Emerson College's student government plans to hold a no-confidence vote on Friday and call for the resignation of President Jay Barnhart following the arrest of a protester at a pro-Palestinian camp in Boston. . The group claims Bernhardt was “discredited” during Thursday morning's clashes between police and students. In Boylston Place Alley, 108 protesters were detained. Four police officers were injured during the arrest. Boston police released body camera video showing the moment an officer approached the protesting students. “We don't want to arrest anyone. We support the right to protest. I'm indifferent. I won't do that. We don't want to take sides, we want it to be done peacefully,” the officer said. Told. “It's slow at the moment. People live here. We're getting a lot of complaints.” Video below: Police body camera shows encounter with protesters He said he witnessed some people being dragged away as they resisted arrest. “I saw a student being pushed to the sidewalk and his hands were put behind his back,” said Emerson student Kyle Graff. “The protesters seemed compliant. They didn't fight back or get violent. “It was,” he said. Some of the 108 people arrested appeared in Boston Municipal Court on Thursday, with hearings for others scheduled to be held in the coming days. “Emerson College recognizes and respects the civic activism and passion that sparked the protests on Boylston Place Alley in support of Palestine, while also addressing the numerous ordinance violations caused by their encampment.” “We are concerned about and convey our concerns to the community. We also understand that removing the encampment has had a negative impact on our community.” I wrote it in a letter. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she had seen some police body camera footage and said the encampment was removed due to safety concerns. “The issue is really related to the fire hazard that was being created by the tents and the public health and safety risks that were occurring.” That was the case there as well, and that was communicated to school officials over several days. , school officials informed the organizers,'' Wu said. Emerson College offers counseling to all members of the college community.Video below: Police arrest protester at Emerson College
Emerson College's student government plans to hold a no-confidence vote on Friday and call on President Jay Barnhart to resign following the arrest of a protester at a pro-Palestinian camp in Boston.
The group claims Mr. Bernhardt “failed their expectations” when 108 protesters were detained in a clash between police and students at Boylston Place Alley on Thursday morning. Four police officers were injured during the arrest.
Boston police released body camera video showing the moment an officer approached the protesting students. Officers can be heard repeatedly telling the group that they don't want to make any arrests, but that they need to clear the area.
“We don't want to arrest anyone. We support the right to protest. I'm indifferent. I don't take sides. I want it to be done peacefully,” the officer said. “It's slow at the moment. There are people living here. We're getting a lot of complaints.”
Video below: Police body camera shows encounter with protesters
Students said they witnessed police dragging away several people who resisted arrest.
Kyle Graf, a student at Emerson, said, “I saw a student being pushed to the sidewalk and his hands were put behind his back. There wasn't,” he said.
Some of the 108 people arrested appeared in Boston Municipal Court on Thursday, and hearings for the others are expected to be held in the coming days.
“Emerson College recognizes and respects the civic activism and passion that sparked the protests on Boylston Place Alley in support of Palestine, while also addressing the numerous ordinance violations caused by their encampment.” “We are concerned that the encampment has had a negative impact on our community,” Bernhardt said. I wrote it in a letter.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she had seen some police body camera footage and said the campground had been cleared due to safety concerns.
“This issue was about the fire hazards posed by the tents and the public health and safety risks they posed, which were communicated to school officials over several days, and who then communicated with the organizers. ,” Wu said. He said.
Emerson College offers counseling to everyone in the college community.
Video below: Police arrest protester at Emerson
