10/01/08 07:23 AM
Protesters at UB debate abdicated responsibility
I attended the debate at the University at Buffalo between Karl Rove and Wesley Clark. During this event students were booing, yelling obscenities and protesting. At times, it was difficult to hear the debate. The university did nothing to stop the disruptions.
One could argue that the students were exercising their freedom of speech when, in fact, they were violating the freedoms of those who had paid to see the event. I consider this a violation of my rights because one person’s rights end where another person’s rights begin. With freedom comes responsibility and self-control, otherwise it degrades into anarchy.
Jennifer A. Cavaretta
Buffalo
