Perspective
Nov. 20, 2013
American campuses fumble with free speech
Outraged protestors forced New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly to cancel a recent lecture at Brown University - a university founded on principles of openness. By Joseph Sorrentino
In October, New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly was invited to speak at Brown University, scheduled to expound on the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk program. Banner signs on campus blared: "Police Racism, Policy Brutality." Inside the lecture hall packed with students, Kelly met a barrage of angry shouts and screaming insults. Students were furious with the program. More than a hundred youths began loudly cha...
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