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Ann Coulter threatened out of University of Ottawa (pg. 8)
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| TheDemon |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
I think you misspelled "ing retarded." Fortunately, freedom of speech applies to the mentally handicapped as well. |
Oh look, another worthless post from you. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by TheDemon
Oh look, another worthless post from you. |
and the most ironic post of the day award goes to........ |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
Canada is going down that slippery slope of "you are free to speak as long as we agree with you".
Just look at Ernst Zundel. The guy is a vile piece of as far as im concerned but to be arrested and deported for saying that the holocaust never happened is a dangerous precedent. If he wants to believe that and tell people that then let him. And those with the truth can counter his arguments!
Same with Ann Coulter. I disagree with a lot of what she says and i think her tactics are crass to say the least. But, she should be allowed to express them without fear of anything more than a verbal backlash.
The only right you dont have in a free society is the right to never be offended.
Those who think they do well and are morally justified in silencing their opposition are only doing themselves and their country a major injustice. |
Totally agree.
(wow) |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by SniFFleS
I bet Ann is such an amazing . |
LOL!
Hate ing is the best. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
LOL!
Hate ing is the best. |
shall we start arguing then? hahah |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
shall we start arguing then? hahah |
We're just starting to get along! That ship has sailed Jay, sorry |
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| Yohan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Totally agree.
(wow) |
omg TA plur miracle! |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
We're just starting to get along! That ship has sailed Jay, sorry |
LOL! |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
omg TA plur miracle! |
its like the berlin wall came down or something hahaha |
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| Abercrombie |
| Will you two get a room finally!!!!! |
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| Spam |
| quote: | Originally posted by TheDemon
Oh look, another worthless post from you. |
Oh look, still making an ass of yourself.
So which is it, do you get to speak freely, or do we silence you with the law as you'd have it? |
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| PivotTechno |
From a friend's post on another board:
Various tidbits that counter characterization of crowds as "riotous" and the conservative claims from the south that the protest was shut down because of protesters "blocking" entrance to the event:
The cops don't seem to agree with the whole "riot" thing
Constable Alain Boucher of Ottawa Police Services said that the police had recommended calling off the appearance because of the crowd’s size, not its behavior.
The university had NOTHING to do with canceling Coulter's "lecture":
The University of Ottawa has always promoted and defended freedom of expression. For that reason, we did not at any time oppose Ann Coulter’s appearance. Whether it is Ann Coulter or any other speaker, diverse views have always been and continue to be welcome on our campus.
Last night, the organizers themselves decided at 7:50 p.m. to cancel the event and so informed the University’s Protection Services staff on site. At that time, a crowd of about one thousand people had peacefully gathered at Marion Hall.
Short letter from an attendee:
I was front row centre at the Ann Coulter "protest" on Tuesday night so I want to clear up a few misconceptions about what happened.
First, barring posters to advertise the event on campus created a lot of confusion and that decision was a big blunder by the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO). Most people had learned about the Coulter event only a few days prior from the mainstream media. We had no idea that we needed to pre-register online to attend.
The U of O Campus Conservatives who organized the event did a very poor job. They were close to an hour behind schedule before they announced to the large crowd of then-agitated students that if we weren't registered, we weren't getting in. It was chaos when frustrated fans and critics of Coulter were then penned inside the building, the organizers were blocking entry into Marion Hall and the large crowd outside made it to difficult to leave.
It's sad that Coulter and Ezra Levant will go around trumpeting this as some free speech disaster when the truth is that this event was cancelled due to extremely poor planning by the organizers, some idiotic decisions by the SFUO and some prankster pulling a fire alarm.
Alex Sellick,
Ottawa
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Guess all the table thumping can stop now. |
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