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Two “student” groups permitted to organize on the campus of Arizona State University, Students for Socialism ASU and Young Democrat Socialists for America ASU, are protesting the attendance of a student, Kyle Rittenhouse, at the University. The groups premise their protest on the grounds that Rittenhouse is a “murderer” and a “white supremacist”  and are posting and retweeting these false allegations as part of their notices to organize a protest Monday morning on Twitter.

Join us and rally against racist murderer Kyle Rittenhouse being permitted on our campus – Wednesday at 3:30 outside the Nelson Fine Arts Center on campus pic.twitter.com/4Hs3JxRqtY

— Students for Socialism ASU 🚩 (@SFSASU) November 26, 2021

It is disturbing that the allegations premised for this protest are false, but more concerning is that these two misguided organizations on a college campus missed a real opportunity for legitimate civil discourse over poor sentencing guidelines for recidivist violent predators. All of those involved in the August 2020 incident — except Rittenhouse — had criminal records that included charges like child rape, molestation, domestic abuse, and deadly assault on others prior to the August 2020 incident, including charges of strangulation and suffocation.

If Arizona State University allows these groups to move forward with their intimidation plans couched as a protest, what does this say to parents of students and students at ASU or any University?  Arizona State University does have an anti-intimidation, anti-harassment policy, which reads:

We provide a safe environment for those who work, learn, and visit with us.  We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or behavior that intimidates, threatens, demeans, or harms another person. We work to resolve differences constructively, look out for each other and promptly address or report issues of concern. We recognize our individual obligations to make the University a safe and inclusive environment by abiding by the University’s Workplace Violence policy and Nondiscrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy.”

Does the Administration at Arizona State University share the view that self-defense makes one guilty of murder regardless of jury decisions or that self-defense is a white supremacist act?  Does the Administration, too, agree that violent recidivate predators are victims of white supremacy if stopped with deadly force while in the act of committing further violent assault? Does the Administration share the view that one or two organized political groups should determine who can and cannot attend the University and who should be harassed and intimidated?

People seem to think that because Rittenhouse dropped his online classes that he won’t be attending ASU

He states in his News Nation interview that he plans to re-enroll for the next semester – we won’t let him! https://t.co/99KNDISKzL

— Students for Socialism ASU 🚩 (@SFSASU) November 30, 2021

All students have a right to a safe environment, a right to be protected against harassment, intimidation, and bullying. No group has the right to slander, malign, libel, or endanger any student.  The members of these organizations are inciting violence against a student with the same pack mentality Rittenhouse just recently faced. The Administration should act upon its zero-tolerance policy.

Annie Perry, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, is a retired forensic auditor, contractor to NRC, and corporate controller.