Letters: UC Berkeley offers too little security at conservative event

"Regarding the protest at UC Berkeley outside a TPUSA event, why is there not more security at the university to prevent violence at protests? Why is freedom of speech at UC on only one side of politics? If I were a student and did not like an event, I would just stay home. I feel that universities should do a better job of presenting all sides of an issue."

"Apparently, it is unknown specifically what agency the agents represented, nor what questions they were asking. It is not known how many there actually were. These door-to-door interviews took place in Fremont. The mayor seemed not to know these knock and talk visits were taking place before the morning they started. If Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, house cleaners, landscapers, environmentalists or political campaigners come to the door, they identify themselves."

"Were these agents wearing badges? What if someone opened their front door, saw no identification and closed the door? Would there be repercussions for not answering questions? What questions were asked? What was the intent and objective of these door-to-door interviews? Were they all in one part of the city? Were any of the residents who were interviewed questioned later by the city or the newspaper to find out what the agents were looking for?"

A campus protest outside a TPUSA event raised questions about insufficient security, perceived one-sided free-speech enforcement, and the expectation that universities present all viewpoints. Residents reported unexplained door-to-door visits by unnamed federal agents in Fremont, with uncertainty about agency identity, the number of agents, and mayoral awareness. Concerns included lack of identification, possible repercussions for not answering, the agents' intent, geographic scope, and whether interviewed residents were later contacted. Allegations were made linking a national political figure to Jeffrey Epstein and citing past conduct involving women and sexual misconduct adjudication.

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