College Republican Event at Portland State Shut Down by Anarchist Disrupter
“Speaker attempted to give his speech to live stream but the disruptor followed”
This all unfolded as campus police stood by and did basically nothing. Independent journalist Andy Ngo documented the incident on Twitter:
Last night, College Republicans invited conservative blogger Michael Strickland to @Portland_State. Event got shut down by anarchist who came w/a bell. Strickland was to speak about his conviction related to him brandishing a gun at a mob who surrounded him at a 2016 BLM protest. pic.twitter.com/JnHO6ElSLa
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 6, 2019
One anarchist antifa disruptor with a bell was able to shut down the Michael Strickland @Portland_State College Republicans speech as soon as the event began. Campus police & admin were there but just stood & watched. They said they couldn’t do anything about the disrupter. pic.twitter.com/fSpuEjm8aQ
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 6, 2019
The person who shut down the College Republicans Portland State event then went to the front and blocked the projector so that the speaker couldn’t play a video. This continued for more than an hour while police watched. pic.twitter.com/eF3YNraWQ4
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 6, 2019
Speaker attempted to give his speech to live stream but the disruptor followed & continued ringing bell. @Portland_State has no policies in place to deal w/disruptions at student-organized events. Police will only intervene when there is violence or property destruction. pic.twitter.com/fgcJBPnAU7
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 6, 2019
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Comments
Let me guess. Stopping the guy with the bell would have violated his right to free speech? How convenient that his free speech was more important than anyone else’s.
Which is why the conservative groups on campus should invest in air horns, bells, and other noisemakers so they can return the behavior in kind. Then when the University arrests or disciplines them (you know they will), they can sue for viewpoint discrimination.
Will it go both ways?
If the disruptor is a student, then he should be disciplined at the very least.