Violent Protests Erupt at Virginia Commonwealth University: Air-Raid Sirens Sound, Riot Police Deployed, and Shelter-in-Place Order Issued (VIDEO)

Gateway Pundit ^ | April 29, 2024 | Jim Hoft

[Macho MAGA Man]

Virginia Commonwealth University has become the latest epicenter of violent protests, as pro-Hamas supporters occupied parts of the campus, leading to a tense standoff with riot police. Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order for all students.

The confrontation began Monday morning when a group of student protesters established what they called a “Liberation Zone” outside the James Branch Cabell Library on VCU’s Monroe Park campus. The group displayed Palestinian flags and chanted “Free Palestine,” demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and calling for VCU to sever all financial ties with Israel.

As the day progressed, tents were erected, and protesters fortified their position by forming a barrier around the zone.

As the day progressed, the situation intensified with pro-Hamas supporters occupying the library and courtyard. Police responded by deploying tear gas and pepper spray after protesters hurled objects at officers.

Social media posts showed tense standoffs between law enforcement and demonstrators, with the latter demanding that VCU disclose and divest any financial ties to Israel and protect pro-Palestinian speech on campus.

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[Macho MAGA Man]

This is what happens when you don't teach history. Nevertheless, hearing the old World War Two air raid sirens going off is surreal.

[blueunicorn6]

Beat a bossa nova on their heads with a baton.

[Dead Corpse]

Let it burn...

[BobL]

“This is what happens when you don’t teach history.”

True, but it also happens when our ‘esteemed’ Universities don’t bother to get lawbreakers EXPELLED and LOCKED UP - they only EMPOWER those people and so now the problem has increased an order of magnitude, with no sign of slowing down.

[CJ Wolf]

My daughter works in the library, said it was nuts.

[House Atreides]

Any body reminded of 2020 organized “unrest”? Jeez, you’d think this was a Presidential election year. 🤦🏼🤦🏼

[coydog]

Adult temper tantrums.

[Macho MAGA Man]

I want to see the water cannons deployed, 1960’s style!

[crusty old prospector]

Muztards.

[Reno89519]

Round them up, dead or alive, kick the US citizens out of school, let them enjoy a jail cell; if not a citizen, revoke their visas and immediately deport them, else send them to Gitmo as terrorists that they are.

Waiting for some city or state to have the balls to end these terrorist actions.

[thescourged1]

And dogs.

Lots and lots of dogs....

[Lurker]

“My daughter works in the library, said it was nuts.”.

It’s only going to get worse.

L

[Macho MAGA Man]

Didn’t Jimmy Carter revoke Iranian students Visas and deport them when they took our citizens hostages in 79?

[Mears]

I remember those sirens and the blackout window shades that we had……wow .

…..

[Macho MAGA Man]

Meant Iranian students here in the United States.

[Major Matt Mason]

Must be an election year. None of this is spontaneous.

[bitt]

[Reno89519]

I don’t know, I was in the Straight of Hormuz on the Coral Sea at the time.

[rdl6989]

The DNC convention should be great fun.

[gundog]

I remember a group of Iranian students at the community college I was in from ‘79-81.