Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday, firing flash bangs, arresting defiant demonstrators and dismantling their encampment.

The pre-dawn police crackdown at UCLA marked the latest flashpoint in mounting tensions on U.S. college campuses, where protests over Israel’s war in Gaza have led to student clashes with each other and with law enforcement.

“I’m a student here. I’m an English major,” one student said to television cameras, as police dragged him away. “Please don’t fail us. Don’t fail us.”

Live TV footage showed officers taking down tents, tearing apart barricades and removing the encampment, while arrested protesters sat with their hands restrained behind their backs with zip-ties.

  • DancingBear
    431·
    2 months ago

    Breaking news, Violent pro Palestinian student protestors assault riot police fists with their faces. More at six!

    Biden condemns the violence.

    This is America. Land of the fascists and home of the corporate oligarchs and military industrial complex.

    • Crikeste@lemm.ee
      1418·
      2 months ago

      And remember, you HAVE to vote for Biden. None of this happened under his administration.

      • jumjummy@lemmy.world
        134·
        2 months ago

        Yes because Biden directed the police personally. You’re thinking of what Trump would do since he would just tweet directly at the police and tell them not to be gentle with the protestors.

        Trump would be 1000% worse so stop with the “don’t vote for Biden and let Trump win” Russian propoganda.

        • Maggoty@lemmy.world
          51·
          2 months ago

          He came out and made a big statement about how we “need order”.

          So yeah, couldn’t be more clear.

        • DancingBear
          411·
          2 months ago

          Hate to break it to you but I don’t think Biden is going to win this election unfortunately. It would probably help if he stopped spitting in liberals’ faces, but I don’t think he’ll do it.

        • EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world
          6·
          2 months ago

          I can’t wait to see him lose again, so more trumptards can get arrested when they pull another half cocked insurrection