This is how Amherst College rolls.

Other protest groups at other universities have done various things to violate other people’s right of free speech. (For example, one ridiculous professor asked for “muscle” to help scare away a photographer.) They are then rightly and correctly criticized for doing so.

Amherst students’ reaction? “Hey, if anyone on campus criticizes us that way, we’re going to demand he or she be censured and re-educated.” By the way, #5 on the list was originally worse; they revised it and made it less bad.

Good job.

UPDATE (Via Brian Leiter):

The original version of demand #5:
“5. President Martin must issue a statement to the Amherst College community at large that states we do not tolerate the actions of student(s) who posted the “All Lives Matter” and “Free Speech” posters. Also let the student body know that it was racially insensitive to the students of color on our college campus and beyond who are victim to racial harassment and death threats; alert them that Student Affairs may require them to go through the Disciplinary Process if a formal complaint is filed, and that they will be required to attend extensive training for racial and cultural competency.”