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hunter

(39,748 posts)
8. How many other diplomas have they denied and under what circumstances?
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 12:55 PM
Jul 26

I'll bet they've given diplomas to actual criminals -- rapists, car thieves, drug dealers, etc...

Most schools are pretty good at covering this shit up, especially if these sociopathic students come from very wealthy families.


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This is fucked up................. Lovie777 Jul 26 #1
Games madashelltoo Jul 26 #2
If it's a public university run by the government I would say that such a ban is a 1st Amendment violation. cstanleytech Jul 26 #3
Banning encampments on school property is not a 1st Amendment violation. SunSeeker Jul 26 #13
Citizens United angryxyouth Jul 26 #16
None of the speech covered by Citizens United involve illegal conduct. SunSeeker Jul 26 #17
Good points angryxyouth Jul 26 #19
Horrible! Gingermolly Jul 26 #4
Per the ACLU: SunSeeker Jul 26 #18
Thanks for the clarification. I figured it was more than simply "free speech". Oopsie Daisy Jul 27 #29
But slaugthering children and starving people is ok? Would seem. twodogsbarking Jul 26 #5
How many children did VCU slaughter or starve? Jose Garcia Jul 27 #20
None of it is right. Pointing to another wrong doesn't excuse a wrong. Children. Children. twodogsbarking Jul 27 #44
So no free speech or freedom of conscience at VCU. lees1975 Jul 26 #6
VCU allows free speech. You just can't illegally camp on school property after being told to leave. SunSeeker Jul 26 #12
And the rest of the story... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 26 #7
How many other diplomas have they denied and under what circumstances? hunter Jul 26 #8
No idea SickOfTheOnePct Jul 26 #9
Selective enforcement of rules isn't just. hunter Jul 26 #10
I agree selective enforcement is wrong SickOfTheOnePct Jul 26 #15
I'm betting a student PRAISING tRUMP bluestarone Jul 26 #11
Sure, if they didn't do it while refusing to leave an illegal encampment on school property. SunSeeker Jul 26 #14
How many students participated in an illegal encampment at VCU to praise Trump? Jose Garcia Jul 27 #21
She refused to leave the lawn! iemanja Jul 27 #23
She staked down tents and put up barricades, blocking access to the library. SunSeeker Jul 27 #24
Do you concur with Trump's authoritarianism iemanja Jul 27 #25
Of course not. SunSeeker Jul 27 #26
It sounds like you very much do support it iemanja Jul 27 #27
No, it doesn't. Quite the opposite, actually. SunSeeker Jul 27 #45
I hope she sues. iemanja Jul 27 #22
For what? SickOfTheOnePct Jul 27 #28
The school is following Trump's iemanja Jul 27 #30
The policy has been in place... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 27 #31
I see iemanja Jul 27 #35
You've obviously... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 27 #37
No, I would not iemanja Jul 27 #40
Unapproved encampments... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 27 #42
As I said earlier SickOfTheOnePct Jul 27 #38
Really? SickOfTheOnePct Jul 27 #32
Where are the examples from the 60s and 70s. iemanja Jul 27 #36
I don't know about the 60s and 70s consequences SickOfTheOnePct Jul 27 #39
Fair enough iemanja Jul 27 #41
What it shows... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 27 #43
Here is a possible solution I have thought of: everyonematters Jul 27 #33
They reported on local news last night... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 27 #34
this is the very opposite of what going to college is for. Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 27 #46
Building encampments... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 27 #47
did she do that? Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 27 #48
She was part of the encampment... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 27 #49
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