Pomona College Moved Graduation Ceremony Due to Protesters and They Followed
“the demonstrators pushed and shoved with police as officers attempted to secure the area around the auditorium”
These people are intent on being as annoying and obnoxious as possible.
The Los Angeles Times reported:
Pomona College graduation is moved — but protesters follow; intense confrontation ensues
When pro-Palestinian protesters set up an encampment last week on the stage at Pomona College where graduation was set to be held, the school’s leaders decided to move Sunday’s commencement to Los Angeles.
The graduation took place at the Shrine Auditorium, kicking off at 6 p.m. But protesters also moved. A group of more than 100 congregated outside the auditorium Sunday afternoon and clashed with law enforcement. L.A. police said protesters charged them, and one demonstrator said officers struck people in the stomach with batons.
The college had said there would be additional security measures at the event, and dozens of Los Angeles Police Department officers were present. Officers lined up outside the venue as protesters held up banners and shouted through bullhorns.
Several Pomona College graduates, dressed in full regalia, led the crowd in chanting “Free Palestine.”
At times, the demonstrators pushed and shoved with police as officers attempted to secure the area around the auditorium. Officials told television station KABC-7 that some protesters charged at officers and that one was arrested after attempting to strike an officer.
Later, about 6:30 p.m., the protesters marched away from the Shrine Auditorium and gathered in a courtyard where a Pomona College student, wearing his graduation gown, read a statement calling for an end to the war and for universities to divest from financial ties with Israel.
Video footage as Anti-#Israel #protesters and police clashed as demonstrators tried to block access to Sunday evening's commencement for Southern California’s Pomona College. https://t.co/T2CxhFJzfo pic.twitter.com/pMCR2XkkEg
— NTD News (@NTDNews) May 13, 2024
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fire hose time
forget the critics who will scream 1960s ptsd
oh wait
the dei “new” cops/fd cant handle the hoses?
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Time to start inflicting some serious bodily injury. The moment you attack a police officer, all bets are off.
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