I thought the 'heckler's veto' at our state university was just a talking point until I saw a guest speaker get shouted down for 15 minutes straight last Thursday.

What's the best way for a student group to actually ensure a controversial event can proceed without that kind of disruption?

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gray_morgan2mo ago

Hiring a bouncer like @the_max said is basically asking for a fight. That just makes you look like the bad guys. The real move is to work the system before anyone even shows up. Get the school's official approval in writing, have campus police there clearly as peacekeepers, not your muscle. Assign your own members as ushers with a strict plan, like one warning then they call the cops to remove a disruptor. It turns the whole thing from a shouting match into a procedure.

hollywhite2mo ago

My buddy's frat tried the bouncer thing and it went south fast.

the_max2mo ago

What if you hired a bouncer, like a real one?