Law enforcement mobilizing at UT Dallas campus

CBS TEXAS
1 May 202426:28

Summary

TLDRCBS News Texas reports live from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) where law enforcement agencies, including the Dallas County Sheriff, state troopers, and Richardson Police, have mobilized to dismantle a student-led encampment. The students had set up the camp to protest the university's stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict, vowing to remain until their demands were met. Initially peaceful, the protest escalated with arrests as authorities moved to clear the encampment, citing trespassing risks and school discipline for those who stayed. Despite warnings, many demonstrators chose to stay, leading to several arrests. The situation highlights the challenge universities face in balancing free speech with maintaining campus秩序 (order), especially during critical times like final exams. The swift law enforcement response also raises questions about the potential for similar actions at other campuses facing similar protests.

Takeaways

  • 📢 Students at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) established a camp demanding action regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict.
  • ⛺️ The university initially seemed to allow the demonstrators to occupy part of the campus, but law enforcement later mobilized to remove the encampment.
  • 🚔 Law enforcement, including the Dallas County Sheriff, state troopers, and Richardson police, moved in quickly, leading to several arrests.
  • 🚨 Students were given a warning via a letter from the administration, stating that they were allowed to protest peacefully but not to establish an encampment.
  • 🤝 The majority of the organizers were students, but community members and other groups were also invited to join the protest.
  • 👮‍♂️ Law enforcement focused on dismantling the encampment rather than dispersing the protesters, who were allowed to remain on the campus perimeter.
  • 🔍 There was a significant police presence, including multiple law enforcement agencies, indicating a coordinated effort to manage the situation.
  • 📉 The number of protesters fluctuated throughout the day, with some attending classes and returning, and others joining from the community.
  • 🌪️ There was mention of severe weather expected overnight, which may have influenced the decision to clear the encampment for safety reasons.
  • 🏛️ The university administration faced a challenge balancing the protesters' right to free speech with the need to maintain a safe and uninterrupted educational environment.
  • 📉 The situation raised concerns about the impact of protests on the end-of-year activities and the potential consequences for students involved in the demonstrations.

Q & A

  • What was the reason for the student encampment at UT Dallas?

    -The students established a camp, vowing to stay until the school meets their demands over the war in Israel and Palestine.

  • How did the university initially respond to the encampment?

    -Initially, it seemed the university was going to allow the demonstrators to take over part of the campus.

  • What changed the university's stance on allowing the encampment?

    -The situation changed drastically when law enforcement started to mobilize and move in, with the organizers receiving a letter from the administration stating that while they were allowed to peacefully protest, they would not be allowed to have an encampment or any sort of structures.

  • Which law enforcement agencies were involved in the response?

    -The agencies involved included the Dallas County Sheriff, state troopers, Richardson Police, U.S. Marshals, Collin County Sheriff, and the University of Texas System police.

  • What was the timeframe given to protesters before law enforcement moved in?

    -The organizers had about 10 to 15 minutes after receiving a letter from the administration to decide whether to disperse or face arrest.

  • Were the majority of the protesters students?

    -Based on the reporter's observations, the majority of the organizers were students, although as the day went on, more people not affiliated with the university joined the protest.

  • What was the reaction of the protesters when law enforcement began making arrests?

    -Some of the protesters, although initially peaceful, began to fight back against law enforcement, leading to a few arrests.

  • What was the nature of the encampment that led to the law enforcement response?

    -The encampment consisted of tents, awnings, and other structures like particleboard and pallets. It was the establishment of this encampment that led to the law enforcement intervention.

  • How did the university administration communicate the decision to the protesters?

    -The administration communicated the decision through a letter that was read out to the protesters by one of the student organizers.

  • What was the role of the Jewish students in the context of this protest?

    -Some Jewish students on campus expressed discomfort with the encampment escalating from a sit-in to an actual encampment, as they felt it infringed on the space of others and crossed a line regarding time, place, and manner.

  • What was the potential impact of severe weather on the encampment?

    -The reporter considered that the severe weather expected overnight could have posed a risk to the protesters with tents and structures, potentially leading to a dangerous situation.

Outlines

00:00

📰 Breaking News: Student Encampment at UT Dallas

Law enforcement is mobilizing at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) where students have set up an encampment to protest the school's stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Initially, the university appeared to allow the demonstration, but law enforcement began to move in after the organizers received a letter from the administration stating that while peaceful protests were permitted, establishing an encampment or structures on campus was not, and could lead to arrests for trespassing. The situation escalated with arrests being made and the encampment being dismantled.

05:00

👮‍♂️ Law Enforcement Response and Arrests

The situation at UTD changed rapidly with law enforcement, including the Dallas County Sheriff, state troopers, and Richardson Police, moving in to arrest protesters and dismantle the encampment. The student organizers had warned against vandalism and had not anticipated the swift law enforcement response. Despite this, many protesters chose to stay and were subsequently arrested. The presence of multiple law enforcement agencies indicates a coordinated effort to clear the encampment.

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🗣️ Protesters' Shift and Law Enforcement's Stand

After the encampment was dismantled, protesters moved to the outer edges of the area and continued their demonstration. Law enforcement, having taken control of the central area, did not attempt to disperse the protesters further. The organizers had made it clear that while they intended to protest peacefully, they would not be deterred by the possibility of arrests or the school's disapproval of the encampment.

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🏛️ University's Response and Impact on Students

The university administration faced a challenge in balancing the protection of free speech with the maintenance of educational activities for non-participating students. The timing of the protest, during the final weeks of classes and finals, raised concerns about the impact on students' academic progress. The administration had not communicated a specific plan to handle the protests, leading to uncertainty and unease among some students.

20:04

🌪️ Severe Weather and Encampment Safety

The clearing of the encampment coincided with the forecast of severe weather, which could have posed a risk to the protesters. The potential for damage from high winds was noted, and the swift action by law enforcement may have also served to protect the protesters from the impending storms. The focus of law enforcement was on ensuring that the encampment was dismantled and not on further engaging with the protesters who had moved to the perimeter.

25:05

🔍 Observations on the Protest and Future Implications

The reporter observed that the protest had grown in numbers throughout the day, with students and community members participating. The approach taken by law enforcement at UTD, providing a short warning before moving in to dismantle the encampment, may set a precedent for how similar situations are handled at other campuses. The protest was largely peaceful, with organizers instructing participants to avoid vandalism and aggressive behavior.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Law Enforcement

Law enforcement refers to the federal, state, and local authorities that enforce the law and maintain public order. In the video, law enforcement agencies, including the Dallas County Sheriff, state troopers, and Richardson Police, are mobilizing to address an encampment on the University of Texas at Dallas campus. Their involvement is central to the narrative as they are responsible for ensuring safety and compliance with the law, which in this case involves the removal of an unauthorized student encampment.

💡Student Protest

A student protest is a form of civil disobedience where students collectively express dissatisfaction with an issue. In this script, the student protest revolves around demands concerning the war in Israel and Palestine. The protest is a key element of the video's theme, highlighting the students' activism and the university's response to their demonstration.

💡Encampment

An encampment refers to a temporary or semi-permanent outdoor living space, often associated with protests or demonstrations. In the context of the video, students have established an encampment on campus, which becomes a focal point for the protest and the subsequent law enforcement response. The encampment represents the students' commitment to their cause and the challenge they pose to the university's administration.

💡Arrest

An arrest is the act of taking someone into custody by the authorities. The script mentions several arrests taking place during the law enforcement's intervention. Arrests are significant in the video's narrative as they demonstrate the escalation of the situation and the potential consequences for the protesters who chose to maintain their position within the encampment.

💡University Administration

University administration refers to the governing body of a university that oversees its operations and policies. In the video, the administration's decision not to allow the encampment and their communication of this decision to the protesters is a pivotal moment. The administration's role is central to understanding the conflict between the students' demands and the university's response.

💡Peaceful Protest

A peaceful protest is a non-violent form of expression where individuals gather to promote political, social, or economic change. The script emphasizes that the protest was peaceful throughout the day, with organizers instructing participants to avoid vandalism and any behavior that could lead to legal repercussions. This keyword is important as it sets the tone for the nature of the demonstration and contrasts with the eventual law enforcement intervention.

💡Trespassing

Trespassing is the act of entering or remaining on someone else's property without permission. In the context of the video, the threat of trespassing charges is used as a deterrent by the university administration against the protesters who refuse to dismantle the encampment. Trespassing becomes a legal concern that influences the protesters' decisions and the law enforcement's actions.

💡Community Members

Community members refer to individuals who are part of the broader community outside of the university but may still have an interest or stake in the issues being protested. The script notes that the protest was not solely comprised of students, but also included community members who were invited to participate. This highlights the broader societal implications of the protest and the support it received from non-student affiliates.

💡

💡Finals

Finals are the final examinations or assessments administered at the end of a school term. The script mentions that the protest occurs during the last week of classes, a critical time for students as they prepare for finals. This keyword is significant as it adds a layer of complexity to the students' decision to protest, potentially risking their academic progress and graduation.

💡Severe Weather

Severe weather refers to atmospheric conditions that pose a risk to the safety of individuals and property. The script briefly mentions the potential for severe storms, which could have posed a risk to the protesters had the encampment not been dismantled. This keyword is relevant as it introduces an additional factor that may have influenced the timing and urgency of the law enforcement's intervention.

💡Public Order

Public order is the state of social peace and safety that prevails in the absence of crime or disorder. The law enforcement's role in maintaining public order is central to the video's narrative. Their intervention to dismantle the encampment is framed within their duty to protect public order and safety, which is threatened by the unauthorized encampment and the potential for escalation or disorder.

Highlights

Law enforcement began mobilizing at an encampment at UT Dallas where students had established a camp.

Students vowed to stay until the school meets their demands over the war in Israel and Palestine.

Initially, the university seemed to allow the demonstrators to occupy part of the campus.

In the last 10 minutes, law enforcement, including a sheriff from Dallas County and state troopers, moved in.

An arrest occurred during the law enforcement's intervention.

Student organizers received a letter from the administration stating they could protest peacefully but not establish an encampment.

The organizers did not want any vandalism and were prepared to stay until their demands were met.

Law enforcement acted quickly with very little warning to dismantle the encampment.

There was a clear distinction between peaceful protesting and the establishment of an unauthorized encampment.

The majority of the organizers were students, but community members and other groups also joined the protest.

The situation escalated with physical resistance from some demonstrators during arrests.

Different law enforcement agencies, including the Dallas County Sheriff and U.S. Marshals, were involved in the operation.

The university administration and law enforcement had been discussing how to handle the protest throughout the day.

Students expressed discomfort with the situation and some felt unsafe on campus.

The encampment was taken down quickly by law enforcement, and only those who resisted were arrested.

Protesters who did not get arrested moved to the outer edges of the encampment and continued their demonstration.

The university made it clear that while peaceful protest was allowed, an encampment or claiming a section of the campus was not permitted.

The protest and encampment were occurring during the last week of classes and finals, causing concern for the university administration.

Transcripts

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THIS IS CBS NEWS TEXAS.

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BREAKING NEWS AS WE COME TO

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YOU AT 4:00. LAW ENFORCEMENT IS

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STARTING TO MOBILIZE AT AN

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ENCAMPMENT AT UT DALLAS.

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STUDENTS HAVE ESTABLISHED A

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CAMP, VOWING TO STAY UNTIL THE

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SCHOOL MEETS THEIR DEMANDS OVER

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THE WAR IN ISRAEL AND

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PALESTINE. WE WANT TO GET TO

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JASON ALLEN LIVE IN RICHARDSON

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NOW.

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JUST UNTIL A FEW MOMENTS

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AGO, IT SEEMED THE UNIVERSITY

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WAS GOING TO ALLOW THESE

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DEMONSTRATORS TO TAKE OVER PART

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OF CAMPUS, BUT AS WE CAN SEE

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NOW, THAT IS CHANGING.

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Reporter: YEAH, THIS HAS

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CHANGED DRASTICALLY IN THE LAST

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30 SECONDS, AND WE ARE GOING TO

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MOVE BECAUSE WE WANT TO STAY ON

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THE EDGE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING.

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JUST IN THE LAST MINUTE OR SO,

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REALLY, IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES,

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WE SAW LAW ENFORCEMENT START TO

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MOVE IN HERE. WE HAVE NOT SEEN

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ANY OF THEIR PRESENCE

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THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SINCE HE

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ENCAMPMENT WAS STARTED EARLY

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THIS MORNING BEFORE SUNRISE,

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BUT IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES, YOU

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CAN SEE A SHERIFF FROM DALLAS

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COUNTY. THERE ARE STATE

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TROOPERS HERE. I THOUGHT

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RICHARDSON POLICE HERE. A

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NUMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

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AGENCIES. THERE IS AN ARREST

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HAPPENING RIGHT HERE. MAKE SURE

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YOU DON'T GO TOO FAR, ROBERT.

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IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES, THEY

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ALL MOVED UP SUDDENLY. THE

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ORGANIZERS OF THE STUDENT

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PROTEST JUST BEFORE THIS RENTAL

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LETTER TO PEOPLE HERE AT THE

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CAMP SAYING THEY HAD RECEIVED A

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LETTER FROM ADMINISTRATION

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TELLING THEM THAT WHILE THEY

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WERE ALLOWED TO PEACEFULLY

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PROTEST, THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE

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ALLOWED TO HAVE AN ENCAMPMENT

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OR ANY SORT OF STRUCTURES, AND

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ANY ATTEMPT TO STAY IN THE CAMP

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OR HAVE STRUCTURES UP COULD PUT

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THEM AT RISK OF BEING ARRESTED

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FOR TRESPASSING, AND FACE OTHER

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CHARGES FROM THE SCHOOL. THERE

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IS SOME ABSOLUTE -- THERE IS A

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FIGHT HAPPENING RIGHT HERE, AS

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ONE OF THE DEMONSTRATORS IS

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FIGHTING BACK AGAINST LAW

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ENFORCEMENT, WHO HAVE GONE INTO

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MAKE AN ARREST. THIS IS

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SOMETHING THAT ORGANIZERS TOLD

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PEOPLE THEY DID NOT WANT TO

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DON'T HAVE ANY VANDALISM, BUT

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THEY ALSO MADE IT CLEAR THAT

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THEY WERE NOT GOING TO GO

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ANYWHERE IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS

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HAPPENED. THEY WERE GOING TO

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UNTIL THEIR DEMANDS WERE MET BY

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THE UNIVERSITY. YOU CAN SEE

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THIS MAN, RIGHT HERE, THE

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CAMERA IS ON HIM. HE IS

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STRUGGLING WITH LAW

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ENFORCEMENT, YELLING, FIGHTING

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BACK. THIS IS PROBABLY THE

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THIRD OR FOURTH ARREST I HAVE

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SEEN, SO FAR. LAW ENFORCEMENT

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CAME IN QUICKLY, AS I SAID,

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VERY LITTLE WARNING, OTHER THAN

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THE LETTER THAT WAS READ FROM

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ONE OF THE STUDENT

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ORGANIZATIONS TO THE GROUP THAT

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HAD GATHERED HERE, AND THAT WAS

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ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO. THEY DID

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TELL PEOPLE, WHO THEY THOUGHT

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MIGHT BE AT RISK, GO AHEAD AND

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GET OUT OF THE CAMP, MOVE BACK

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IF YOU ARE VULNERABLE. A LOT OF

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PEOPLE WERE CHANTING MOMENTS

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AGO THAT THEY DID NOT INTEND TO

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GO ANYWHERE AT ALL. THEY WERE

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GOING TO STAY RIGHT HERE AND BE

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ARRESTED IF THEY NEEDED TO BE,

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SO NOW WHAT YOU SEE IS LAW

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ENFORCEMENT, VERY QUICKLY,

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THE OVERHANGS, THE AWNINGS.

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I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU, ROBERT.

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WE ARE TRYING TO SAY BACK HERE

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AS WELL, AND STAY ON THE

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PERIMETER , SO THAT WE CAN SEE

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THIS AND COVER THIS, BUT NOT

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PUT OURSELVES IN THE WAY OF

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ANYTHING. I WANT YOU TO SEE

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THAT , SHERIFF AND STATE

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TROOPERS HAVE NOW PUT TOGETHER

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A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT LINES.

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THERE IS THIS LINE WE ARE ON

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THE OUTSIDE OF, AND AN INTERIOR

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LINE THAT IS SLOWLY AND

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METHODICALLY MOVING UP. THIS IS

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WHERE THE MAIN ENCAMPMENT HAS

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BEEN FOR MOST OF THE DAY, KEN

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AND KAREN. THIS IS WHERE IT

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ORIGINALLY STARTED, AND IT

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STARTED TO GROW AND MOVE OUT AS

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PEOPLE HAD COME IN HERE TO BE

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PART OF THIS. WE WATCHED IT

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GROW. BUT, IT'S NOW BEING

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QUICKLY TORN DOWN. THIS WAS

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PARTICLEBOARD. THIS WAS

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PALLETS. THERE ARE TIRES THAT

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ARE CHAINED TO TREES, SO NOT

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ALL OF THIS WILL BE EASILY

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TAKEN DOWN. YOU ARE OKAY.

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SORRY, I WAS STUMBLING OVER

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SOME PEOPLE. AS YOU CAN SEE,

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THERE ARE A TON OF SUPPLIES.

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WATER, FOOD, AND THEY HAVE BEEN

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BRINGING STUFF THROUGHOUT THE

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DAY. I WILL STOP FOR A SECOND

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TO LET YOU INTERJECT OR ASK A

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QUESTION.

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I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU A

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QUESTION, JASON, BECAUSE I KNOW

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YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE ALL

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DAY. YOU SAID IT HAS BEEN

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GROWING. YOU CAN SEE THE

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BOTTLES OF WATER, LIKE THEY

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WERE IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL,

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AND YOU MENTIONED THAT PEOPLE

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HAVE BEEN COMING. YOU HAVE HAD

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A CHANCE TO TALK TO THESE

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FOLKS. HOW MANY OF THESE PEOPLE

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ARE STUDENTS? WOW, YEAH, WE

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HAVE SEEN IN A NUMBER OF CASES

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AT CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

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WHERE A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE

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BEING ARRESTED AREN'T RELATED

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TO THE SCHOOL IN ANY WAY. THEY

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ARE NOT ACTUALLY STUDENTS

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THERE. CAN YOU TELL US --

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Reporter: I CAN TELL YOU,

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BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN, THE

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MAJORITY , ESPECIALLY, THE

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ORGANIZERS HAVE BEEN STUDENTS.

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THAT'S WHAT I COULD TELL. NOW,

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I WILL SAY THAT AT THE VERY

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BEGINNING THIS MORNING, EARLY

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ON, ORGANIZERS WERE SAYING,

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COMMUNITY MEMBERS , COME ON

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OUT. OTHER GROUPS, COME ON OUT.

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YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STUDENT

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DAY HAS GONE ON, WE HAVE

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WATCHED MORE PEOPLE COME, WHO

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ARE CLEARLY, NOT STUDENTS.

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ROBERT CAN YOU TURN AROUND AND

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CATCH THAT, RIGHT THERE, ON THE

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SIDEWALK. SORRY, I WAS TRYING

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TO GET HIM TO GET A PICTURE OF

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ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS, WHO IS A

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STUDENT, A SOPHOMORE, I THINK

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SHE SAID, WHO WAS JUST BEING

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ARRESTED BY POLICE HERE. TO GET

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BACK TO YOUR QUESTION, KAREN,

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YEAH, THERE ARE A LOT OF

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STUDENTS, BUT IT HAS BEEN CLEAR

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THROUGHOUT THE DAY THAT MORE

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AND MORE PEOPLE HAVE JOINED

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THIS, WHO ARE NOT AFFILIATED

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WITH THE UNIVERSITY.

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JASON, I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN

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COVERING THESE PROTESTS FOR

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AUSTIN AS WELL, AND FROM WHAT

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WE ARE SEEING, THESE IMAGES

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THAT ARE COMING BACK ALIVE

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RIGHT NOW, IT DOES LOOK LIKE A

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SITUATION THAT'S GOING TO

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DETERIORATE QUICKLY. I'M

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EXPERIENCE COVERING THESE TYPES

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OF EVENTS, PROTESTS, AT WHAT

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POINT DO YOU GET A SENSE THAT,

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PEPPER BALLS OR TEARGAS MIGHT

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BE INTRODUCED IN SOME OF THE

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MEASURES TO CONTROL THE CROWD?

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ARE WE TO THAT POINT YET?

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Reporter: WE ARE NOT THERE

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ENFORCEMENT EVEN ATTEMPT TO USE

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ANYTHING LIKE THAT, TO THIS

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POINT. TYPICALLY, WHEN YOU SEE

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THAT , IS WHEN PEOPLE, WHO ARE

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HERE AS PART OF THE GROUP, AND

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LAW ENFORCEMENT IS TRYING TO

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MOVE OUT, AND THAT MAY BE AT

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ONE OF THE CAMPUS EVENTS ARE

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ONE OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS OR

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PROTESTS THAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER

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THE LAST TWO YEARS. IT'S WHEN

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THE LINE WON'T MOVE. IT'S

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WHEN PEOPLE WON'T SUBMIT TO

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BEING ARRESTED. WHEN YOU SEE

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SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HERE NOW,

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MOST OF THEM ARE BEING ARRESTED

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RESISTING AT ALL. WE HAVE SEEN

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A FEW PEOPLE THROW SOME PUNCHES

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AND FIGHT BACK AND STRUGGLE. IF

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THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE,

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WHO STARTED TO DO THAT, AND

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IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SEE INTO

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THE MAIN CAMP RIGHT NOW. IF

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THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE

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WHO DID THAT, THAT MAYBE WHEN

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YOU START TO SEE SOME OF THOSE

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OTHER TOOLS USED BY LAW

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ENFORCEMENT. I JUST WANT TO

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POINT OUT, THAT LINE ON THE

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EDGE OF CAMP IS MOVING INTO THE

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CENTER NOW, SO ANYBODY ON THE

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EDGES HAS BEEN MOVED OUT.

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ANYONE IN THE CENTER, WHO IS

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HOLDING FAST, THAT IS WHERE LAW

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ENFORCEMENT IS GOING, AND THEY

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ARE QUICKLY OVERTURNING TENTS,

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TEARING THEM DOWN, RIPPING DOWN

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THE PALESTINIAN FLAGS THAT ARE

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MOVE TO GET RID OF THIS AS

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QUICKLY AS THEY CAN.

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JASON, REITERATE FOR US, IF

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YOU WOULD, THE DIFFERENT LAW

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ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT ARE

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OUT THERE. YOU MENTIONED STATE

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TROOPERS. WHO ELSE?

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Reporter: I CAN SEE THE

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DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF. LET'S

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SEE, THERE ARE U.S. MARSHALS. I

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SEE COLLIN COUNTY SHERIFF

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REPRESENTED, UT DALLAS,

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OBVIOUSLY IS HERE. POLICE FROM

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM.

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THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT

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AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT

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IN. I WANT TO GO BACK TOO AND

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REMIND YOU THAT THROUGHOUT THE

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DAY, WE HAVE BEEN ASKING THE

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UNIVERSITY, WE HAVE BEEN ASKING

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UNIVERSITY POLICE, WHAT THE

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PLAN WAS -- WERE THEY GOING TO

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LET THIS STAND? IN FACT, I

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STUDENTS THIS AFTERNOON, WHO

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SAID THEY WERE ABLE TO MEET

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WITH THE DEAN OF STUDENTS ON

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CAMPUS, BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY

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UNCOMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WAS

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HAPPENING HERE. THERE ARE

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NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE

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TODAY, SAYING THEY DID NOT FEEL

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COMFORTABLE BEING ON CAMPUS.

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THEY WERE WORRIED IT WAS BEING

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ALLOWED TO ESCALATE, OR BUILD

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UP TO THIS LEVEL, BUT THEY HAD

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BEEN TOLD BY ADMINISTRATORS BUT

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THERE WEREN'T SPECIFICALLY ANY

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RULES AGAINST SETTING UP A TENT

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OR SLEEPING ON CAMPUS, AND THAT

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THE GATHERING, TO THIS POINT,

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HAD BEEN PEACEFUL, SO THERE WAS

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NOT ANY INTENT TO MOVE THEM

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OUT. CLEARLY, THAT CHANGED, OR

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THERE WERE DISCUSSIONS OR

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NEGOTIATIONS HAPPENING THAT WE

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WERE NOT AWARE OF, AND THAT

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THOSE STUDENTS WERE NOT

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INFORMED OF OR PRIVY TO,

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BECAUSE THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT

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PRESENCE, CLEARLY, OBVIOUSLY,

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THEY WERE PREPARING FOR THIS

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FOR MOST OF THE DAY, AND WHEN

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THEY MADE THE MOVE TO COME IN,

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IT HAS HAPPENED VERY, VERY

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FAST.

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YOU MENTIONED THAT IT WAS

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ANNOUNCED TO THE STUDENTS, TO

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THE CROWD, THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT

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WILL BE COMING IN TO GIVE THEM

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TIME TO DISPERSE, IF THEY

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CHOSE?

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Reporter: WELL, ONE OF THE

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ANNOUNCED IT TO THE KIDS THAT

09:36

WERE GATHERED. I SHOULDN'T SAY

09:37

KIDS, THE GROUP THAT WAS

09:40

GATHERED. THERE WASN'T ANY

09:42

DIRECT COMMUNICATION, THAT WE

09:43

SAW, TO THE GROUP FOR MANY

09:46

SCHOOL OFFICIALS OR STAFF. ONE

09:48

OF THE ORGANIZERS HAD A LETTER

09:50

IN THEIR HAND. I SAW IT, IT WAS

09:53

READ VERBATIM A FEW PARAGRAPHS

09:55

AND SAID, IF YOU DON'T LEAVE,

09:56

YOU COULD BE SUBJECT TO

09:58

TRESPASSING CHARGES AND OTHER

10:01

SCHOOL DISCIPLINE. THEN, THEY

10:03

HAD, I'M GOING TO SAY, 10

10:06

MINUTES, MAYBE LESS BEFORE WE

10:07

STARTED TO SEE LAW ENFORCEMENT

10:10

MOVE IN. THEY HAD TIME TO MAKE

10:11

A VERY, VERY GOOD DECISION.

10:16

ARRESTED, AND THEY COULD MOVE

10:17

TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAMP THAT

10:19

HAD BEEN SET UP, AND WE SAW FEW

10:20

PEOPLE DO THAT, JUST MOVE AWAY

10:22

TO THE EDGES, BUT MOST OF THE

10:23

PEOPLE, WHO HAD BEEN HERE MOST

10:25

OF THE DAY, THEY DEFINITELY

10:27

STAYED WHERE THEY WERE, SO

10:29

THOSE ARE PROBABLY THE ARRESTS

10:33

THE LAST 10 MINUTES. SORRY, I

10:34

AM JUST FINDING ROBERT AGAIN SO

10:36

WE CAN MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE.

10:39

YOU CAN SEE THAT A LOT OF THE

10:40

DEMONSTRATORS HAVE NOW MOVED TO

10:41

THE OUTER EDGES, WHERE THEY

10:42

CONTINUED THE CHANTING AND

10:45

DEMONSTRATION. ONE OF THE

10:46

THINGS IN THAT LETTER THAT WAS

10:49

READ BY THE STUDENT ORGANIZERS

10:51

WAS, STUDENTS WERE WELCOME TO

10:54

PROTEST, WILL COME TO HAVE A

10:55

PEACEFUL PROTEST, BUT THEY

10:57

WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE AN

10:57

ENCAMPMENT OR TO CLAIM A

10:59

SECTION OF THE CAMPUS LIKE THEY

11:00

DID STARTING VERY EARLY THIS

11:04

MORNING.

11:05

JASON, WE ARE GETTING A LIVE

11:06

SHOT RIGHT NOW FROM THE

11:08

CHOPPER, SO WE ARE GETTING A

11:09

CHANCE TO SEE THIS OVERHEAD.

11:10

PROBABLY, A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT

11:11

PERSPECTIVE FROM WHAT YOU HAVE

11:13

ON THE GROUND, BUT I CAN TELL

11:15

YOU, THE CAMERA IS PULLING OUT,

11:17

ZOOMING OUT, AND YOU CAN SEE A

11:18

LINE OF THE OFFICERS STANDING

11:19

FACE-TO-FACE WITH SOME OF THE

11:22

DEMONSTRATORS BEHIND WHAT LOOKS

11:24

TO BE A WAIST HIGH WALL.

11:26

IT'S LIKE PLYWOOD, THINGS

11:26

LIKE THAT.

11:29

YOU CAN ALSO SEE -- LOOK AT

11:32

WHAT WAS THE ENCAMPMENT. ALL OF

11:33

THE TENTS ARE FLIPPED UP, AND

11:34

EVERYTHING IS THROWN ACROSS THE

11:37

GROUND. JASON, WE ARE SEEING

11:38

THE GROUP OF DEMONSTRATORS

11:40

THERE. YOU GET THE SENSE THAT

11:42

THEY ARE THINNING OUT, OR DID

11:43

THEY SIMPLY MOVE, THOSE THAT

11:44

DID NOT GET ARRESTED? DID THEY

11:45

JUST SHIFT OVER?

11:47

Reporter: YEAH, THEY REALLY

11:49

DID. MOST OF THEM SHIFTED OVER.

11:53

THEY SHIFTED OUTSIDE OF THE

11:54

BOUNDARIES OF THE ENCAMPMENT,

11:55

AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE

11:57

LINE HAS BEEN DRAWN, AND WE

11:59

HAVE SEEN THIS AT UT AUSTIN A

12:01

COUPLE OF TIMES NOW, WHERE

12:05

PROTEST. I HAVE BEEN DOWN THERE

12:06

WHEN THE PROTESTS WERE

12:07

PEACEFUL. BUT, ONCE PEOPLE MADE

12:10

AN ATTEMPT TO TRY TO BUILD

12:13

STRUCTURES, CAMPOUT, CLAIM A

12:15

SPACE AS THERE IS, AND NOT

12:16

SOMETHING FOR THE PUBLIC,

12:18

THAT'S WHEN WE SAW LAW

12:19

ENFORCEMENT MOVE IN. THAT WAS A

12:20

BIG QUESTION FOR MOST OF THE

12:21

DAY, BECAUSE WE SAW THE CAMP

12:24

MOVING, SO WE WERE ASKING WHAT

12:26

THE INTENT WAS, AND WE

12:27

DEFINITELY GOT OUR ANSWER THIS

12:31

AFTERNOON. JUST TO TALK ABOUT

12:33

STRUCTURES AND THE BARRICADES,

12:35

YES, IT IS MOSTLY THIN PLYWOOD.

12:37

PRESSBOARD, ALTHOUGH, AS I'M

12:39

LOOKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF

12:40

IT, A LOT OF IT HAS BEEN BUILT

12:43

UP AND PROPPED UP WITH TWO BY

12:45

FOURS, TO BE FAIRLY STURDY, AND

12:47

IT HAD BEEN GETTING BIGGER

12:49

THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THERE WERE

12:51

PEOPLE THAT WERE PROHIBITED

12:53

FROM COMING IN. WE WERE NEVER

12:55

ABLE TO GO INSIDE. ANY STUDENT

12:56

THAT CAME TO THE ENTRANCE AND

12:58

ASKED TO GO IN WERE TOLD THAT

12:59

THEY COULD, AS LONG AS THEY

13:01

ABIDED BY A LONG SERIES OF

13:02

RULES, BEHAVIORAL RULES THAT

13:07

THE ORGANIZERS HAD SET UP.

13:08

THAT'S WHY WE SOUGHT CONTINUE

13:10

TO BUILD UP THROUGHOUT THE DAY,

13:12

AND GET BIGGER, UNTIL NOW, WHEN

13:13

LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS DESTROYED

13:14

IT , PRETTY QUICK.

13:19

WE CAN HEAR THEM CHANTING,

13:20

SHAME ON YOU, TO THE OFFICERS.

13:21

BUT, IT'S NOT THE PROTEST,

13:24

WRITE, THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM

13:26

WITH? IT IS THE ENCAMPMENT THAT

13:27

IS NOT ALLOWED. THEY CAN

13:29

PROTEST ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT IF

13:30

THEY WANT. THAT IS NOT THE

13:32

ISSUE, CORRECT?

13:33

Reporter: 100%, KAREN.

13:37

YOU'VE GOT IT. EARLIER I

13:38

TALKED WITH SOME JEWISH

13:39

STUDENTS, WHO WERE HERE ON

13:40

CAMPUS, AND WHEN I ASKED THEM

13:41

ABOUT HOW THEY FELT ABOUT THE

13:43

ENCAMPMENT BEING ALLOWED TO BE

13:48

BUILT UP, ESCALATING FROM A SIT

13:49

IN LAST WEEK TO PROTEST, TO AN

13:50

ACTUAL ENCAMPMENT, ONE OF THE

13:51

POINTS THEY MADE WAS, WE HAVE

13:53

NO ISSUE AT ALL WITH PEOPLE

13:55

HAVING THEIR SAY ON WHAT IS

13:57

HAPPENING. WE MAY DISAGREE WITH

13:58

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING, BUT THEY

14:00

SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SAY IT.

14:02

THEY SAID, ONCE IT STARTS TO

14:04

CROSS THAT LINE OF TIME, PLACE

14:07

AND MANNER, AND INFRINGE ON THE

14:09

SPACE OF OTHERS , THAT IS WHERE

14:11

WE HAVE QUESTIONS AND WHERE WE

14:13

ARE FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE, AND

14:14

AT THE TIME, THIS MORNING, THE

14:16

STUDENT SAID, WE FEEL THIS IS

14:17

VERY, VERY CLOSE TO CROSSING

14:20

THAT LINE. CLEARLY, UT DALLAS

14:25

AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND

14:26

OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

14:27

FELT IT WAS NOT ONLY CLOSE, BUT

14:29

THEY HAD ABSOLUTELY CROSSED THE

14:32

LINE. WE CAN SEE THAT NOW WITH

14:34

THEM TAKING THIS DOWN.

14:37

WHEN YOU SEE THE PRESENCE OF

14:37

THE STATE TROOPERS, OBVIOUSLY,

14:39

WE ARE THINKING BACK TO WHAT

14:40

TOOK PLACE AT UT AUSTIN A

14:42

COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. A VERY

14:42

SIMILAR SCENE, OBVIOUSLY. WE

14:44

SEE THE BROWN UNIFORMS, AND YOU

14:46

START THINKING ABOUT SOME OF

14:47

THE COMMENTS THE GOVERNOR HAS

14:49

MADE ABOUT SOME OF THESE

14:49

ENCAMPMENTS AT PUBLIC

14:52

UNIVERSITIES, AND YOU START TO

14:55

WONDER, WHAT KIND OF PRESIDENTS

14:56

THIS IS SETTING FOR OTHER STATE

14:57

UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE HAVING

14:59

SIMILAR SITUATIONS, IN WHAT

15:00

COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN. YOU

15:03

MENTIONED THAT THEY GOT A

15:05

LITTLE BIT OF WARNING AND THEN

15:05

THEY MOVED IN. I'M WONDERING

15:08

NOW IF THIS IS THE PLAYBOOK NOW

15:08

THAT MIGHT PLAY OUT AT OTHER

15:14

CAMPUSES. WE KNOW THAT CAPITAL

15:15

UNT IS ALSO PLANNING A SIMILAR

15:19

TYPE OF DEMONSTRATION.

15:20

Reporter: WHAT WE SAW

15:22

ORIGINALLY LAST WEEK IN AUSTIN,

15:24

WITH THE FIRST ATTEMPTS AT AN

15:25

ENCAMPMENT, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

15:27

MOVING IN VERY QUICKLY. THAT

15:29

DEVELOPED OVER A PERIOD OF

15:34

CRITICISM FOR HOW QUICKLY IT

15:37

HAPPENED. THE NEXT TAKEDOWN AT

15:40

UT AUSTIN WAS A LITTLE MORE

15:43

UNDER CONTROL. IT SEEMED LIKE

15:44

THERE WAS MORE OF A PLAN, THIS

15:46

ONE, VERY CLEARLY, THERE WAS A

15:47

PLAN HERE. GIVE THESE STUDENTS

15:49

WHO ARE HERE A WARNING, AND

15:51

THAT WARNING WAS ABOUT 10 TO 15

15:52

MINUTES. THAT GIVES YOU ENOUGH

15:54

TIME TO MAKE A DECISION, ARE

15:56

YOU GOING TO STAY AND RESIST

15:57

ARREST, OR GET OUT? AND,

16:00

THAT'S IT. YOU GET THAT SHORT

16:01

10 OR 15 MINUTE WARNING, AND

16:03

YOU MAKE YOUR CHOICE. THOSE WHO

16:04

MADE THAT CHOICE TO STAY WHERE

16:06

THEY WERE, THEY HAVE ALREADY

16:07

BEEN TAKEN AWAY. I HAVE NOT

16:11

SEEN IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES,

16:13

ANY ADDITIONAL ARRESTS. I

16:15

DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE ABLE TO

16:17

SEE THAT FROM UP ABOVE. I'M ON

16:19

THE EAST SIDE OF THE ENCAMPMENT

16:21

RIGHT NOW. THIS IS KIND OF THE

16:22

BACKSIDE OF THE ENCAMPMENT.

16:23

IT'S WHERE WE HAVE BEEN FOR

16:25

MOST OF THE DAY. THE FRONT SIDE

16:27

OVER ON THE WEST, THAT IS THE

16:28

DIRECTION THAT ALL OF THE LAW

16:29

ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CAME IN

16:32

FROM, SO THEY DEFINITELY CAME

16:33

IN THROUGH THE OPENING IN THE

16:34

WALLS THAT ORGANIZERS HAD SET

16:38

UP HERE. AGAIN, I'M NOT SEEING

16:38

ANY ADDITIONAL ARRESTS

16:42

HAPPENING, BECAUSE EVERYBODY,

16:43

WHO WAS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE

16:44

CAMP, IT APPEARS, HAS BEEN

16:46

MOVED OUT. THERE WAS NO

16:48

DISCUSSION OR ENCOURAGEMENT TO

16:50

GET OUT. IT WAS JUST, IF THEY

16:50

WERE THERE, LAW ENFORCEMENT

16:52

VERY QUICKLY PUT THEM UNDER

16:53

ARREST. EVERYBODY ELSE WAS

16:56

MOVED TO THE OUTSIDE EDGES.

16:57

THEY ARE BEING ALLOWED TO STAND

16:59

THE GROUND, HAVE THEIR SAY. YOU

17:01

CAN HEAR THE CHANTS GOING BACK

17:03

AND FORTH. THERE IS SOMEBODY

17:06

WITH A DRUM, P.A. SYSTEM, AND

17:07

LAW ENFORCEMENT IS NOT MAKING

17:08

ANY MOVES, AT LEAST, RIGHT NOW

17:09

FOR THEM TO STOP DOING THAT,

17:11

AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANY

17:13

ORDERS OR COMMANDS FROM LAW

17:16

ENFORCEMENT TO DISPERSE.

17:17

THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE MAY

17:20

SEE AT SOME POINT, AND THAT WE

17:21

DID AT UT AUSTIN IN THE TWO

17:24

PROTESTS THERE. THERE WAS A

17:25

VERY LOUD COMMAND FOR PEOPLE TO

17:26

DISPERSE, TO BREAK UP THE

17:28

CROWD. NOW, THE CROWD BROKE UP

17:30

IN QUEBEC LATER, BUT IT WAS

17:31

SMALLER AND MORE UNDER CONTROL,

17:34

SO THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK IN

17:37

THE NEXT FEW MINUTES WE WILL BE

17:38

WATCHING FOR, TO SEE IF THERE

17:39

ARE ANY COMMANDS FOR LAW

17:41

ENFORCEMENT FOR THE CROWD TO

17:44

THIS IS SUCH A MARKED

17:47

CONTRAST TO WHAT WE SAW LAST

17:48

WEEK AT UT DALLAS. THEY WERE

17:53

INSIDE. THEY WERE PROTESTING.

17:54

THEY WERE CLEARLY PROTESTING,

17:55

CLEARLY DEMONSTRATING, BUT THIS

17:57

IS MUCH MORE VOCAL AND, I WOULD

18:04

THE NUMBERS ALSO, THE

18:05

NUMBERS OF THOSE INVOLVED IN

18:07

THE PROTEST HAVE GROWN. IT

18:08

WOULD BE INTERESTING ,

18:12

OBVIOUSLY, RIGHT NOW, IT'S

18:13

HARD TO GET ACCOUNT WITH

18:15

EVERYTHING GOING ON, BUT HOW

18:17

MANY OF THESE ARE ACTUALLY

18:19

STUDENTS VERSUS OTHER FOLKS ,

18:21

WHO MAY JUST BE JOINING IN WITH

18:24

WITH THE UNIVERSITY? I'M

18:25

CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. THAT WOULD

18:27

BE INTERESTING.

18:30

Reporter: SURE. THAT IS FAIR

18:31

TO COVER THAT AGAIN, AND I

18:34

WHAT WE SAW WAS MAJORITY

18:36

STUDENTS, AND I THINK THAT WHAT

18:38

YOU SEE THIS AFTERNOON, BASED

18:39

ON THESE OUTER EDGES, IS MOST

18:40

LIKELY STUDENTS, BECAUSE A LOT

18:42

OF STUDENTS HAVE BEEN COMING TO

18:43

AND FROM CLASS THROUGHOUT THE

18:45

DAY. THEY MIGHT JOIN FOR A

18:47

LITTLE BIT AND GO TO CLASS. I

18:49

HEARD SOMEBODY, WHO CAME BY TO

18:51

SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND HIS

18:53

SUPPOSED TO LEAVE CLASS AND

18:55

STAY HERE, AND HE SAID, I

18:56

CAN'T DO THAT. I HAVE FINALS

18:58

IN A PRESENTATION, BUT HE

18:59

INTENDED TO COME BACK. AT THE

19:00

SAME TIME, THEY HAVE BEEN

19:01

INVITING THE COMMUNITY, SO

19:03

THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER LOCAL

19:04

COMMUNITY LEADERS, WHO HAVE

19:07

STOPPED BY THROUGHOUT THE DAY

19:08

AND MADE SPEECHES, LED PRAYERS,

19:12

SO IT'S NOT JUST STUDENTS, AND

19:13

IF YOU WATCH SOME OF THE

19:14

COMMUNICATION THAT HAPPENS ON

19:14

SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGHOUT THE

19:17

DAY, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE

19:19

WHO SAID, WAIT UNTIL THIS

19:21

AFTERNOON. I WILL BE THERE WHEN

19:24

YOU. WE WILL ADD TO THE

19:26

NUMBERS, SO THERE IS THAT

19:28

QUESTION ALSO, THAT WE CAN ASK

19:31

AT A LATER TIME -- DID LAW

19:34

PLAN THIS BEFORE NUMBERS GOT

19:35

BIGGER IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS,

19:37

OR BEFORE THE ENCAMPMENT REALLY

19:39

GOT SETTLED IN TO STAY THE

19:43

NIGHT? WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT

19:44

THAT TODAY, THE ORGANIZERS.

19:46

THEY FULLY INTENDED TO STAY THE

19:50

NIGHT HERE. WE ASK, DO YOU PLAN

19:50

TO ESCALATE IT FURTHER FROM

19:53

THERE? WILL YOU DO WHAT WE SAW

19:55

AT COLUMBIA OR UCLA, MOVING AT

19:58

THE BUILDINGS? THEY SAID, THOSE

19:59

COMMUNITIES MADE THOSE

20:00

DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT THEY

20:01

FELT THEY NEEDED TO DO TO GET

20:03

THEIR VOICE OUT. RIGHT NOW, WE

20:04

INTEND ON HOLDING DOWN THE

20:05

SPACE. IF IT GOES BEYOND THAT,

20:06

THAT WOULD BE A COMMUNITY

20:08

DECISION, SO THEY DID NOT RULE

20:09

IT OUT, THEY DIDN'T HAVE PLANS

20:13

IT'S CLEAR THAT THE SCHOOL IS

20:15

NOT GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO HOLD

20:16

THE SPACE EITHER.

20:17

YOU MENTIONED FINALS, AND I

20:19

WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT, AS IT

20:21

IS FINALS FOR A LOT OF KIDS,

20:23

COUNTRY, ADMINISTRATIONS ARE

20:26

GETTING TO WHERE THEY ARE --

20:27

THEY HAVE HAD ENOUGH AND THEY

20:28

ARE SAYING, OKAY, WE ARE GOING

20:30

TO SUSPEND THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE

20:33

ESCALATING THIS OR TAKING US IN

20:34

A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, AND SOME

20:37

KIDS AREN'T GOING TO GET A

20:44

CHANCE -- A CHANCE TO GRADUATE

20:46

BECAUSE OF THIS. HAVE YOU HEARD

20:47

ANYTHING FROM ADMINISTRATION AS

20:48

TO WHAT THEY MIGHT PLAN TO DO?

20:53

BEEN ANY COMMUNICATION DIRECTLY

20:54

TO US FROM THE SCHOOL

20:56

ADMINISTRATION OR FROM THE

20:58

POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE TODAY.

21:01

TO YOUR POINT, THOUGH, THAT HAS

21:02

BEEN ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS

21:04

OF THE SCHOOLS, INTERRUPTING

21:06

WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE END OF

21:08

THE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS IS THE

21:09

LAST WEEK OF CLASSES HERE.

21:12

FINALS ARE NEXT WEEK. I WAS

21:13

TALKING TO YOU EARLIER ABOUT AN

21:17

EMAIL , A COPY OF AN EMAIL THAT

21:18

I HAD BEEN SHOWN FROM A JEWISH

21:20

STUDENT ON CAMPUS, WHO IS ABOUT

21:23

TO GRADUATE, AND TOLD CAMPUS

21:24

ADMINISTRATION THIS MORNING , I

21:25

DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING

21:27

ONTO CAMPUS RIGHT NOW IN THE

21:31

LAST WEEK. THOSE ARE THOSE TIME

21:32

AND PLACE AND MANNER OF

21:33

DECISIONS THAT UNIVERSITY

21:37

ADMINISTRATORS ARE CONSIDERING

21:38

RIGHT NOW, TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO

21:39

HANDLE THESE PROTESTS AS THEY

21:41

POP UP. IT'S A DIFFIT'S A DIFFICULT

21:45

BALANCE OF THE FREE SPEECH THAT

21:46

THEY WANT TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO

21:47

HAVE, BUT ALSO PROTECTING THE

21:49

EDUCATION AND THE CLASSES THAT

21:51

ARE GOING ON FOR THE STUDENTS,

21:53

WHO ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THESE

21:57

DEMONSTRATIONS.

21:58

AT SOME POINT, JASON, A

21:59

LITTLE LATER ON IN THE

22:00

NEWSCAST, WE WILL GET TO

22:02

TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER, BUT

22:03

IT'S WORTH BRINGING UP THAT

22:04

THEY ARE CLEARING OUT THE

22:05

ENCAMPMENT, ALSO AT A TIME

22:07

WHERE WE ARE GEARING UP FOR

22:08

SEVERE WEATHER OVERNIGHT. I'M

22:09

NOT SURE HOW MUCH OF THAT THE

22:11

FOLKS ON THE GROUND WERE AWARE

22:13

OF, BUT WHO KNOWS? MAYBE THIS

22:15

IS WHAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN, ALSO,

22:18

TO PREVENT ANY OTHER SEVERITY,

22:20

AND FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY. WE

22:23

ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME SEVERE

22:27

STORMS LATER ON TONIGHT.

22:28

Reporter: YEAH, I WAS

22:28

ACTUALLY CONSIDERING THAT THIS

22:30

AFTERNOON. I WAS TRYING TO GO

22:31

BACK AND LOOK THROUGH SOME OF

22:33

THE OTHER ENCAMPMENTS, AND I

22:34

DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM HAVE

22:35

FACED ANY SERIOUS THREATS FROM

22:38

WEATHER. WITH ALL OF THE TENTS

22:39

THAT ARE SET UP, IT ONLY TAKES

22:42

A QUICK GUST OF TEXAS WIND TO

22:43

PULL SOME OF THOSE AWNINGS UP

22:45

IN THE AIR, AND SEND THEM

22:46

FLYING. I THINK THERE IS A

22:48

CHANCE IT WOULD'VE BEEN A VERY

22:49

DIFFICULT MIGHT TO BE CAMPING

22:51

OUT ON CAMPUS, DEPENDING ON

22:54

WHAT THE STORMS DO. BUT, THAT

22:55

IS NOT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE

22:58

NOW. I THINK WHAT WILL BE

23:00

INTERESTING TO SEE IN THE NEXT

23:01

HOUR OR SO AS WE ARE OUT HERE,

23:04

AS WE TALK ABOUT SAFETY, IS HOW

23:05

QUICKLY THEY TRY TO MOVE

23:06

PROTESTERS BACK OR OUT OF HERE.

23:07

AGAIN, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT

23:08

NOW THE LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS

23:11

TAKEN CONTROL OF THIS CAMP,

23:12

WHICH IS IN THE CENTRAL MALL

23:17

AREA OF THE UTD CAMPUS. NOW

23:18

THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF

23:19

THE SPACE AND GOTTEN THAT BACK,

23:20

THEY ARE NOT MAKING ANY EFFORTS

23:25

ARE NOT MOVING TOWARD ANY OF

23:27

THE DEMONSTRATORS AT ALL. THEY

23:29

ARE SIMPLY HOLDING THEIR GROUND

23:30

, AND MAKING SURE THAT NOBODY

23:33

MOVES BACK INTO THAT SPOT.

23:34

JASON, CAN YOU GIVE US AN

23:41

APPROXIMATE -- SOME OF THE

23:42

NUMBERS THERE WHEN YOU WERE

23:45

THERE EARLIER, COMPARED TO WHAT

23:46

IS THERE NOW, OR WHAT WAS

23:47

BEFORE THE OFFICERS MOVED IN?

23:48

Reporter: IT STARTED OUT

23:52

THIS MORNING WITH A FEW DOZEN.

23:54

THERE WERE MAYBE TWO OR THREE

23:57

AWNINGS, FOUR OR FIVE TENTS,

23:59

MAYBE THREE DOZEN. I WOULD SAY

24:01

BY THIS AFTERNOON IT HAD GROWN

24:04

TO 120, 150. KEEP IN MIND THAT

24:05

THE NUMBERS WERE CHANGING. SOME

24:07

PEOPLE WOULD COME AND GO, SOME

24:09

PEOPLE WOULD LEAVE AND GO TO

24:11

CLASS AND COME BACK. PEOPLE

24:12

FROM THE COMMUNITY WOULD COME

24:14

IN, MAKE A SPEECH, SAY A

24:15

PRAYER, AND LEAVE FOR A BIT, SO

24:19

IT WAS UP AND DOWN, BUT FROM

24:20

THOSE INITIAL FEW DOZEN THIS

24:23

MORNING, I WOULD SAY 125, 130 ,

24:24

SOMEWHERE IN THERE, THIS

24:28

AFTERNOON.

24:30

WE ARE LOOKING AT LIVE

24:30

PICTURES, IF YOU'RE JUST

24:31

JOINING US AT 4:25, IT WAS A

24:34

START OF THE NEWSCAST THAT OUR

24:36

REPORTER ON THE GROUND, JASON

24:37

ALLEN, REPORTED A HEAVY POLICE

24:39

PRESENCE MOVING IN TO REMOVE

24:40

PROTESTERS, WHO HAD SET UP IN

24:43

ENCAMPMENT ON THE UTD CAMPUS IN

24:47

RICHARDSON. ABOUT 25 MINUTES

24:49

LATER, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE

24:50

LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. IT LOOKS

24:53

PUSHED BACK, AS JASON WAS

24:53

SAYING.

24:54

WE HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF

24:57

ARRESTS.

24:58

I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY LATELY,

25:00

BUT AT THE VERY BEGINNING IT

25:01

WAS ARREST AFTER ARREST AFTER

25:03

ARREST. JASON, IT LOOKS LIKE

25:04

FROM THE CHOPPER SHOT, THAT ALL

25:06

OF THE TENTS AND TABLES, THEY

25:08

THREW IT INTO A PILE IN THE

25:09

MIDDLE OF THAT AREA THAT YOU

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WERE TALKING ABOUT.

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TO KEEP PEOPLE BACK.

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Reporter: RIGHT, THERE WAS

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DEFINITELY AN ATTEMPT TO

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DESTROY THE ENCAMPMENT. THERE

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WAS NO EFFORT TO MOVE IT OUT.

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THEY JUST REALLY WANTED TO TAKE

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IT DOWN , AND SINCE THEY DID

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THAT, AND IT ALL CAME DOWN

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QUICKLY, IT WAS GRABBED THE

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TENTS, RIPPED THEM APART, FLIP

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THEM OVER, TEAR THEM DOWN, PULL

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THE FLAGS DOWN, AND WE CAN SEE,

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THERE ARE RICHARDSON POLICE

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RIGHT THERE, COLLIN COUNTY

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SHERIFF, AND DPS, WHO ARE ALL

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STANDING RIGHT HERE TOGETHER.

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THEY HAVE FORMED A LINE. AS YOU

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HEAR ONE OF THE DEMONSTRATORS

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BEHIND ME, SHOUTING ABOUT HOW

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THIS WAS A PEACEFUL PROTEST, I

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WILL MAKE THE POINT THAT YES,

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IT WAS PEACEFUL THROUGHOUT THE

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DAY. WE ARE LIVE RIGHT NOW, SO

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WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT. IT WAS

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A PEACEFUL PROTEST THROUGHOUT

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THE DAY. THERE WERE CHANTS AND

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PRAYERS, AND IN FACT, THE

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ORGANIZERS DID TELL PEOPLE TO

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BE CAREFUL OF THEIR BEHAVIOR.

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THEY SAID, DON'T VANDALIZE

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ANYTHING. DON'T DO ANYTHING

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THAT COULD BE USED AGAINST US,

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AND THEY WOULD REPEAT THAT VERY

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REGULARLY FOR THE NEW PEOPLE

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THAT SHOWED UP. HOWEVER, AS

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THEY READ THAT LETTER FROM THE

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SCHOOL , YOU HEARD, THE

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DEFINING DECISION FOR LAW

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ENFORCEMENT TO COME IN WAS THE

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ENCAMPMENT, AND THE SCHOOL AND

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LAW ENFORCEMENT, KEN AND KAREN,

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