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US Civil Rights Groups Urge Federal Govt to Investigate Campus Protest Response

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US Civil Rights Groups Urge Federal Govt to Investigate Campus Protest Response
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JUL 2024
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story last updated JUL 2024

The Spin

Progressive narrative

Militarized police across the US engaged in an unhinged overreaction to overwhelmingly peaceful protests of Israel's war in Gaza. Biased media coverage and pressure from influential political forces allowed law enforcement to abuse power and infringe on the civil rights of students across the country. Politicians and university officials are also complicit in this assault on free speech, as they urged for severe crackdowns and dismantling of demonstrations. The campus protests saga shed light on the encroaching authoritarianism that persists in America.

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Conservative narrative

To set the record straight, freedom of speech and assembly are fundamental rights that must be protected, especially at American universities. However, the violence, antisemitic rhetoric, and destruction that occurred during anti-Israel encampments have nothing to do with the right to protest. Entitled and largely uninformed college students vandalized school property and blocked their peers' access to various academic buildings, denying them the ability to study and learn. This is a public safety issue, not a civil rights issue.

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