The controversy over
free speech and its limits continues to be a problem today, especially with
right wing advocates like Milo Yiannopoulos, Ann Coulter, and Ben Shapiro. In Yiannopoulos’s
most recent stunt, Berkeley University had to spend an unsurmountable amount of
money in security costs. This is no new news considering that Ann Coulter
canceled her visit due to riots, and the previous Yiannopoulos trip to Berkeley
led to chaos. Since February 2017, Berkeley has spent 1.5 million in security
costs. There is a trend that is happening on college campuses around the United
States; it seems free speech is only considered “free speech” when there is
agreement among all parties. Fortunately, over this last weekend Yiannopoulos
successfully had the opportunity to speak a Berkeley. Nonetheless, the limits
of where free speech begins and ceases is still a gray area.
Mike Ziccarelli
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/opinion/milo-yiannopoulos-free-speech-week-berkeley.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
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