[redmenace]

To the campus community:

An incident occurred last Thursday in the Johnson Center which involves the University’s commitment to the freedom of speech and the related freedom of nonviolent protest. A student protesting the war in Iraq was allegedly stripped of a protest sign, was asked to leave the building, and was later arrested.

George Mason University reiterates its deep commitment to the freedom of speech. We must work to avoid attacks on expressions of free speech, including destruction of signs and other written statements.

Disagreements about exactly what occurred are inevitable, and the University is not currently in a position to establish responsibilities. Pending further inquiry, including into police behavior, we will commit to review Johnson Center and other relevant policies, to make sure they are compatible with freedom of speech, and we will work to identify those individuals responsible for any alleged violations.  We reiterate our position in principle, and at the same time seek to learn from the incident how better to maintain this principle in practice.

Peter N. Stearns
Provost

I do wonder what was the content of the protesters sign.

[Charismatic]

0.o

So the school supports free speach but encourages destruction of protest signs?

[achtung]

Well, if they supported protest signs imagine the litter.

[Ford Prefect]

If he was arrested, there's some missing information. (I hope.)

[Flipside]

It seems more like a student from that Uni was at the Johnson Centre protesting the War and was stripped of his sign and arrested for it, and this is the Universities way of saying they aren't too happy about it and that they are investigating the matter, including the police involvement in it. good on them

[Krackers87]

Originally posted by Charismatic
0.o

So the school supports free speach but encourages destruction of protest signs?

Originally posted by Ford Prefect
If he was arrested, there's some missing information. (I hope.)

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We must work to avoid attacks on expressions of free speech, including destruction of signs and other written statements.

They want to avoid destruction of signs.

[MatthewPapa]

if someone were doing that outside my house i would do all i could to try and scare them off

[redmenace]

Originally posted by Krackers87





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They want to avoid destruction of signs.

Don't you live in springfield BTW?

[Ford Prefect]

Why the "slap slap"? I just meant that if he was arrested, we probably don't know the whole story.

[redmenace]

Although honestly, this school does aweful things. Such as the "diversity Director," the guy that conducts sexual harassment orientations, was found to be a pedophile.

[vyper]

[q]found to be a pedophile.[/q]

The head of English Literature was then found to be the worst English teacher that could have been hired.

[Krackers87]

Originally posted by redmenace
Don't you live in springfield BTW?

Yup, i have a few friends that go to GMU.

[redmenace]

Good, then I am sure you have heard it all when it comes the BS at GMU.

[redmenace]

http://fawcettweb.com/peace/