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Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts) Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:30 AM Oct 2017

University of Wisconsin policy to expel or suspend students that participate in protests

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University of Wisconsin policy to expel or suspend students that participate in protests (Original Post) Lotusflower70 Oct 2017 OP

More repression in the USA police state. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2017 #1

UW used to be as cool as Wisconsin.... LakeArenal Oct 2017 #2

I wonder how that policy will be used. MineralMan Oct 2017 #3

I hope somebody's got the ACLU on speed dial. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #4

I hope ACLU beats WI's ass in court asap! ananda Oct 2017 #5

its wisconsin and they keep electing people like Scott Walker so what do they expect?? beachbum bob Oct 2017 #6

Not exactly 100% true, and IMO a misleading headline. forthemiddle Oct 2017 #7

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)

1. More repression in the USA police state. n/t

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Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:31 AM

Oct 2017

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)

2. UW used to be as cool as Wisconsin....

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Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:35 AM

Oct 2017

I am so embarrassed for my alma mater and my state...

MineralMan

(146,308 posts)

3. I wonder how that policy will be used.

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Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:36 AM

Oct 2017

Selectively, I imagine, but exactly how? I suppose we'll have to wait and see.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,693 posts)

4. I hope somebody's got the ACLU on speed dial.

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Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:46 AM

Oct 2017

UW is a public university. As long as student protests are peaceful the university, which is a government agency, can't restrict their speech. Of course a student could legitimately be disciplined or expelled for committing an act of violence because that's a separate crime. But protest is a fine old UW tradition that isn't going to stop.

ananda

(28,860 posts)

5. I hope ACLU beats WI's ass in court asap!

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Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:47 AM

Oct 2017

And I just made another donation to ACLU.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

6. its wisconsin and they keep electing people like Scott Walker so what do they expect??

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Sun Oct 8, 2017, 12:23 PM

Oct 2017

forthemiddle

(1,379 posts)

7. Not exactly 100% true, and IMO a misleading headline.

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Sun Oct 8, 2017, 12:33 PM

Oct 2017

It is specifically for those that continuously disrupt spreaders they don’t agree with. They also will get numerous warnings.

This is not for your everyday protesting. As a college that in theory represents the open exchange of ideas, there have been way too many incidents of conservative speakers, not being able to speak.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2017/10/06/regents-consider-punishments-uw-students-who-disrupt-speakers/738438001/

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