Irvine 11 Verdict: Guilty

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Ten Muslim students found guilty of conspiring to disrupt -– and then disrupting –- a speech at UC Irvine by Israel’s ambassador were sentenced Friday afternoon to three years informal probation. They will not serve any jail time.The verdict was an emotional end to the so-called Irvine 11 case, which generated national debate over free speech.
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Is this a sign that freedom of speech doesn’t really exist for Muslims in the U.S, or were they wrong in their actions?

Discuss.

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Re: Irvine 11 Verdict: Guilty

the verdict was a miscarriage of Justice.The 1st amendment has been trampled upon.

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Re: Irvine 11 Verdict: Guilty

It is not okay to shutdown a lecture at a university no matter how much you disagree with the speaker.

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Re: Irvine 11 Verdict: Guilty

does the same hold true everywhere else?
what is the verdict for the jackass congressman who yelled during the president's speech at the capitol.

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Re: Irvine 11 Verdict: Guilty

I forget to add "Being Muslim it is not okay to shutdown a lecture at a university no matter how much you disagree with the speaker"

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Re: Irvine 11 Verdict: Guilty

They were on University grounds and thus violated the University code of conduct.

Its like if you are in a class room and are constantly interrupting a lecture delivered by a professor.

I don't think they should have been prosecuted by the DA. University should have disciplined them and thats all.

Either expel them from university, or suspend them from 1 year or something.

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Re: Irvine 11 Verdict: Guilty

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