David Horowitz is no stranger to flying pies.
Wednesday night, the controversial speaker was also subject to another type of pie - the delivery pizza pie variety.
Regardless of humor, the plethora of pies were not appropriate or effective methods of protesting Horowitz's presence on campus.
It's a common occurrence for people to protest against Horowitz wherever he speaks. In terms of maturity and legality, some methods are simply more appropriate than others.
A fake phone order for 15 cheese pizzas was called in to the Wheeling Avenue Pizza Hut under Horowitz's name. When the food arrived, event organizers were confronted with $230 worth of food and confused Pizza Hut employees were left without due payment.
The protestors who think Horowitz's ideals are absurd should know that acts like pie-throwing and ordering $230 of food under false pretenses are no better.
These childish acts are the equivalent of throwing spitballs at your middle school science teacher. It might seem fun, but it's far from productive.
The pizza prank also cost an unaffiliated business labor and supplies, taking focus away from legitimate business elsewhere.
This is not to say that all of Wednesday night's protestors handled things inappropriately. Other objectors took more mature and legal roads to get their point across, including handing out flyers and attending Horowitz's lecture to ask questions.
Even if Horowitz does not have the most popular opinions, legal means of expression are going to have the most effective results. Foolish games involving third parties and felony assault charges are far from effective dialogue.
Horowitz needs a rock-solid challenge, and an fluffy airborne dessert is not the solution. Opponents must enter and dominate an intelligent debate with a logical argument.
Only then will Horowitz's critics savor the sweet taste of victory.
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