2017 Auburn Riot
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| 2017 Auburn Riot | |||
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| Date | April 17, 2017 - Present | ||
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| Methods | Protesting, street fighting, vandalism, and assault | ||
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| Casualties | |||
| Injuries | Several | ||
| Arrested | 2+ | ||
The 2017 Auburn riot describes a minor disturbance involving three arrests that resulted from the appearance of Richard B. Spencer, an alt-right speaker, at Auburn University. [1]
Background[edit]
The university originally planned on cancelling Spencer's speech, saying that it presented a danger to the students and facility. [2] However, a judge ruled that Spencer was protected to speak under the 1st Amendment [3] Spencer wrote in response that it "was on", on his personal Twitter account, encouraging alt-right members to attend. [4][5][6] It was reported that multiple signs were posted warning students not to attend protests, due to the risk of violence from far-left protestors. [7] Several conservative speakers, although disagreeing with a substantial amount of Spencer's ideology, defended him speaking at the university, with them describing the necessary aspects of free speech, even if they are politically unpopular. [7]
"While Mr. Spencer's beliefs and message are controversial, Auburn presented no evidence that Mr. Spencer advocates violence," U.S. District Court judge William Keith Watkins wrote, holding it to be protected. [8] The speech blasted ethnic diversity in society. [9]
Protests[edit]
A large crowd of people begun at around 6:30 PM to protest the speech, along with multiple arrests and injuries.[7][10][11] By 8:00 PM, a "massive crowd" begun to form, with the count unknown. [12]
Supporters and ANTIFA members begun to verbally get into shouting matches with each other, which lead to small-scale fighting. [13]
Attendence[edit]
During the speech, it was reported that the 400 seats were nearly full. [13]
Response[edit]
Geoffrey R. Stone, writing in the New York Times, agreed with the judge, and remarked that Spencer's speech was constitutionally protected under the 1st Amendment. [14]
Spencer remarked that it was a "great victory for the alt-right". [10]
Related[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "A Judge Ruled That White Nationalist Richard Spencer Can Speak At Auburn University Tonight". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ "White supremacist Richard Spencer still plans to speak at Auburn University Tuesday". AL.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Judge issues order requiring Auburn to host Richard Spencer speech on campus Tuesday night". AL.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Richard 🇸🇾 Spencer on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ Harriot, Michael. "Auburn University Bars White Nationalist Richard Spencer but He Vows to Speak Anyway". The Root. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ tturner@oanow.com, Troy Turner | Editor Opelika-Auburn News. "UPDATED 4:30 P.M. WITH AUBURN UNIVERSITY STATEMENT on court ruling allowing use of Foy Hall: Protests planned: Tensions rise as groups plan to converge on Auburn". OANow.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Violence, arrests at Auburn as Richard Spencer speech draws protests [VIDEO, LIVE UPDATES]". AL.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ CNN, Brandon Griggs. "Auburn University braces for speech by white nationalist". CNN. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Eliott C. McLaughlin on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Activist bloodied in brawl at protest ahead of white supremacist's Auburn University speech". www.rawstory.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ "A Judge Ruled That White Nationalist Richard Spencer Can Speak At Auburn University Tonight". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ Firozi, Paulina (2017-04-18). "White nationalist draws protests at Auburn speech". TheHill. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 News, ABC. "White nationalist Spencer speaks to packed room at Auburn". ABC News. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ Stone, Geoffrey R. (2017-04-18). "Richard Spencer's Right to Speak at Auburn". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
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