University of Florida pays $67K for white nationalist event
Source: Associated Press
Updated 3:02 pm, Wednesday, March 28, 2018
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) The University of Florida has paid a local county government more than $67,000 to cover security costs for a speaking event last fall featuring white nationalist Richard Spencer.
The Gainesville Sun reported Wednesday that UF sent Alachua County a check for $67,461.11 that school officials felt covered costs for the event. The county previously billed UF $302,000.
Protesters' chants drowned out Spencer's message Oct. 19. He called the protesters "babies" and "pathetic" before ending the event early.
The Sun has estimated the event's total cost at about $793,000. Spencer and his group paid $10,500. The city of Gainesville says it spent about $224,000 on the event, while the Florida Highway Patrol spent $266,000.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/education/article/University-of-Florida-pays-67K-for-white-12788634.php
iluvtennis
(19,757 posts)Initech
(99,914 posts)That $67,000 could go a long way toward something useful, instead it goes to let this fucking douchebag preach his hate to other fucking douchebags. And if we don't like it we get called snowflakes and are told to go back to our safe spaces. Fuck that guy and all of his fans.
magicarpet
(13,939 posts)Spencer's Nazi viewpoints drive up the cost of security so he can spiel, spout, and spit up his Fascist crap. Bill Spencer for the total costs of his Nazi rally and recruitment jamboree.
csziggy
(34,120 posts)By Andrew Caplan
Posted Nov 8, 2017 at 5:38 PM Updated Nov 9, 2017 at 1:36 PM
Email records show Spencer preparations included specific song lists, voluminous media-access requests and a bounced check.
Behind-the-scenes planning between Richard Spencers organization and the University of Florida before his Oct. 19 campus speech included the white nationalists request for specific music as he walked onstage and a $10,564 bounced check.
The Sun obtained 576 pages of email communications and documents, released by UF, between the university, members of Spencers National Policy Institute and his event organizer, Cameron Padgett.
http://www.gainesville.com/news/20171108/spencer-groups-10k-check-for-uf-event-bounced-records-show
mercuryblues
(14,491 posts)on how much to charge Spencer for his events. Because he is so inflammatory he attracts protesters. His followers also like to threaten and intimidate the locals, with his blessings.
He needs to cover the financial burdens he intentionally places on towns.
brooklynite
(93,851 posts)Universities shouldn't hide their students from different opinions, no matter how ugly, and University officials should spend what's needed to keep people on their campuses safe.
IronLionZion
(45,258 posts)to provoke people so they can "defend themselves" as violently as possible.