Hundreds of Yale Law Students Disrupt Bipartisan Free Speech Event
Washington Free Beacon | Aaron Sibarium
When the Federalist Society chapter at Yale Law School hosted a bipartisan panel on civil liberties, more than 100 law students disrupted the event, attempting to drown out speakers and intimidate attendees. When the moderator (professor Stith) told the protesters to ‘grow up,’ they insisted that their disturbance was ‘free speech’ while shouting at the panelists and cursing. Police escorted students out of the building. Once outside, the student-protesters began to “stomp, shout, clap, sing, and pound the walls.”
Ironically, “the purpose of the panel…was to illustrate that a liberal atheist and a conservative Christian could find common ground on free speech issues…”
“The associate dean of the law school was present at the panel the entire time. Though the cacophony clearly violated Yale's free speech policies, she did not confront any of the protesters.”
Then came the backlash from students.
“In the two days following the panel, more than 60 percent of the law school's student body signed an open letter supporting the ‘peaceful student protesters,’ who they claimed had been imperiled by the presence of police…Signed by 417 students, the letter also condemned Stith for telling the protesters to ‘grow up,’ and the Federalist Society for hosting the event, which ‘profoundly undermined our community's values of equity and inclusivity…’” (Updated Letter).
“It is unclear whether the letter's long list of signatures reflects genuine consensus or mass social pressure. In group chats, Discord posts, and emails reviewed by the Free Beacon, students sought to shame anyone who hadn't actively condemned the event.”
Read the Article, which includes video from the event.
