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
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    208
    ·
    edit-2
    7 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

    • jonne@infosec.pub
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      58
      ·
      7 months ago

      Well trained by the IDF, they act exactly the same as when settlers attack Palestinians. They’ll only intervene if you fight back.

    • shalafi@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      27
      ·
      7 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
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        61
        ·
        7 months ago

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

          • Eol@sh.itjust.works
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            10
            ·
            edit-2
            7 months ago

            It’s going to happen eventually. Regardless of what the current protested issue is. It’s probably a natural inevitable next step. Hope things unfuck themselves before that though.

            • Որբունի@jlai.lu
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              5
              ·
              7 months ago

              I also find it very sad that it is turning sour but I find comfort in the fact that most of the fascist thugs I’ve seen are cowards who only find the courage to be violent in overwhelming force and numbers imbalances. Peaceful students who are known to not own guns are easy targets.

          • Rinox@feddit.it
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            10
            ·
            7 months ago

            Yeah, what’s wrong with killing people? As long as you have an excuse that’s good enough for you, you should always be able to kill as many people as you can. /s

      • Crikeste@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        29
        ·
        7 months ago

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

      • sudo@programming.dev
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        10
        ·
        7 months ago

        This is an uninstructive conversation. We do not need this sort of shit stirring about this topic because it is important.

        Do not show up to a protest with a gun either alone or unannounced. Thats just Rittenhouse behaviour. Be a part of a militia or with some group, and contact the event organizers before arriving. They’ll probably tell your group to wait in a near by location and to be called when needed.

        Also getting beat up is the point of these protests. Columbia unreasonably responded with violence against their own students and faculty. It was a total blunder that they made habitually. Making them fascists drop their masks for everyone to see is the goal here.

      • Zaktor@sopuli.xyz
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        7 months ago

        Michael Reinoehl killed a fash, then the police executed him in a suburban neighborhood. There’s no scenario where a leftwing person kills a fascist in self defense and their police buddies say it was a good shooting.

    • Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      edit-2
      7 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.