***I am filling this in as I go and find more information. Absolute chaos.
We know UCLA told its police department not to do anything regarding the anti-Israel encampment on campus, even after a video showed a Jewish girl unconscious after anti-Israel protesters beat her.
Well, chaos erupted overnight between anti-Israel people and pro-Israel protesters, leaving people bruised, maced, and bloody…as hired security sat on the sidelines.
The LAPD barely did anything when they arrived, too.
Pro-Israel students showed up because UCLA wasn’t going to do a darn thing to protect its Jewish students and the rest who did not participate in the anti-Israel encampment:
Counter-protesters calling for the release of Israeli hostages taken captive on Oct. 7 by Hamas have used screens and speakers to blast images and stories of survivors just feet away from the encampment.“I think this is blatant antisemitism,” one young man, who was not identified, told KTLA. “This is crazy what’s going on, what they’re letting go on. They’re chanting to kill us. They’re chanting ‘from the river to the sea,’ which is just blatantly to kill us all. I wanted to see what’s going on and it’s scary.”
They started showing up at 11 PM.
It did not take long for tensions to boil over. Fights broke out. There were explosions.
Hired security doing absolutely nothing. We heard a phone call from a parent who confirmed the school told them not to intervene and to stand down.
In another video, we saw a security guard stand there
The fighting didn’t stop. Fireworks kept blowing up.
People kept jumping over barricades to fight each other, too. There are reports that people used pipes and tasers on each other. Videos show students washing their eyes out due to pepper spray.
The violence lasted about two hours before the police even did anything.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass finally called in the police: “The violence unfolding this evening at UCLA is absolutely abhorrent and inexcusable. LAPD has arrived on campus.”
Deputy mayor of communications Zach Seidle confirmed UCLA chancellor Gene Block requested help: “The Mayor has spoken to Chancellor Block and Chief Choi. LAPD is responding immediately to Chancellor Block’s request for support on campus.”
Literally doing nothing. NOTHING. I know the school told them not to do anything but how do you stand there and do nothing?!
Shameful.
They’re treating it like a preschool fight. Separating the two will work just fine, right?
So NOW the school will do something because no one saw the violence coming, right? Shame on UCLA:
Chancellor Gene D. Block said in addition to adding more law enforcement officers on campus, the barriers that protesters used to block access to buildings were removed.”We have seen instances of violence completely at odds with our values as an institution dedicated to respect and mutual understanding,” Block confirmed in a statement. “In other cases, students on their way to class have been physically blocked from accessing parts of the campus.”He also confirmed that the “student conduct process” was initiated, which could lead to disciplinary action including suspension and expulsion for certain students.
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