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Which protests in the US are being shut down for being pro Palestinian? I’ve seen the ones shut down for trespassing, rioting, barricading themselves in spaces

Which protests in the US are being shut down for being pro Palestinian? I’ve seen the ones shut down for trespassing, rioting, barricading themselves in spaces they’re trespassing in, indefinitely seizing both private and public property, causing costly damage, or turning violent, but I haven’t seen one shut down for being pro Palestinian. Which ones are those?

seanw444 2y ago
No, you see, it's a protest. They can do anything they want with no legal repercussions.
123yawaworht456 2y ago
I recall a pretty long period of fiery but mostly peaceful protests that were simply allowed to happen. the police would stand down, and even social distancing / self-isolation / masking / etc did not apply - I vividly remember something among the lines of "stay at home (unless you're out there to protest)" being said unironically. for some reason, the same media, politicians and twitter checkmarks who giddily encouraged those ones are very upset about these ones. it's a mystery.
- stanleykm 2y ago
  Fond memories of the Canadian capital being shut down for several weeks by trucks.
stanleykm 2y ago
Well when you outlaw most of the things involved in making a protest effective it’s easy to shut them down for breaking one of those laws. I think you all with this perspective are forgetting how many of the freedoms we enjoy today were won through violence.
- ilikehurdles 2y ago
  First, you did not answer my question. Let that be clear. A protest is not a hostage taking situation, and when you treat it as such, don’t be surprised when laws that apply to all of us all the time are sometimes applied to your protest. We’re not talking about quelling speech here. We’re talking about illegally seizing property and buildings and refusing lawful orders to vacate until forceful eviction is the only way out. This is just basic civic society stuff. You don’t have a right to occupy property and block others from using it without the consent of the property owner any more than any of us have a right to enter your home and kick you out and refuse to leave until our demands for a free Tibet are met.
  - stanleykm 2y ago
    This is a reactionary perspective. Protest is a negotiation and without leverage it is therefore ineffectual.
runarberg 2y ago
In Texas there have been a few shut down for being Pro-Palestinian, including in the University of San Antonio. But the context here is that the explicit reason for student protests (outside of Texas) is context-independent, the reality is that it is highly unlikely that they would have been shut down for the same reason if they were e.g. Pro-Ukrainian, anti-Segregation, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kOo3N6CRPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kOo3N6CRPE

seanw444 2y ago

No, you see, it's a protest. They can do anything they want with no legal repercussions.

123yawaworht456 2y ago

I recall a pretty long period of fiery but mostly peaceful protests that were simply allowed to happen. the police would stand down, and even social distancing / self-isolation / masking / etc did not apply - I vividly remember something among the lines of "stay at home (unless you're out there to protest)" being said unironically. for some reason, the same media, politicians and twitter checkmarks who giddily encouraged those ones are very upset about these ones. it's a mystery.

stanleykm 2y ago
Fond memories of the Canadian capital being shut down for several weeks by trucks.

stanleykm 2y ago

Well when you outlaw most of the things involved in making a protest effective it’s easy to shut them down for breaking one of those laws. I think you all with this perspective are forgetting how many of the freedoms we enjoy today were won through violence.

ilikehurdles 2y ago
First, you did not answer my question. Let that be clear. A protest is not a hostage taking situation, and when you treat it as such, don’t be surprised when laws that apply to all of us all the time are sometimes applied to your protest. We’re not talking about quelling speech here. We’re talking about illegally seizing property and buildings and refusing lawful orders to vacate until forceful eviction is the only way out. This is just basic civic society stuff. You don’t have a right to occupy property and block others from using it without the consent of the property owner any more than any of us have a right to enter your home and kick you out and refuse to leave until our demands for a free Tibet are met.
- stanleykm 2y ago
  This is a reactionary perspective. Protest is a negotiation and without leverage it is therefore ineffectual.

runarberg 2y ago

In Texas there have been a few shut down for being Pro-Palestinian, including in the University of San Antonio. But the context here is that the explicit reason for student protests (outside of Texas) is context-independent, the reality is that it is highly unlikely that they would have been shut down for the same reason if they were e.g. Pro-Ukrainian, anti-Segregation, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kOo3N6CRPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kOo3N6CRPE