rules. ALL THIS DOES is advertise that this campus is open, free for any murdering thug to come in and shoot up the student’s bodies! It is yelling, “Come and Get Us, we are UNARMED!!!”

[alancarp]

Well, I admit I have to wonder a bit now... common sense prevailed at USA... but would that have been the case up in T-town? Even in our state, that’s an interesting question.

[GOPJ]

...video at the site that shows the interaction taking place. If you want to see how free speech is chilled, watch it. When "progressive" fascists on the left want to scream, protest, shut down speakers they disagree with, and take over buildings, "progressives" call it free speech. When freedom fighters attempt the slightest expression of disapproval, their speech is shut down.

Chilling...

[Ohioan]

Absolutely chilling! >This is why Donald Trump’s defiance of what is “politically correct,” is so vital to our future!!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3422096/posts

[GOYAKLA]

” higher learning”? and Univ. Alabama, question this!
By apologies to my late Father and Cousins.

[bamahead]

PROUD of my Alma Mater here. Roll Tide.

[bamahead]

Never mind - just saw this was at USA not UA. Go Jags!

Still glad the system made the right decision.

[chesley]

I don’t know. And I live there.