The fascists are here

may work up a letter on it...

There have been street corner preachers on college campuses for decades. Don't see any links to the election or anything else.

Huge difference. They were irritants, but students chose to stand and interact with them or ignore them and go their way.

There has long been violence committed by anti-abortion activists. It's a little unrealistic to think that a group of people who don't reject killing abortion providers and bombing clinics would somehow not be prone to other smaller forms of violence.

If somebody grabs my arm and starts yelling at me, that's assault, and they're going to get sprayed!

I remember back in the stone ages of the 1990s when i was at a large university and we would, a few times a year, have these groups that would show up on campus preaching fire and brimstone about abortion and everything else. i usually gave them a hearty "go fuck yourself" every time I walked past them.

I maybe saw campus police once or twice. My degree program was 4.5 years long. They were invisible. I saw more of the surrounding city PD than the campus PD. And I went to a very big State U.

yippee!!!

And you should be able to defend yourself. Those people's head would be cracked by their own megaphones if this happened when I was in college. It sounds though that they're targeting women (whore, slut, etc.) mistakenly believing they're easier targets, which is SOP for them. In college, an evangelist came to yell at us every weekend, normally picking a different topic each week. One week it was the evils of music and dancing, and while I was watching him, a Latina friend of mine walked by, and I asked her to show me this one salsa move she had been teaching me, so we started dancing in front of him. I expected him to yell at both of us, but he only yelled at her so whatever joke I was hoping for fell flat until my friend started yelling back at him, having a ball.

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And somebody's nose is going to get broken. Although I wouldn't really give a fuck. They would deserve it.

Get punched in the fucking face.

find their brains splattered across that megaphone in the next county. And if I can't reach their heads, I can find their kneecaps.

UWSP students stand ground against harassing protests
September 19, 2018


UWSP students hold signs to counter the controversial pro-life demonstration. (Photo: Mariah Bethel)

By Joe Bachman
Editor

STEVENS POINT — UWSP students stood in solidarity from Tuesday morning’s harassment from an extremist pro-life group that invaded the campus.

Missionaries to the Pre-Born is a group that has been sending protesters to various campuses across the UW-System. With blatantly graphic signage, and aggressive tactics, including the harassment of other students, this group likened abortion to slavery and the holocaust.

However, UW-Students fought back.

“Whether you’re pro-life or pro-choice, at least we can all agree this protest was harassment,” stated UW-Student Mariah Bethel, who walked past the protests with fellow students. “…I was walking in a group that had mixed opinions about abortion, but all of us agreed that the protest was out of line and harassment.”

Students took to the fifteen protesters and held up signs of their own. Many advocated for free-choice, but most simply agreed that this kind of protest and harassment has no place in an institution of civility. Many of those who consider themselves pro-life also detested the protest, questioning how such tactics further a civil conversation.

“I’m pro-life but I would never yell, curse or tell people they are damned in a protest,” said UWSP alumna Carrie Dreger. “How is that supposed to help share your views or encourage dialogue?”

A UWSP student who stood in front of graphic images held by demonstrators.

“They compared abortion to the slave trade and the Holocaust,” said UWSP Senior Anthony Kołodziej “They told members of the gay community they had no place on this earth. Their hate speech was met with the power of the student body.”

Protest organizer, and Pastor at the Mercy Seat Church in Milwaukee, Matt Trewhella, could not be reached for comment.

“This is not God’s work,” stated UWSP student Meghan Gobler. “This is a small group of very hateful people that is touring UW campuses that need to be put to a stop. For anyone across Wisconsin, if you see this group contact your Dean and campus police.”

After some time, this is exactly what happened, as the Dean of Students took action, and along with campus police, instructed the protesters to leave, as they were causing a disruption to classes.

“UWSP stood together as a student body by fighting back and pushing them off our campus,” said Bethel. “Yes, people have the right to freedom of speech; but that doesn’t mean freedom to assault and harass.”

The extremist group has their sights on UW-Milwaukee on Thursday for their next demonstration. For those who would like to file a complaint to put in the UW-System, please visit out https://www.uwsp.edu/dos/Pages/complaints.aspx
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