Antifa violence exposes UC Berkeley’s hypocrisy on free speech and tolerance

UC Berkeley faces DOJ probe after Antifa violence disrupted Turning Point USA event, contradicting the university's free speech legacy.

Harmeet K. Dhillon is the assistant attorney general for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Before the event, it was reported that the campus was littered with flyers promising violence against the Turning Point event, and the violent groups that are well known to the campus and the city openly took credit for their desired goals. This is a feature that has become all-too common among radical left-wing groups embracing violence as a tool to achieve political outcomes. Broadcasting their aims to silence their perceived opponents — the classic "heckler’s veto" but with a twist — the Antifa hecklers are now armed and prepared to wreak mayhem.