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Happy Hoosier

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29. I think these protesters crossed the line..

Wed May 1, 2024, 04:28 PM

May 1

From peaceful protest to criminal activity. The students were given a chance to disperse with amnesty, they decided to FAFO instead. Too bad for them.

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Smashed windows, stacked furniture left after occupation of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University [View all] SunSeeker May 1 OP

Is that a Tiffany window? NT mahatmakanejeeves May 1 #1

I don't know, but it is beautiful. I hope there is strong protection brer cat May 1 #5

Why did they have to break Windows Cha May 1 #2

Good questions. nt SunSeeker May 1 #3

Vandalism doesn't help anyone's cause. brer cat May 1 #4

Right, brer.. we've seen that happen Cha May 1 #6

It shows "passion"? Emotions, anger, makes one righteous, that seems to be the rule. betsuni May 1 #7

They are suppose to be Helping Cha May 1 #8

OMG that quote is from a BOOK! betsuni May 1 #9

Lol.. oh wow.. Cha May 1 #10

It is not a pretty sight...it is destruction and despicable. I have lost sympathy with Demsrule86 May 1 #16

Maybe they were just hangry. LisaM May 1 #53

Oh the humanitarian aid! LeftInTX May 2 #62

All that completely useless destruction DFW May 1 #11

They really need to loot Macy's dalton99a May 1 #12

Therre ya go! n/t DFW May 1 #19

That is not protest. That is crime. KentuckyWoman May 1 #13

Just a peaceful protest sarisataka May 1 #14

Oh no! Johnny2X2X May 1 #15

Do you feel the same way about how the MAGAts trashed the Capitol building? SunSeeker May 1 #20

Were they there to murder our nation's elected leaders? Johnny2X2X May 1 #31

I'm talking about the physical damage to the Capitol. That is not a big a deal to you? SunSeeker May 1 #41

None of this would have happened if Columbia didn't start treating intheflow May 1 #17

No. Just no. Drum May 1 #18

What in the world are you talking about? Neither Columbia nor the police committed "violence." SunSeeker May 1 #21

Students protesting are not trespassing. intheflow May 1 #25

Student taking over an administration building or living in a tent on a campus walkway are trespassing. SunSeeker May 1 #42

Not true. intheflow May 1 #47

Again, the police moved in AFTER that illegal encampment was set up. SunSeeker May 1 #50

You're not alone. Duncan Grant May 1 #44

"See what you made me do" vibes. BannonsLiver May 1 #22

I'm just saying, violence begets violence. intheflow May 1 #26

Um...not really. BannonsLiver May 1 #27

Hey, if you can make excuses for raping and killing Jews on Oct. 7 AZSkiffyGeek May 1 #32

And of course this post, noting a universal human behavior, intheflow May 1 #39

Really? intheflow May 1 #38

You're misinterpreting that. MLK was not endorsing violence for violence. He was saying just the opposite! SunSeeker May 1 #43

Where did I endorse violence in any post here? intheflow May 1 #45

No, violence does not have to beget violence. That was MLK's point. SunSeeker May 1 #55

Why are you still arguing with me? intheflow May 2 #67

Chill. This is a discussion board. SunSeeker May 2 #71

I think these protesters crossed the line.. Happy Hoosier May 1 #29

Wrong.. that's just Not true. The " protesters" were NOT Cha May 1 #23

there's that and the fact the poster is implying Israel is responsible for Oct. 7. Behind the Aegis May 1 #24

I'm sorry I hadn't read the rest about Blaming Isrrael.. I went Cha May 1 #36

Stop trying to ratioalize The Sneak Slaughter and Fucking Cha May 1 #33

So that justifies breaking the law, occupying a building, threatening JohnSJ May 1 #51

You are not actually blaming 10/7 on Israel, are you? mcar May 1 #58

They've never been quiet about EllieBC May 2 #69

It is despicable, EllieBC mcar May 2 #70

I hope that the ones caught will be presented with repair bills question everything May 1 #28

I'm sure they don't care AZSkiffyGeek May 1 #34

Has anyone got an answer on how this destruction helped the Palestinians? ripcord May 1 #30

Need a roll call of New York Young Republicans' whereabouts. BamaRefugee May 1 #35

This line of thinking gives Republicans blaming "antifa" for J6 vibes tritsofme May 1 #40

Funny how MAGA said all of j6 was just antifa but now j6ers are saints in their eyes BamaRefugee May 2 #60

But whatever you do, dont take away their dining hall privs getagrip_already May 1 #37

Hope any students involved are identified and expelled. beaglelover May 1 #46

as a child of the 60s i am appalled at how gop these comments are dembotoz May 1 #48

Amen! intheflow May 1 #49

Expecting that people follow the law is very NOT gop. nt SunSeeker May 1 #52

seem to remember the civil rights movement would find this curious dembotoz May 1 #54

Trespassing and vandalism laws are not Jim Crow laws. nt SunSeeker May 1 #56

Sooooooo right. I was growing up way down South when it all went down. BamaRefugee May 2 #61

Who in the civil rights movement vandalized ivy league university buildings? LeftInTX May 2 #63

well for one i remember the riots and cities being locked down for curfew....including mine dembotoz May 2 #64

So they were handled with kid gloves? I sure as hell don't remember that! LeftInTX May 2 #65

but i would have hoped they would have been treated with some support in places like this dembotoz May 2 #66

+1 krawhitham May 2 #68

Watching the TV footage of those who entered Hamilton Hall Abolishinist May 1 #57

I see what you did there. SunSeeker May 1 #59

make the arrested protestors pay moonshinegnomie May 2 #72