A pro-Israel mob attacked the encampment at UCLA with bludgeons and explosives last night.
The pro-Palestine protestors on campus have been, as far as I can tell, almost entirely peaceful everywhere in the country.
The pro-Palestine protestors on campus have been, as far as I can tell, almost entirely peaceful everywhere in the country.
Can you provide a credible source for that?
> The pro-Palestine protestors on campus have been, as far as I can tell, almost entirely peaceful everywhere in the country.
Yes, agreed.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2024/may/01/firewo...
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/counterprotesters-sh...
A picture of a pro-Palestinian protester being hit with something I'd term a bludgeon is similarly easy to find:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ucla-stu...
The part about police just watching the students being beaten is also a nice reminder that police have no legal duty to protect anyone in the US. You can be beaten to a pulp in front of an officer of law and he can just watch and enjoy.
What does that mean, 'renting the lawn', and where can I read about that?
> The part about police just watching the students being beaten is also a nice reminder that police have no legal duty to protect anyone in the US. You can be beaten to a pulp in front of an officer of law and he can just watch and enjoy.
That's something that I've wondered about, and which seems to attract little attention. Wouldn't that depend on local law? And wouldn't it at least create liability for the city, just like not inspecting a building that collapses would create liability?
Can anyone just bring that kind of stuff to campus without university approval?