Citadel Apologizes for Reporter Incident
While Occupy Charleston protestors were being escorted off campus Saturday following Sen. Rick Santorum's concession speech a Citadel Police officer knocked a camera phone out of a New York based reporter's hand, the college issued an apology today
CHARLESTON — As Sen. Rick Santorum was conceding defeat in South Carolina's primary Saturday a small group of protesters interrupted with glitter bombs and shouts of "Bigot!" directed at the GOP candidate.
One of the group stormed out on his own shouting "Occupy!" Others, who waited until Santorum finished speaking and was shaking hands and signing autographs for the crowd to shout their opposition, were dragged out by campaign aides. Outside Mark Clark Hall campus police took over and continued to escort the protesters off campus.
New York based Rosie Gray of www.buzzfeed.com followed the protesters outside to interview them and during the fracas a Citadel Campus Police officer knocked her phone out of her hand. Today the Citadel offered an appology.
UPDATE: The protesters that interruped Santorum's speech also issued a press release Monday. In the message the protesters call on Santorum to "acknowledge and apologize for false, bigoted attacks on LGBT Americans."
somun spesial
12:09 pm on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
There is no apology necessary because Rick Santorum said nothing false or bigoted. He is a man of his principals and refuses to be bullied by their group. He has a right to disagree with the LGBT. I also disagree with them. They chose their livestyle. Learn to live with the fact everyone will not approve. If their lifestyle is great, they don't need anyone's approval.