In a nine-page report, the ACLU just slammed the Berkeley administration for trampling on the rights of two student protesters. And: Is the Minneapolis conference about this year’s campus unrest the last act, or a prelude to even bolder action? Watch the live broadcast to find out. There was a police confrontation at a sit-in yesterday and the Oakland schoolteachers are striking later this month. Stay tuned for the events of May 1 through May 4.
The ACLU report relentlessly portrays an administration that overreacted and over-reached its authority, laying ludicrous charges (such as “attempting arson”) for which the university had literally no evidence (nor could have, because no “arson” was attempted, duh), imposing punishment without due process (like, uh, being heard), devising strictures it had no right to impose, etc. Read all blistering nine pages here and sign the petition, if you like.
Since there are dozens of student protesters’ cases still to be considered, ACLU’s swift response is a modest but real blow to the gangster theory of higher education administration: “Call ‘em arsonists in the press and then kick ‘em out without a hearing! That’ll teach the rest of ‘em!”.
Thanks, ACLU. My check is in the mail.
x-posted: howtheuniversityworks
One Response to The Year of Student Unrest, Act 3
fviggiano - April 9, 2010 at 10:08 am
Mario Salvo must be turning over in his grave or he is reliving the repression he experienced in the 1960s almost 50 years ago.The Free Speech Movement open our eyes but not our hearts it seems.Frank X. ViggianoMahtomedi, Minnesota