HARVARD’S LATEST FAILURE

[@lomotil3370]

Failure?

[@brianbrennan5600]

From Fires website: Harvard is under well-deserved scrutiny for how administrators chose to dispense - or, more importantly, not dispense - disciplinary action against students involved in a disruption of a Chinese diplomat’s speech earlier this year. The incident occurred in April, when Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng spoke at Harvard Kennedy School’s China Conference, an annual event organized by the student group Greater China Society. Students for a Free Tibet and Coalition of Students Resisting China held a demonstration outside the event with a few dozen protesters from the university and Boston. During Xie’s speech, six protesters disrupted the event, half of whom were Harvard students. Five left after being escorted out of the room - all but one by security staff - and one left of their own volition. Harvard undergraduate student Cosette Wu engaged in the most notable disruption of the speech. In an incident that ultimately lasted less than 30 seconds, Wu stood up while Xie spoke, accused him of having hands “painted with blood,” and asserted that he had violated the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong and Taiwan. About ten seconds into Wu’s disruption, another attendee approached Wu and grabbed her arm with both hands, dragging her out of the event room and to a nearby security guard. Wu stumbled and appeared to resist his grip as she continued to yell at Xie.

[@kristafluit3042]

I don't understand the failure so much. Was she supposed to be able to shout during a speech? I totally agree with her btw...

[@Franklyfun935]

Where is the failure?