After being present during the “stink bomb” incident at the Pacifica Forum meeting in Esslinger Hall last week, and having witnessed the behavior of the masked hooligans who call themselves the Anarchist Black Tea Society, the first thing I want to do now is to extend my thanks to the officers of the University’s Department of Public Safety, who promptly and professionally handled the situation.
Now, when it turned out that one of those so-called “antifas” was arrested actually not just for “stink bombing,” but because they were a thief with an outstanding warrant, we can wonder how many other criminals are hiding behind the masks. Maybe there are even some murderers, with outstanding arrest warrants, among them as well? That pretty much explains why they all hide their faces.
It is obvious that they crossed the line already, and they actually did it first when there was a message posted on their Facebook page reading “kill a Nazi.” It is one thing when protesters just yell obscenities, but it is entirely different matter when they drop some potentially dangerous chemicals on the floor in a room full of people. That can’t be taken lightly, because it endangers everybody’s safety and health. If those anarchists had dropped some really lethal substance there, we all could have gotten ill (or worse) just by being in that room.
Therefore, we at the Pacifica Forum have the right to be protected from them, just like from any other dangerous criminals.
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