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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does a university allow torch carrying Nazis to march through the campus? The entire campus could have been burned down with significant loss of life. The First Amendment protects demonstrations not arson. This negligence and the school's studied denial of its racist history should give any sane person pause about attending this school.  [/quote]

They didn't get a permit from UVA to be on campus. They marched through the campus illegally.  They got a permit for Emancipation Park on Saturday that got pulled because of the violence before the noon start time. [/quote]

You are wrong. The statement from the University doesn't say that the march was illegal, it actually says it was legal and there was no prohibition on having open flames on grounds:

"The University of Virginia is a public institution and as such must abide by state and federal laws regarding the public’s right to access open spaces. While University policy speaks to the ability to reserve space inside University-owned facilities, permits or registration to access public and open outdoor spaces are not required. University policy also does not generally prohibit open flames in outdoor spaces."

Even without specific rules prohibiting open flames, common sense would dictate that several hundred Klansmen with torches is a threat to public safety.  Hence, President Sullivan and the Charlottesville police could have acted to stop the march, or at least the use of lit tiki torches, citing the need to protect the public.  Simply, the University failed to do its job.[/quote]

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