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发帖数: 61690 | 1 Conservative pundit Ann Coulter will give a speech at a public plaza at the
University of California at Berkeley on Thursday, sparking concerns about
massive protests causing safety hazards.
Coulter will speak at Sproul Plaza, the legendary site of the 1960s Free
Speech Movements, an area that is open to the public.
UC Berkeley’s chancellor Nicholas Dirks told the Washington Post the school
is worried about not being able to screen attendees for weapons.
If the event were inside, the university could use metal detectors and
otherwise search for weapons, Dirks said.
“In an open space, you have almost no control over that,” he added,
according to the Post report. “The challenges are immense.”
The Post report indicated the school is readying police for the event.
Coulter has repeatedly insisted she will speak on Thursday, despite Berkeley
initially canceling the event over safety concerns. Berkeley attempted to
move the event date until May 2, but Coulter rejected the proposed change.
“Nice day for an outdoor speech at Berkeley,” Coulter tweeted Monday,
sharing a Thursday weather report for the area. |
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