As protests continue to rage on American college campuses, new body camera footage released by the Boston Police Department sheds light on interactions between anti-Israel demonstrators and police officers.
Body camera footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows an unidentified police officer approaching a group of Emerson College protesters gathered on a street corner in front of the entrance to a public alley in Massachusetts at 1:30 a.m. Thursday. It’s reflected.
It sounds like the cops are trying in vain to argue with the agitators.
“We don’t want to arrest anyone. We support the right to protest. I’m indifferent. I don’t take sides. I want it to be done peacefully,” the officer said. “But we can’t do that because the roads are closed.”
“We need you to open this place,” a police officer could be heard quietly telling protesters who were blocking a Boston street. “We have to get you out of there. I don’t want to arrest anyone.”
Anti-Israel agitators at Emerson College clash with Boston police.4 police officers injured, over 100 arrested
Body camera video released by the Boston Police Department on Thursday showed officers talking with anti-Israel protesters at Emerson College. (Boston Police Department)
Police officers were heard telling protesters that they did not want the university’s term to be “ruined” by continuing protests.
“I want you to be able to protest. Again, I’m disinterested. We’re not trying to prevent you from protesting. We have no sympathy either way, but the fire code… “It’s been broken and there’s a lot going on. We can’t tolerate what’s happening here,” he said. “We have people employed here and buildings that require emergency access.
“That being said, as you can understand, we don’t want anyone to get arrested, we don’t want anyone to get hurt, we don’t want anyone to mess up at school with their grades or whatever,” the officer said. continued. “I’m trying to work with you all. Trust me, I’m not your enemy on this.”
Boston police are monitoring a large group of anti-Israel protesters. (Boston Police Department)
Boston police officers said they had responded reasonably to anti-Israel demonstrators but needed to disperse them.
“You’ve been protesting all day long. I understand and I support what you’re trying to do. But it’s too late at this point. People live here. We has received many complaints,” he said.
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“I left it for a while. I wanted to give you all the space to do this because I was scheduled to leave at 10 p.m., but at some point they realized they had to go to work in the morning. ‘Well,’ he said. “We try to be reasonable with everyone.”
Demonstrators were asked by police to disperse at 1:30 a.m. (Boston Police Department)
“Again, I’m not trying to be unreasonable. I gave you guys a few extra hours. I don’t want to arrest anyone. I would like everyone to return to school tomorrow and complete their final exams,” the officer said. “You can protest, but you have to do it in the right way.”
“We don’t want this to escalate,” he added.
Trump says if elected, he would focus on kicking “radical leftists” out of universities and “preserving” American “tradition.”
As the police officer was finishing his appeal to the students, the students suddenly interrupted him and shouted, “Free, free Palestine! Free, free Palestine! Free, free Palestine!”
Boston police officers are interrupted by chants of “Free, Free Palestine.” (Boston Police Department)
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Protests at Emerson College intensify after a police raid that left four officers injured and 108 people arrested.
Dramatic footage showed protesters and police clashing during the late night chaos.
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Emerson canceled classes Thursday following his arrest.
Emerson College did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
