Fireworks and tear gas flew through the air after masked pro-Israeli assailants tore down barricades.

Violence erupted at the University of California, Los Angeles after pro-Israeli counter-demonstrators attacked a pro-Palestinian campus encampment. Bubbling tensions on the campus boiled over following the alleged breach of a “buffer zone” between the rival groups.

  • CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works
    1591·
    8 months ago

    “Law enforcement simply stood at the edge of the lawn and refused to budge as we screamed for their help,” UC Divest at LA, a group involved in the encampment, said in a statement.

    Fucking disgusting

    • Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world
      4·
      8 months ago

      I guess since the police have shown they are not willing to protect the people, the people must take the responsibility of their safety and security upon themselves.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1682·
      8 months ago

      But we mustn’t have evil guns!! The police will protect us, I’m certain of it!

      Liberals will never, ever prevail against the fascists unless they pull their collective head out of their collective ass. News flash kids: The fascists are perfectly willing to use violence. And they know you are not.

      • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
        494·
        8 months ago

        So let me make sure I understand your point: the pro-Palestinian protestors should have opened fire and killed the counter-protestors?

      • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
        272·
        8 months ago

        News Flash: it’s possible to want sensible gun control laws AND meaningful police reform. Most of us are capable of holding more the one thought in our head, capable of setting more than one goal, and that doesn’t make us idiots or hypocrites. Validating their violence with more violence would make us hypocrites (and idiots) and is not the only means of achieving our goals.

        Edit: are you seriously suggesting that the protesters should be armed?! or is this just an attempt to muddy the waters by bringing up a conversation about gun control?

      • Crikeste@lemm.ee
        243·
        8 months ago

        Guns being present would have only resulted in many MANY deaths. That’s what you want?