Word: dissenting
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...short prepared sentences about specific injustices for which they believed the FBI was responsible, ranging from McCarthyism to the prison at Guantanamo Bay. They were swarmed by police, removed from the auditorium, and Mueller continued his speech, remarking about how wonderful it is that people can express dissent so openly in America.The whole thing lasted under two minutes, and the protesters planned on leaving quietly as soon as they were warned to do so by police. Instead the protesters were forcibly ejected, arrested, and charged criminally with disturbing a public assembly without ever receiving a warning. Students should have...
...Given the importance of dissent in an academic community, the arrest of a student protestor remains a significant event," said a statement released tonight by a University spokesman. "The University is persuaded that more could have been done in the circumstances to apprise the students that they were in jeopardy of arrest. Without condoning the students’ behavior at the Forum, broader principles have led the University to request that the criminal charges against the students be dropped...
...moment. Lots of the computer generated effects appear inexcusably fake. Sandman looks completely false and though Venom can be terrifying, he sometimes falls flat—instead of striking dread into our hearts, you kind of smile at his goofiness. There will also, no doubt, be dissent in the details. Diehard fans will feel bittersweet toward the film; the sequence of events is vastly different that that of the comics. For example, Gwen Stacy was Parker’s first true love, killed at the hand of the original Green Goblin. There are also some atrocious one liners...
...University deeply values reasoned and constructive debate. The ideals of free speech encompass the right of a speaker to speak and the audience to hear. Without undermining either right, a member of the community may register dissent by any number of effective means. Choosing a device that is designed to disrupt an event or limit debate is not consistent with these ideals...
Given the importance of dissent in an academic community, the arrest of a student protestor remains a significant event. For that reason, the Harvard University Police Department has carefully reviewed the situation at the Forum. The University is persuaded that more could have been done in the circumstances to apprise the students that they were in jeopardy of arrest. Without condoning the students’ behavior at the Forum, broader principles have led the University to request that the criminal charges against the students be dropped...