March 12, 2004

Tripping


The University of Ottawa chapter of Amnesty International was the victim of an institutional oppression of civil liberties today. With no real explanation, a very small, pale, angry man entered the room 219 of Morisset Hall. He was carrying two black bags, which several students speculated contained firearms. The man stood there, reveling in all his pale angriness, until he was acknowledged by Ben. Without wasting time on pleasantries, or enquiring as to why approximately 15 students were gathered in a classroom outside of class time, the angry man stated that Amnesty International would have to find somewhere else to prevent the abuse, torture, and unlawful detainment of human beings around the world. And thus, Amnesty International was denied the freedom of assembly it should be able to enjoy under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The kicker? This man was not any sort of authority figure. He had no position of power. He was just an angry stooge from the multimedia department.