USC pro-Palestine encampment cleared by police

Fox TV 11 Los Angeles ^ | 05/05/2024 | CNS Staff

[L.A.Justice]

A pro-Palestinian encampment in the middle of USC's main campus was cleared Sunday morning by officers with the Los Angeles Police Department and USC's Department of Public Safety, ending a high-profile demonstration that began in April.

No arrests or major confrontations were reported.

The encampment clean-up began round 4:30 a.m. although USC Annenberg Media reported at 3:51 a.m. that university police officers told student reporters they planned to come in around 4 a.m. and had set up a staging area for the media, which they alleged was too far away to witness any arrests.

[L.A.Justice]

USC President Carol Folt said in a statement. "We’ve supported their right to express strong opinions and passions for their cause, as always.Yet when free speech protests devolve into illegal occupations, violating the rights of others, we must draw a line. The occupiers repeatedly chose to ignore university policies designed to benefit everyone, and to break the law. We needed to act quickly to protect the rights of our 80,000 students, staff, and faculty."

I am not surprised that USC President decided to clear out the Hamas tents on USC campus...She tried to be nice to Hamas supporters...She listened to their demands and refused to go along...At some point, the tents had to go...

Hamas supporters left after LAPD officers gave them the warning...Unlike the idiots at UCLA...

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...the Los Angeles Police Department and USC's Department of Public Safety...

They may be needed to stop the Hamas newcomers.