Campus Cranks

The NY Times reluctantly admits:

As a result of this effort to avoid saying things that might upset progressives, the message is a bit muddled. Still, by straining out the filler it's possible to get to the point. ...students and other demonstrators disrupting college campuses this spring are being taught the wrong lesson — for as admirable as it can be to stand up for your beliefs, there are no guarantees that doing so will be without consequence. It sounds to me like the board is addressing the calls for student amnesty (which most of the protesters include in their demands). The board is saying that If you want to push the boundaries you should expect consequences. And after several paragraphs we get back to this theme about accountability and how the lack of it has made things worse. During the current demonstrations, a lack of accountability has helped produce a crisis. It has left some Jewish students feeling systematically harassed. It has deprived many students of access to parts of campus life. On campuses where in-person classes or commencement exercises were canceled, students have watched their basic expectations for a university experience evaporate. Simply put, allowing the occupations to ruin campus life for everyone else on campus was a mistake.

The inmates shouldn't have been allowed to take over the asylum...