Pro-Police Display Vandalized at Dartmouth
Supporters of Black Lives Matter are suspected as the vandals.
Campus Reform reported.
‘Blue Lives Matter’ display vandalized by BLM supporters at Dartmouth
Preceding Weeks
The Dartmouth College Republicans undertook a three week process to gain proper approval for the use of a bulletin board in Collis, Dartmouth’s student center. The administration granted approval for a Blue Lives Matter display in honor of National Police Week for a period of two weeks between May 2 and May 15.
Thursday, May 12
Around 10:00 PM: The Dartmouth College Republicans put up the following bulletin board display:
Friday, May 13
Around 9:00 AM: News of the display gained traction on social media. One post stated in reference to the bulletin board, “In case recent news about inclusivity and diversity had you fooled, Dartmouth is still racist. Located in the student center atrium.”
Around 11:00 AM: A group of students, claiming that they were acting independently of one another so as to absolve themselves of collective responsibility, removed the College Republicans’ Blue Lives Matter display, replacing it with four flyers that state, “You cannot co-opt the movement against state violence to memorialize its perpetrators. #blacklivesmatter.”
(Images by Campus Reform.)
'Blue Lives Matter' display vandalized by BLM supporters at Dartmouth (Campus Reform)