UC Riverside student Matthew Vitale is pressing charges against Edith Macias for stealing his “Make America Great Again” hat.
After campus police informed Vitale that Macias’ stealing his hat would constitute a felony theft charge because she took it off his head, he decided to take a stand.
“I do want to send a message,” Vitale explained. “People, especially in my generation need to realize you can’t do things like this because you don’t like what someone is saying or wearing. Free speech is under attack on campus. As cliché as it sounds, the facts of our laws and our Constitution don’t care about what you feel. For millennials everywhere who believe their feelings give them the right to step on the rights of others; you are sadly misguided. That is not the real world.”
The university released a statement reaffirming their commitment to free speech. “Coequal to our dedication to mutual respect is our commitment to free speech and the free exchange of ideas,” the message read. “A university requires an environment where students and scholars can freely express ideas and pursue knowledge, while also promoting respectful dialogue among individuals or groups with opposing viewpoints.”
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