SANTA CRUZ Military recruiters, confronted by crowd, leave campus job fair

Chronicle Staff ^ | 4-12-2006 | Diana Walsh, Chronicle Staff Writer

[pctech]

Four military recruiters hastily fled a job fair Tuesday morning at UC Santa Cruz after a raucous crowd of student protesters blocked an entrance to the building where the Army and National Guard had set up information tables.

Members of Students Against War, who organized the counter-recruiting protest, loudly chanted "Don't come back. Don't come back" as the recruiters left the hilltop campus, escorted by several university police officers.

[pctech]

My apologies if this is already posted elsewhere. I searched but didn't find it.

This is an absolutely disgusting dispaly courtesy of the liberal left in this nation. We have the right to protest but not the right to possibly cause harm to the men and women who fight for our nation's freedoms.

[doug from upland]

The governor should have ordered in the local unit of the National Guard.

[xcamel]

I hope whatever federal funding they get gets pulled.

[driftdiver]

so much for tolerance in our schools.

[Texas_Jarhead]

Lefty = intolerant militant fascist

[CheyennePress]

They pull crap like this at NYU Law, as well. Among other places.

[Auntie Dem]

Members of Students Against War, who organized the counter-recruiting protest, loudly chanted "Don't come back. Don't come back"

Well at least this is progress. I never thought I'd see the day when students from UCSC could put together two sentences (albeit repetitious) and in English no less! Remarkable improvement. They usually only master "Pass the bong, man"

[A.A. Cunningham]

There's a link to Michelle Malkins' site which has pictures of the incident on this mornings' thread.

Military recruiters, confronted by crowd, leave campus job fair

[ebersole]

"I hope whatever federal funding they get gets pulled."

We can only hope someone would have enough cajones to enforce the law.

[GodfearingTexan]

these idiots should've had their skulls cracked. gee, that wasn't very nice of me. oh well.

[crx]

Boy are you right. The left just loves to be violent when they protest. Non violent? I don't think so.

[GodfearingTexan]

unfortunately, since the school administration was not part of this, it won't qualify. they definitely DESERVE to have their funding pulled.

[OldFriend]

What a sad commentary. Shameful display of ignorance.

[FreedomCalls]

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I, CHAPTER 115 - TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES"
Activities affecting armed forces generally
Recruiting for service against United States
Activities affecting armed forces during war

(a) Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully makes or conveys false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies; or

Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or willfully obstructs the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, to the injury of the service or the United States, or attempts to do so--

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

(b) If two or more persons conspire to violate subsection (a) of this section and one or more such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as provided in said subsection (a).

(c) Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe or suspect, has committed, or is about to commit, an offense under this section, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

(d) This section shall apply within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and on the high seas, as well as within the United States.

[FreedomCalls]

RUMSFELD ASKED TO DENY FUNDS TO CALIFORNIA COLLEGE

DENVER, CO. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld should withhold federal funds from a California college given the failure of the college to ensure the safe presence of military recruiters on campus, the Secretary was advised by a public interest law firm in a letter released today. According to news reports, military recruiters were forced to flee yesterday from a University of California Santa Cruz job fair because of a raucous mob. Mountain States Legal Foundation advised Rumsfeld that the college’s actions violate the Solomon Amendment, which requires that colleges permit military recruiters on campus or lose all federal funds. UC Santa Cruz received $80 million in federal funds during 2005. A unanimous Supreme Court ruled the Solomon Amendment constitutional early last month.

http://www.mountainstateslegal.org/press_releases_home.cfm

[nmh]

Has federal money now been denied to these anti American parasites? I thought the Supreme Court recently ruled this.

[Torie]

UC Santa Cruz is probably not a fertile recruiting ground for the military in any event. Plus who would want them? The campus is the weakest sister of the University of California system lot - academically, and in every other way. But you can grow your own in the nearby redwood forest. :)

[SAMS]

You know, I was wondering why these stupid punks weren't arrested...See what happens if they pull federal money, and all of a sudden these a$$holes have to pony up some more tuition!

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

The College of Bums.......3rd Class.

[Doctor Raoul]