One example, from just up the Ivy-garlanded I-95, at Brown University, was announced just hours before Shafik again called in the police. Brownās governing body agreed to vote on a proposal that would divest the schoolās endowment of companies affiliated with Israel in a meeting in October. The proposal is based on a 2020 Advisory Committee on Corporation Responsibility in Investment Practices that identified and recommended divestment from ācompanies that facilitate the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory,ā per the Brown Daily Herald.
In exchange, the universityās nonviolent student protesters agreed to vacate their encampment by 5 p.m. that afternoon.
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Another plausible outcome from California: When a similar encampment went up a few days ago at the University of California, Irvine, it seemed likely that police might sweep the protesters away. Orange County sheriffās deputies began to appear in riot gear near the protest.
But, rather than traffic in vague allegations of misconduct before hiding behind a belligerent mayor and an aggressive police force, like Shafik, the UCāIrvine administration took a much different tack. āUC Irvine respects the rights of any students to engage in free speech and expression including lawful protest,ā the school said in a prepared statement. This, remember, is at a public school, where keeping public police forces away is more challenging than a private enclave like Columbia.
And in fact, Irvineās mayor did get involved in the action. Not long after that, Mayor Farrah N. Khan issued a resounding statement declaring that she would not tolerate any violation of studentsā free speech or right to assembly. āI am asking our law enforcement to stand down. I will not tolerate any violations to our studentsā rights to peacefully assemble and protest.ā She asked the deputies to leave, and they did.
Oh brother, here we goā¦ let us know when youāre going to join your local police department and show those cops how itās supposed to be done!
Pigs. No thanks.
Then just sit there and enjoy your life tough guy. Thereās people literally dying to be part of this countryā¦ youāre part of this ācops suckā movement who have no idea just how good you have it.