A protest gesture at LAW SCHOOL graduation.

Lately RantWoman has been wading into some of the pronouncements from local commentator Brandi Kruse.

This is probably a thankless venture, but RantWoman is going there anyway, purely for spills and thrills. This post has been fermenting but still seems topical.

Oh please. The sign is not a call to violence. It's a statement of principle, two principles in fact. 1. Palestinians absolutely have a right to armed resistance which I am fine with for better or worse and "You can't be pro-Palestinian unless..." I do not agree with that assertion. I am not Palestinian. Based on people I know with a long track record of working for Palestinian human rights that the statement does not apply to all Palestinians. That said, I believe the UW is taking seriously a legal obligation under the federal Privacy act, which is probably wise considering they are dealing with a recent law school graduate. There is something to be said for just ignoring attention seekers. Also, in this case, the person left when politely asked, so I from a non-lawyer perspective do not think there is a disturbance to prosecute. HOWEVER hundreds of people heard the person's name so presumably if someone thinks something criminal, as opposed to merely disagreeable occurred, is anything stopping them from trying to file criminal charges? The last point: law school graduates still have to take bar exams and be admitted to the bar in order to practice law. Anyone who has an issue with the person's conduct at graduation is free to take the matter up with a bar association.