More than 100 protesters were arrested — yet few injuries reported — when NYPD officers in riot gear descended on Columbia University late Tuesday, using tactical strategies to clear the occupied Hamilton Hall and lawn encampment at the request of the college, as anti-war demonstrations at U.S. campuses reached an inflection point. Dramatic video showed heavily geared officers using a…
  • @notannpc@lemmy.world
    43•11 months ago

    Regardless of what side of the issue being protested you are on if you are in favor of cops in riot gear breaking up a peaceful protest, you are a traitor to our country.

    It’s that simple. You cannot stand for American values and cheer that a peaceful protest was dismantled by government goons.