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UCLA hoped to avoid police crackdown on protesters. What went wrong?
The Daily News ^ | May 2, 2024 | CLARA HARTER

Posted on 05/04/2024 11:32:33 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

The Palestine Solidarity Encampment at UCLA ended in the precise manner university leaders initially sought to avoid — with a massive police force arresting more than 200 protesters in the dead of night.

When the encampment sprung up on Royce Quad last Thursday, April 25, the university envisioned a world in which students could peacefully display their message on the large green field while students shuttled to class nearby.

Instead, they faced a situation where protesters allegedly blocked student access to classes, counter-protesters violently attacked the encampment, and leaders across the nation condemned the university’s failure to keep students safe.

So how did the situation spiral so out of control?

The simple answer is violence and a lack of action from UCLA to maintain order around the encampment.

“For all the school’s pretense of student safety we’ve experienced an unprecedented amount of violence and hatred while they stood by,” said a student protest leader on Tuesday, who requested anonymity due to safety concerns.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailynews.com ...


TOPICS: US: California
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; california; domesticenemies; education; ucla
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To: MinorityRepublican

you cannot stop people that WANT confrontation...


21 posted on 05/04/2024 1:26:20 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The administrators are NOT the ones paying to attend school there. HOW DARE THEY deny students the right to attend classes in a nonviolent atmosphere.

Fire the lot of them. LIBERAL POSs.


22 posted on 05/04/2024 1:37:29 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: ridesthemiles

.....a higher rate of velocity of those 4’ long police batons on selective student/terrorist heads would help long term and short term.


23 posted on 05/04/2024 2:20:40 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: frank ballenger

The American Kristallnacht.


24 posted on 05/04/2024 3:38:40 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

“The American Kristallnacht.”

Hardly. More like a spanking from daddy.

From reading the on-site reports, it looks like first the Palestinian fascists were stomped on by patriots who effectively stripped the protestors of their plywood barriers. Then the cops moved in with zip-ties and pest removal services.


25 posted on 05/04/2024 4:55:39 PM PDT by sergeantdave (AI training involves stealing content from creators and not paying them a penny)
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To: Mark

IF SO-—GOOD.


26 posted on 05/04/2024 5:31:41 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: ridesthemiles

Must See Video:

https://x.com/MostlyPeacefull/status/1787275695728505102


27 posted on 05/06/2024 12:14:35 AM PDT by Texan4Life
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