had he been found guilty of the "disruptive behavior" charge -- which isn't to say I'm completely happy with it. FIRE is deeply wary of any kind of compelled speech as punishment, and we've seen it used numerous times to odious effect. Many such punishments are blatantly unconstitutional. Other times they're used a reminder of the administration's power over the student. Quite often they're both. The fact that Myers is being forced to apologize for protected speech makes this all the more troubling. And besides, the case can easily be made that Myers has been punished more than enough. After all, he was forced to live with the possibility of a severely unjust punishment hanging over his head, placed on suspension, and ordered, at least initially, to vacate his dorm and leave campus under penalty of arrest. His internship with OPA was also terminated. And, of course, a police record of this incident may well still exist; the notation of his case number on the final page of Myers' warning letter strongly suggests police involvement in his case on at least an administrative level. Seeking to put the incident behind him, Myers plans to complete the sanctions. But if apologies are on the table here, how about SUNY Oswego apologizing to Myers for treating him like a criminal and branding him a threat to the community when he clearly wasn't?