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Originally Posted by MoonlitSunshine
Relatively old topic that someone just voted on, but I was under the impression that in that particular instance, the police were surrounded on campus by those students as they attempted to leave the ground?
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They were sitting in a circle I believe, and a few cops stepped around and inside of the circle, whilst onlookers gathered around to watch, as onlookers would when expecting to see a fight. The protesters were peaceful and silent. The onlookers were boisterous, yelling "leave them alone" in unison and what not. The police, though, "felt threatened".
I'd say check the video posted above. I know it's only one frame of reference, but I've heard many accounts of the situation. There was no threat on the officers. They could have walked away at any time.