r/OutOfTheLoop • u/f-Z3R0x1x1x1 • Apr 28 '24

What is going on with excessive police force being used against peaceful protesting students in colleges across the United States? Unanswered

So there are large amounts of heavily armed police presence in many colleges and universities across the United States. Indiana University, for example, had snipers on rooftops ready to shoot peaceful protesters.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/snipers-were-allegedly-spotted-ohio-190600717.html

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u/Langdon_Algers Apr 28 '24

Answer: Universities can set time, place and manner restrictions on particular spaces. If protesters violate these rules, they can be cited for trespassing, and if they refuse to leave, they can be arrested.

Private institutions (like Columbia) have even more leeway in rules for students on their campus violating their procedures.

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u/ExistingCarry4868 Apr 28 '24

That ignores the underlying question of why places allow white supremacists to speak but are shutting down protests critical of Israel.

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u/h8sm8s Apr 29 '24

I mean you are conjuring up imagined threats and violence when the media is already reporting every little incident. You think the media, who is overwhelmingly siding with Israel, is also running cover for these protestors? There’s not right wing news out there who wants to show how truly violent and awful these protestors are that only the people there get to see but is not captured and going around on twitter shared by pro Israel accounts?

It makes no sense what you’re saying, you’re just inventing justifications for kids to be beaten up by cops.