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UPDATE: Military Recruiter Chased Off by Protesters (Seattle)
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Posted on 01/20/2005 7:30:43 PM PST by USArmySpouse

Edited on 02/04/2005 5:22:35 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

A picture's worth a thousand words. My question: Why didn't the security guards escort the PROTESTERS out of the building??? Disgusting.

Updates:

To: StarCMC; trussell; Brad's Gramma; Howie66; speedy; Hondo1952; Lando Lincoln; ...

URGENT ACTION BY ANY WASHINGTON STATE FREEPERS NEEDED ASAP!>>>>>

AND- Would you like the number to call someone at Students against the War who organized this stunt? Well here you go!

This is an email which I received regarding the latest in the case of the students who broke the law and ran the Army recruiter off the Seattle Campus. Please ping anyone who you think would be interested. Perhaps someone can freep their press conference????

________________________________________________________ This is the email

hi, this is a follow up email concerning the press release sent out from Students Against War, a Seattle Central Community College student association.

In protest of George Bush's inauguration on January 20th there was a walkout on the Seattle Central campus. During the walkout a group of well over one hundred students gathered around the table of two military recruiters. The recruiters were then escorted off campus by security. Some actions taken by participants have brought about disciplinary threats against Students Against War. An ultimatum was presented by the school administration - "If we do not receive a copy of your apology letter by Thursday, February 3, 2005, your club will cease to be in good standing on campus," said the letter from the Administration.

Students Against War along with members of the outside peace community will be holding a press conference tomarrow at 12:00 noon on the south plaza of SCCC.

if you have any questions please contact Gerald, a SAW representive, at: 1-206-329-2276 ___________________________________________________

spelling errors belongs to the stupid students against the war....

291 posted on 02/03/2005 6:37:56 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Just say no to the ACLU!)
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To: All

Here is some more:

Students Against War will hold a press conference regarding threatened disciplinary action by the Seattle Central Community College administration on Thursday February 3rd at 12 noon on the south plaza of Seattle Central Community College.

In protest of George Bush's inauguration on January 20th, students walked out on the Seattle Central campus. During the walkout a group of well over one hundred students surrounded a table of three military recruiters and chanted anti-war slogans until they were escorted off campus by security. Some actions taken by participants have brought about disciplinary threats against Students Against War. An ultimatum was presented by the school administration - "If we do not receive a copy of your apology letter by Thursday, February 3, 2005, your club will cease to be in good standing on campus," said the letter from the Administration.

SAW's official statement in response to the Seattle Central Administration:

The group Students Against War is not responsible for the actions taken against the military recruiters on the 20th of January. We do not have the authority to speak on behalf of the individuals involved.

Any disciplinary action taken against Students Against War is without precedent or basis. SAW engaged in two permitted actions on that day, which included the rally in the south plaza and the student march to Westlake Plaza. The congregation around the military recruiters was a spontaneous event carried out by people on their own accord. SAW cannot represent these individuals or their actions, and cannot be legally held accountable.

As to the actions themselves, students were expressing their feelings about the intrusion of the military into our schools. Military recruitment on campuses nationwide has been stepped up along with military spending, while funding for education has been repeatedly cut. Military recruiters on our campus prey on the lack of options for low-income students. SAW does not support sending our low-income youth to fight and die in a war that is unjust and unfair.

Students Against War is sorry, but not about the actions of the 20th. SAW is sorry that soldiers in Iraq are dying. SAW is sorry that billions of public tax dollars are being pumped bullet by bullet into foreign soil while increasing numbers of Americans live near or under the poverty line. SAW is supporting the troops by working to bring them home.

These are our sisters and brothers. If Sgt. Due was in Iraq, one among three military recruiters asked to leave, SAW would support his right to life and human decency by bringing him home. When our friends are sent to kill and die because they didn't have the money to pay for college, we say bring them home. Why should American soldiers face death and mutilation for the lies of the Bush administration? We say bring them home. We, as Students Against War, ask you as friends and families of soldiers, to defend those troops by bringing them home NOW.

To contact Students Against War, please call our spokesperson Gerald at 1-206-329-2276

294 posted on 02/03/2005 6:59:55 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Just say no to the ACLU!)
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To: kittymyrib

School is dropping it's demand for apology and student group is pushing for removal of all recruiters. This is the first article I have seen with Sgt. Due's statement of what happened.

Anti-war group targets recruiters Effort launched after campus clash By JAKE ELLISON
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

A mob of Seattle Central Community College students chased military recruiters off campus last month, after a tense confrontation. Now a student anti-war group is stepping up efforts to keep them out for good.

Students Against War has launched a petition drive aimed at persuading administrators to order a halt to on-campus military recruiting.

The group points to a November ruling by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Philadelphia-based court held that a college opposed to the policy barring gays and lesbians in the armed forces has a First Amendment right to protest by blocking access to military recruiters.

Central students opposed to the war in Iraq have been fighting the presence of military recruiters all year. The group organized a protest to coincide with President Bush's inauguration Jan. 20, but it started sooner than scheduled when several hundred students surrounded two Army recruiters.

The students hurled insults and water bottles, according to witnesses, forcing the recruiters to flee under the protection of campus security officers. There were no reports of injuries.

Administrators initially threatened to take disciplinary action against Students Against War, which denied any responsibility for the incident.

Yesterday, however, officials backed off their demand that the group apologize to the recruiters or be stripped of their affiliation with the college.

Central President Mildred Ollee said she dropped the ultimatum after discovering that members of other student groups were involved in the confrontation.

"I'm not prepared to go on a witch hunt," she said. "We did the best we could do in this, and I believe the students have learned something and we're going to move forward."

Leaders of the anti-war group told a small crowd of students yesterday that they intend to press for the military recruiting ban.

"We do not want the military in our schools asking our friends and family to fight for a war that is wrong," Nicole Thomas said. "We want recruiters out of our schools."

The incident was captured in a newspaper photograph that has made its way into conservative Web blogs. That spurred a wave of e-mails to Central administrators denouncing the conduct of the students.

One of the recruiters involved in the confrontation, Sgt. Jeffrey Due, said he was stunned how quickly things got out of hand. "I was in outright shock that they were protesting me," he said.

Due had been warned about the student walk-out demonstration, but said he didn't expect that kind of trouble. "They were all going by making off-hand comments and saying 'no war.' We just waved at them," Due said. "Five minutes later, there was just a mob of 500 people surrounding the table."

Due said he was hit in the head with newspapers, and water bottles whizzed by, pounding the vending machine and wall behind him.

The flap has energized Central's anti-war effort, sparking the petition drive. The group's goal is to get recruiters off campus "by legal means," said spokesman Gerald Lisi.

He argued that the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is in conflict with the college's code barring discrimination on campus. While petitions circulate, the group is consulting with attorneys and researching the issue.

But Ollee pointed to a government rule that allows federal money to be withheld from any college that refuses to give military recruiters access to students and student-contact information.

"I am under the law and will comply with the law as long as it is the law," she said.

P-I reporter Jake Ellison can be reached at 206-448-8346 or jakeellison@seattlepi.com

301 posted on 02/04/2005 5:09:06 AM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Just say no to the ACLU!)
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1 posted on 01/20/2005 7:30:45 PM PST by USArmySpouse
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To: RepublicanMensan
Of course they fail to see how they are hypocrites utilizing their fascists brown-shirt tactics to eliminate the choice of some who may have been interested if there hadn't been an angry mob present.
2 posted on 01/20/2005 7:33:45 PM PST by highlander_UW (I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
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To: RepublicanMensan; Chieftain

That is disgusting!
So much for their phony liberal "We love and support the troops, its the war we hate." I want my federal taxes refunded that went to this university! Those "students" should be arrested for threatening behavior and a HATE crime.

Free speech? Just for commies.


3 posted on 01/20/2005 7:34:48 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie (Let's begin the Barbara Boxer trial for treason!)
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To: RepublicanMensan

He should come back with a platoon of troops, armed, locked, and loaded!


4 posted on 01/20/2005 7:34:51 PM PST by DTogo (U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
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To: RepublicanMensan

A picture's worth a thousand words. My question: Why didn't the security guards escort the PROTESTERS out of the building???
by RepublicanMensan

Probably because the security guards were on the side of the "protestors" [socialists]


5 posted on 01/20/2005 7:35:24 PM PST by sport
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To: RepublicanMensan

The recruiter, who is guilty of nothing, is being escorted out because he is the one in jeopardy. The wise thing to do would be to first remove the potential 'victim' of mob violence; then order the crowd to leave. Replace the 'victim' back in their office; and arrest each and every protester who comes back with charges of "Tresspassing", "Intimidation", "Harrassment" and throw a couple of "Hate Crimes" back in their face.

6 posted on 01/20/2005 7:35:25 PM PST by Hodar (With Rights, comes Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
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To: RepublicanMensan
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7 posted on 01/20/2005 7:35:46 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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To: DTogo; Chieftain

That was a mob, not a "group of students".


8 posted on 01/20/2005 7:35:53 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie (Let's begin the Barbara Boxer trial for treason!)
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To: RepublicanMensan

I would pull my kid out of that school fast!

Lib. colleges should come with warnings so the sane won't send their children to be brainwashed.


9 posted on 01/20/2005 7:36:20 PM PST by GottaLuvAkitas1 (Ronald Reagan is the TRUE "Father Of Our Country".)
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To: RepublicanMensan

Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Due, right, a U.S. Army recruiter, is surrounded by protesters at Seattle Central Community College, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, in Seattle. After about a 10-minute standoff during which protesters tore up U.S Army literature, the protesters were successful in getting Due and another recruiter to leave their table under escort by campus security officers. Several hundred students walked out of classes at several Seattle colleges and universities to protest the inauguration of President Bush (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

10 posted on 01/20/2005 7:36:20 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead (I believe in American Exceptionalism! Do you?)
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To: sionnsar

pong


11 posted on 01/20/2005 7:36:30 PM PST by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR)
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To: RepublicanMensan

Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Due, right, a U.S. Army recruiter, is surrounded by protesters at Seattle Central Community College, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, in Seattle. After about a 10-minute standoff during which protesters tore up U.S Army literature, the protesters were successful in getting Due and another recruiter to leave their table under escort by campus security officers. Several hundred students walked out of classes at several Seattle colleges and universities to protest the inauguration of President Bush.

Comment and question: The scum of Seattle usurp the right of this Sgt's rightful work assignment and duty to do his job. Where was the Seattle Police Department and their duty to protect Sgt. Due's rights???

12 posted on 01/20/2005 7:38:33 PM PST by vox_freedom (Fear no evil)
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To: Texas_Jarhead
those fascists are unworthy of America
13 posted on 01/20/2005 7:38:53 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead (I believe in American Exceptionalism! Do you?)
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To: highlander_UW

Does anyone have a way to get an email for this soldier. I would like to send an encouraging email.


14 posted on 01/20/2005 7:40:04 PM PST by cid89
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To: Texas_Jarhead

If these universities receive federal funding, they should expel these students.


15 posted on 01/20/2005 7:40:41 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie (Let's begin the Barbara Boxer trial for treason!)
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To: RepublicanMensan
This makes me so angry. It's despicable and I don't think these people are Americans regardless of any Bill of Right they try to hide behind.
16 posted on 01/20/2005 7:42:24 PM PST by zlala
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To: cid89
its fine to send him an email. but a better email is to the legislature that funds this so called school.
17 posted on 01/20/2005 7:42:53 PM PST by Drango (To Serve Man.....IT'S A COOKBOOK!)
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To: cid89

I'm afraid I don't have his email address. I suppose if one called the local Army recruitment office one might be able to get a message to him.


18 posted on 01/20/2005 7:43:31 PM PST by highlander_UW (I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
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To: RepublicanMensan
And I live in this sinkhole of leftist rabble.

I'm going to write a letter to the city council and ask for financial penalities to be levied against Seattle Community college.

19 posted on 01/20/2005 7:43:37 PM PST by HardStarboard (PASS)
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To: Texas_Jarhead
For some strange reason, my post was held up for two minutes, then yours was posted.
I hate it when that happens!
:-)
20 posted on 01/20/2005 7:44:49 PM PST by vox_freedom (Fear no evil)
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