• callouscomic
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    7 months ago

    Columbia is a private institution, so a lot of first amendment stuff may not apply specifically there.

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      7 months ago

      Technically correct and will provide legal cover.

      However, it should be noted that historically protests have been encouraged on college campuses such as Columbia, and it’s only just recently that new rules safeguarding said private property have been enforced and selectively applied to those who don’t want to murder Palestinian children.

      Also, if we’re being so concerned about rules: after Kent State, Columbia instituted a rule that said police may only be called on protesters if both the administration and the faculty agree to do so. The faculty did not agree to this, which is why so many of them joined the protests yesterday.

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      7 months ago

      Yeah funny how it works. Pretty much freedom of speech only applies in your own home and yet my ability to record people is infinite.