Happening now in Texas - UT Austin - I'm now getting Kent State flashbacks.

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17. Here's an article from the Texas Tribune which gives

background on the protests at Austin.

According to the article. It was University administrators who called on local police to remove the protesters. The protest plan was to take over a lawn section as a sit in. But, since such sit ins have turned into encampments at other universities where students were harrassed, the UT Austin administrators decided to remove the students before they could settle in.

As might be expected, Abbott has stated his approval of using force to remove the students.

Apparently, they did not have required university approval for the protest, similar to how most communities require permits. Administrators said that the protests would cause disruption for students trying to prepare for final exams if protesters were allowed to settle in according to plan.

So, prevention of another Columbia type of demonstration from getting established? The organizers had already communicated their intention to occupy the lawn. Or overuse of authority? Administrators say that they were nipping it early to protect Jewish students from harassment that has become part of demonstrations on other campuses.


https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/24/ut-austin-israel-hamas-war-palestine-student-arrests/