A Right Hook in Berkeley Revives Debate Over Campus Speech

Bryan Bernys, the head of the Campus Leadership Program at the Leadership Institute, accused the Berkeley campus of encouraging “a culture that fosters this type of horrible behavior toward anyone or anything that you disagree with.”

NY Times  . . . "The episode was only a faint echo of the brawl at the Berkeley campus in February 2017 when a group clad in black clothing and carrying sticks smashed windows, threw rocks at the police and stormed a building in response to a planned speech by the right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos, causing around $100,000 in damage.
"In an interview Mr. Williams said he and the students he was seeking to train had made signs supporting President Trump and criticizing Jussie Smollett, the actor who has been charged in connection with his own assault in Chicago. One of the signs said, “This is MAGA country,” Mr. Williams said.
"Two men are seen in multiple videos of the episode approaching Mr. Williams, who begins filming them. One man points to the signs and accuses Mr. Williams of “encouraging violence.”
"A man is then seen pushing Mr. Williams, showering him with expletives and delivering a powerful right hook to his face." . . .

The arrest came on the same day that officials decided to reopen the investigation, which had concluded a week earlier  . . . "Williams, 26, who is not a student but is a field representative for the conservative group The Leadership Institute, was approached by two men who, he said, reacted with antagonism to the signs. One of them is said to have punched Williams several times. The recruitment table was knocked over and signs were ripped, according to a UC-Berkeley alert on its website. Williams told Fox News last week that his attacker also threatened to shoot him."

CDN

Zachary Greenberg: 5 Quick Info You Have to Know   . . . "Greenberg is now dealing with felony accusations. Right here’s what you must know:"
"1. UC-Berkeley Launched Greenberg’s Identify & Stated He was Booked Into the Jail
"2. The College Beforehand Revealed a Potential Suspect was Recognized & Stated He Wasn’t a Scholar
"3. Greenberg Is Accused of Punching the Conservative Activist
"4. Greenberg As soon as Labored for the College" (I have no idea what that just meant. TD)
"5. Conservative Activists & the President’s Son Raised Considerations In regards to the incident"

More here:
. . . 2. Greenberg Once Worked for the University

. . . "Some conservative activists were unhappy with how long it took to make an arrest. On February 26, 2019, Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point USA, wrote on Twitter, “This attacker has not yet been arrested or charged with a crime. A hate crime was committed on campus at UC Berkeley and the attacker walks free. If the attacker was wearing a MAGA hat there would have been a nationwide manhunt for him. Outrage!”

"The president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., also weighed in, writing on February 21: “When a liberal like Jussie cries wolf and fakes an attack he receives unmatched coverage, sympathy & support creating a tsunami of attention. When a conservative student literally gets punched in the face and it’s caught on video it barely makes a ripple.' ” . . .