I usually skim through the online version of the paper while on my lunch break here at work. I graduated from Ohio University back in 1981 with a political science degree. I am currently a public servant for the past 24 years and served in the combat area of the 1991 Gulf War with the U.S. Navy Reserves.
What I saw printed last Wednesday in a letter to the editor, University turns blind eye toward anti-war vandals
concerning left-wing vandals ' implied political sway- should send a serious wake up call to everyone here of the slope we are currently heading down head first.
Would this writer also advocate the same punishment be dished out to those who protest abortion? Would he advocate the expulsion of a student group for putting support our troops stickers on the same lights posts? What would he do if a right to life group was prosecuted for littering or vandalism by trying to spread their message? In short, would he be as aggressive to those he agrees with? Would he advocate expelling a student who puts a trust God bumper sticker on the side of the Convo?
History has repeatedly shown that such laws are not enforced evenly. The entire civil rights movement began as a protest of unjust laws and their selective applications.
When should law enforcement officials or university officials be allowed to bend regulations in order to create a more harmonious, enlightened student body who will not dare to question their rule of law? Which voices do we silence? Who is a traitor to the Constitution? Is it someone who protests what is perceived as injustices in the current war, or someone who advocates the need for domestic spying without warrants?
The Wachowski brothers tell the lesson best in their current movie, V for Vendetta. ' Greg Mahaffey is an OU alumnus of the class of 1981.
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