US police arrest 2,200 people at university for anti-war protests… Controversy over hard-line suppression

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2024-05-03 18:54:05

On the 2nd (local time), police entered the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in California, USA, and began forcibly dispersing pro-Palestinian protesters. On the 30th and 1st of last month, pro-Israel protesters broke into the pro-Palestinian protest camp here, causing violence, leading to heightened security instability on campus. Los Angeles = AP Newsis

It has been revealed that since the U.S. police began suppressing protests in university areas starting on the 18th of last month (local time), approximately 2,200 people (as of the 2nd) have been arrested or arrested. Although Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have taken strong measures to suppress the protests, the protests are actually increasing.

The Associated Press reported on the 2nd, “Since 108 people were arrested at Columbia University in New York, about 2,200 people across the United States have been arrested by police on charges of illegal protests.” According to the New York Times, at least 200 people were imprisoned in the LA County Detention Center after the UCLA protesters were forcibly dispersed this morning. Columbia University, the City University of New York, Emerson University, and the University of Texas each had more than 100 students arrested, and protesters were arrested at 44 universities across the country.

There is also controversy over hard-line suppression. After the scene of police firing flash bombs and rubber bullets at UCLA was broadcast live across the country, the academic union, which includes 48,000 California graduate students, said, “Force was used to suppress peaceful protests,” and “We will sue the universities that requested police intervention.” “He criticized.

The New York Police (NYPD) also acknowledged its mistake after being revealed to have used live ammunition during the suppression process. The NYPD announced on the 2nd that “a police officer accidentally opened fire at Columbia University on the 30th of last month.” The day before, a video was released of a police officer throwing a 65-year-old Jewish professor to the ground at Dartmouth University.

Some analyzes say that police intervention increases participation in protests. The George Washington University Academic Press reported, “As the police began to forcefully suppress the protests, the number of sit-in tents, which had been about 20 until last week, increased to more than 130.” Professors and staff at universities in the Washington DC area declared their participation in the protest, saying, “We will protect students from the excessive physical force of the police.”

Protests are occurring one after another in other countries. Students at France’s Sciences Po voted on the 3rd and decided to occupy key locations at the university. Protests also took place at the University of Sydney in Australia and the University of Toronto in Canada.

Meanwhile, NYT reported, “China, Russia, and Iran are using the protests to incite conflict in the United States online.” According to the NYT, an In the process, photos of Korean idols were posted to attract attention.

Reporter Lee Cheong-ah [email protected]

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