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2024-04-28 Fifth Column
District of Columbia Police Reject George Washington University Request to Clear Pro-Hamas Encampment
[RedState] On Friday, the District of Columbia police department declined a request from George Washington University (GWU) officials to clear an "encampment" of students and others protesting Israel's ongoing actions in Gaza. The District police cited the "optics of moving against a small group of peaceful protestors" as one of the reasons for not acting.

Officers were prepared to move in early Friday morning but were ordered to stand down.

Officers had assembled around 3 a.m. and were prepared to enter the encampment, but senior leaders in the police chief’s and mayor’s office ordered them to stand down, the officials said. The demonstrators were small in number and largely peaceful, and the city officials told their university counterparts they wanted to avoid images of violent altercations between police and protesters flashing across TV screens across the country.

On Friday, my colleague Jeff Charles, in a related story, presented a photo of a protestor carrying a sign reading "final solution" on the GWU campus.

This is almost certainly a reference to the "final solution to the Jewish question," a WW2-era, German euphemism for the Holocaust.

There were reportedly discussions between GWU officials and the District police on what the proper response to the protests would be:

A spokeswoman for George Washington University did not answer questions about school officials’ discussions with law enforcement authorities. The school said in a statement, “After demonstrators refused multiple instructions to relocate, GWPD requested additional support from the DC Metropolitan Police to ensure the safety and security of all our community members through a measured and orderly approach.”

D.C. police also declined to comment on agency officials’ discussions with the university, and it was not immediately clear what tactics they considered using as officers prepared to enter the encampment Friday morning. D.C. police are accustomed to dealing with daily demonstrations over all manner of political issues in the nation’s capital, and they typically try to convince demonstrators to voluntarily surrender. But they can also use more aggressive tactics, donning riot gear, forming lines and forcefully trying to move large groups.

At last word, DC Police were still monitoring the protest at GWU.
Posted by Skidmark 2024-04-28 07:25|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ]  Top
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#1 
Hire off-duty the Ga. State Patrol for what is called "Specials"
Posted by NN2N1 2024-04-28 09:10||   2024-04-28 09:10|| Front Page Top

#2 More than 20 senior DC cops to be dismissed, including several due to alleged serious misconduct
Posted by Skidmark 2024-04-28 09:55||   2024-04-28 09:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Nearly Half Of Those Arrested At UT-Austin Pro-Palestinian Protest Had No Links To School
Posted by Frank G 2024-04-28 10:00||   2024-04-28 10:00|| Front Page Top

#4 ^But do have links to Soros?
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-04-28 10:48||   2024-04-28 10:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, those darn "optics" of enforcing the law.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2024-04-28 11:37||   2024-04-28 11:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Call Kimble.
Posted by Super Hose 2024-04-28 14:31||   2024-04-28 14:31|| Front Page Top

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