[Peace-discuss] NG editorial on Mark Thompson

[Karen Medina]

WILLARD BROOM's letter was very good. He is from Urbana. He reminds me of Conrad. I like him very much. Anyone know him?

With regards to the Editor's note, it was nice of the police officer to be concerned, but he did misjudge the nature of the conversation and conversants at the gathering. While a mixed crowd, all were there for peaceful discussion, with the noted exception of Mark Thompson. All the others seemed to be there to learn from each other. It was a mixed group, and as a peace activist, I learned a lot from the questions asked by the "other side", that is again with the exception of Mr. Thompson's comical ravings. 
-karen medina
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>> *Editor's note: Broom's assertion that there was no
>> police escort is contradicted by both Thompson and a female UI student, who said a UI police officer, acting out a sense of concern for their safety, escorted them from the Natural History Building on the UI Quadrangle to Wright Street. A UI police report states that Officer John Wright, who was called to the scene because of complaints about Thompson's behavior, was concerned about their safety and walked with them to prevent any possible problem.*
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>http://www.news-gazette.com/news/opinions/letters/2007/03/30/guest_speakers_must_be_treated_politely
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