> Universities and student unions foremost reponsibility is to the safety of the students Offhand, I would say that seems absurdly wrong. > and yes that can

> Universities and student unions foremost reponsibility is to the safety of the students Offhand, I would say that seems absurdly wrong. > and yes that can mean stopping the odd event. Yes, but even if we accept the assertion that universities exist to shelter students, it obviously doesn't require stopping Germaine Greer speaking. Sure, maybe if there was some event so insanely contentious and violent that the full weight of law enforcement was unable to maintain safety it'd be justifiable to cancel a speech, but...has that ever happened? Really? > Also unions are generally mandated to uphold an atmosphere of inclusion and tolerance I think you've identified the root problem here.