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UCLA renting the lawn next to the protesting students to some outside pro Israeli proterstors and then leting them attack their own students is quite a bold move. This almost looks like incitement to violence.

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.

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> UCLA renting the lawn next to the protesting students to some outside pro Israeli proterstors

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?

It means that there was a well funded and professionally organized protest from outsiders right next to the encampment on Sunday, incl. jumbotron, audio systems, private security, stage, etc.

Can anyone just bring that kind of stuff to campus without university approval?

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