A violent clash at UCLA involving pro-Palestinian protesters and masked agitators led to questions about the delayed police response. Despite warnings and multiple emergency calls, police did not intervene for over 3 hours, leaving campus security to stand by without taking action.
Late on April 30, Sean Tabibian called 911 to say police were needed urgently at UCLA. “All hell had broken loose,” he recalled. Masked agitators were attacking pro-Palestinian protesters, videos show, and a team of hired security guards had retreated. https://t.co/8LoL9BdQaJ https://t.co/EobZQKZmIp
A bloody clash at the UCLA encampment left many wondering why campus security stood by for hours without intervening. https://t.co/zJSMefPzdY
Despite warnings of violence at UCLA, police didn’t step in for over 3 hours https://t.co/Dqtqa4rd0g
Faculty had raised alarms in the days before the attack on pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA. That night, one witness called emergency services 11 times before police intervened. https://t.co/okpPWZDaS2
Meanwhile, over at UCLA everybody wants to know why police didn’t show up in numbers sufficient to stop protest violence. https://t.co/QgZbj5xgxJ