In Defense of Student Who Pied Friedman
On April 22, Brown University student Molly Little threw a pie at New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman in protest of his pro-war, pro-corporate views, and the prominence he receives in promulgatin... continue reading »
"The punishment is unreasonable. It should fit the offense. For example requiring that the student write a properly cited research paper on the flaws of Friedman and proposing productive alternative actions to "pieing." Institution or Affiliation Brown Cla"
"I believe that freedom of speech is what makes this country beautiful and free. The aggression caused by Ms. Brown needed to be punished and it was. I believe she served her punishment by not being accepted and missing a full semester and we should see th"
"`````` Institution or Affiliation Towson University"
"you smother public dissent at the expense of any genuine liberty Institution or Affiliation University of Rochester Medical Center"
"Give me a break! Friedman has done much more damage!"
"Pieing is symbolic free speech Institution or Affiliation MIT class of 1962"
"The actions that Friedman supports affect in a negative way millions and the pie only slowed him for 5 minutes."
"Brown University needs an overhaul"
"Brown alum '98 Institution or Affiliation В"
"Molly deserves better."
""The punishment imposed on Molly is severely disproportionate to the incident to which it supposedly responds." That says it all."
"If pie in the face is so outrageous, what does Brown have to say about US bombing other lands?"
"Pieing a war monger is right!"
