sundin13 said:
If you want to argue that colleges aren't providing equal time, go for it, however that isn't a discussion about free speech and as such, it is not addressed by this order. |
The allowing of equal time is happening in some circumstances, yet the speech is still being silenced. Much of the time it's being masked as 'peaceful protest', that's actually a group of students who's getting as close to the speaker as possible, and using their voices or noise making devices to make sure the opposing speakers voice isn't heard. Some groups have gone a step further, and are coming to the indoor events, and strategically standing up in pairs and yelling and shouting in protest, just long enough before the school security removes them. Then after a couple of minutes, the next pair stands up and does the same thing, over and over, pair after pair, until the event either get's shut down or the speaker gives up because they can't get a message across because they only get a minute or so before the next group interrupts.
When you see these kinds of things happen constantly, it's not hard to see why some schools aren't allowing equal speaking opportunities. Instead of making the 'protesting' students mind and making them protest peacefully and respectfully, they allow them to act like angry children and ruin the event for everyone else. Part of the reason equal opportunity isn't being given, is due to the way free speech is being allowed to be silenced elsewhere. Free speech is at least indirectly connected to the problem and solution.
