A comment under the article stated that such parents are child abusers.

I read a comment under that story that called such libtard parents "child abusers."

Exactly. I saw that story about the sixth grader. The attackers must have been put up to this by their parents. What losers.

At the start of the second paragraph, me dino read "In response to the record number of hate crimes--"
and at that point I envisioned Islamic terrorists doing terror, BLM rioting and wanting dead cops and ninja-disguised rioting students throwing fire bombs.
Then I read on and said to myself "When did all of all this right wing havoc happen since "the rise of Donald Trump?""
Trump supporters have been attacked a number of times--not the other way around.
Today I read an article about a little boy who got ganged up on and beaten in a school bus. His crime? Wearing a "Make America Great Again" cap.
All the rise of Trump violence has been started by the left wing.
So in view of all I've seen and read and if I was article writer Lauren Cooley's editor, I would change the title to 'Leftist Fight Club' Trains UCF Students To Attack And Beat Up Republicans.

Excellent point. They are keeping the pro Trump crowd fired up.

I hope it is dead. It surely isn't going quietly.

Yeah. Social media surely seems to bring out the worst in people. That and golf...golf brings out the worst in people too (haha!).

Your comment reminds me of something I heard Michael Savage say at least a decade ago. He said that leftists are really into the double-speak, with the example, "I stab you and I'm the victim. I shoot you and I'm the victim." I laughed when I heard that, which is why I remember it. Now, it's clearly what we're talking about.

This is the first protest at UCF of anything other than a tuition increase that I can remember. UCF and FIT are the only two universities that started after 1950 that are in the top 200 in the world now. Other than this, I have a lot of respect for their accomplishments.

Hi Jb. I am curious to see what the powers that be at UCF do in response to this. Hard to believe any of their students would leave their safe space long enough to take part in it but it is troubling.

UCF is my regional competition. I may spread the word to help drum up support for my university.

Unfortunately I think you are right. The Progressives are seeing a lot of the progress they made over the years being rolled back.

A lot of anger out there Abaco. Stay safe.

"Is there any evidence of it? "
I think it's made up form whole cloth by people itching for excitement.
"say terrible things to me in social media this past year."
They've always existed, but it was more complicated to buy time on a radio station or print out a 'zine to say terrible things as they do now. I think you're right to ignore them. It's a shame social media give them a vehicle to be dicks to someone who might otherwise have been their friend.

It's no justification, but they sound like kids who don't realize how bad things can get. I wasn't clear if they were joking about physically fighting, not just arguing, but it appears they mean physically.

If there were something to be taken seriously, I'd say they should reach out especially to Republicans. Most Republicans are not thuggish, and most Democrats are not either. These kids should find something else to brawl over, like soccer rivalries.

I'm assuming what we're seeing, in general, is a call to violence. I'm so passive I make Ghandi look like a tyrant. I am predicting that you will see this country really torn apart in the near future - well beyond what most of us would guess...

Interesting. I'm heading into the boxing gym tonight right after work.

Honestly...I find all this talk of left wingers being assaulted very confusing. Is there any evidence of it? I've seen plenty of things like people showing up to hear the speaker at UC Berkeley being horribly assaulted by leftists. There is so much footage of that kind of thing on youtube now. What is reality? Is this some sort of double-speak? Either way, my approach is to keep the boxing skills sharp, avoid places where leftists might assault people, and walk softly (keep a low profile). Sure, that's what they're banking on. So be it. They can have it. I'll go Galt before I fight for this.

Reminds me. I have had a few people I've known for a long time, people I considered friends, say terrible things to me in social media this past year. I just eliminated any presence I had in social media. These people I'm thinking of are really, really ticked off.

Not sure where this all ends. The left seems intent on creating rioting and chaos for the next 4 years(at least).

Total rubbish. Only believable to those who can't think. Which includes most of the young socialists.

Very sad.