Foundation For Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) released a poll that revealed 30% of surveyed college students approve of violence to stop free speech rarely, which is down from last year’s high of 34%. However, of that group, half (or 15% total) said yes to violence to stop fee speech “sometimes,” not just rarely; 3% chose “always.”
30% of college students say violence can be used to stop speakers– www.lifesitenews.com
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Some college students say violence could be an “acceptable” way to stop campus speakers.
The survey, from free-speech group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), shows an overall decline in support for political violence among college students. The group surveyed 63,000 students at 262 schools as part of its annual review of free speech on college campuses.
Last year, 34 percent of college students said, “using violence to stop someone from speaking on campus is acceptable, at least in rare cases.”
This year, 30 percent of students affirmed the statement; however, half of those respondents said it could be justified in more than merely “rare” situations.