The Young Americans for Freedom chapter at the University of Georgia scored a major victory this week after several students accused of tearing down the chapter’s approved flyers agreed to repay the damages they caused.
Last semester, UGA YAF hosted de-transitioner and activist Chloe Cole for a campus lecture on the dangers of radical gender ideology. Before Cole arrived on campus, leftist students allegedly targeted the event by ripping down the chapter’s flyers.
According to chapter leaders, UGA YAF followed the university’s approval process for advertising the event. The flyers were approved, posted properly and meant to inform students about the upcoming lecture.
Instead, they were repeatedly torn down, forcing the chapter to replace them constantly, going through the approval process each time.
University security cameras allegedly show several individuals removing the approved flyers. According to the chapter, the State of Georgia brought seven cases forward related to the incidents.
Six of those cases have already been resolved before trial, with the defendants agreeing to reimburse the chapter for the damages caused.
One remaining case, which chapter leaders say is a theft charge, will proceed to trial in August. UGA YAF members are expected to testify as witnesses, and the chapter alleges that there is video evidence.
It is unclear whether UGA has pursued any Code of Conduct proceedings, including against one defendant who chapter leaders say is a UGA graduate student.
The New Guard reached out to UGA for a statement but did not receive a response.
For UGA YAF, the message is simple: conservative students followed the rules, their approved materials were torn down, and now several defendants have agreed to pay for the damages caused.
