Four Arrested at Berkeley as University Prepares for Massive Riots


UC Berkeley is beginning to riot, despite having nothing to riot against. Ann Coulter was supposed to speak, but cancelled due to security concerns. But the protests are still happening — because that’s all the Berkley student body knows how to do.

Four people were arrested Thursday as protesters gathered on both the University of California, Berkeley campus and a nearby city park for a series of politically-charged rallies.

At 2:00 p.m. at Civic Center Park, a group of speakers began a rally in support of President Trump and conservative firebrand Ann Coulter, who had her scheduled UC Berkeley speech canceled over fears of violence.

Rally underway now at #BerkeleyProtest, where pro-Coulter crowd is hearing from @bakedalaska & @BasedStickMan_, among others pic.twitter.com/tOmYgPM2zD

— Doug Sovern (@SovernNation) April 27, 2017

Soon, anti-Trump protesters took over the campus and appeared ready to incite a riot, according to The Daily Cal.

Demonstrators gathered on Sproul Plaza chanted phrases such as, “Say it loud, say it clear — refugees are welcome here!” UCPD set up barriers and congregated on Sproul Plaza, partnering with several neighboring law-enforcement agencies to prevent potential violence at the protests.

Approximately 30 Berkeley Police Department officers are stationed at Civic Center Park.

As of 1 p.m., UCPD had made two protest-related arrests. One individual was arrested on suspicion of carrying a knife on campus, while the other was arrested and charged with wearing a mask and providing false identification to a police officer. BPD made two arrests in relation to the protests, according to BPD spokesperson Officer Byron White. White declined to comment on the reason for the arrests

Given Cal’s reputation for suppression of speech, is anyone surprised? Despite near-universal condemnation from the high-profile left, they continue to shut down, threaten, and revolt against any conservative speaker who dares set foot on campus.

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Source: CBS, Daily Cal



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