Milo’s Speech; Shut Down By Violent Protests
Violence erupted on campus at UC Berkeley Wednesday night, just before conservative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos took to the stage. The University was forced to cancel the event, citing “150 masked agitators” attacking police, setting fires, and destroying property:
Black-clad protesters wearing masks threw commercial-grade fireworks and rocks at police. Some even hurled Molotov cocktails that ignited fires. They also smashed windows of the student union center on the Berkeley campus where the Yiannopoulos event was to be held.
At least six people were injured. Some were attacked by the agitators — who are a part of an anarchist group known as the “Black Bloc” that has been causing problems in Oakland for years, said Dan Mogulof, UC Berkeley spokesman.
The violent protesters destroyed metal barriers, set fires on the campus, and waged war on the construction site of a new dorm. One woman wearing a red Trump hat was even sprayed with mace while being interviewed.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the violence and unlawful behavior that was on display and deeply regret that those tactics will now overshadow the efforts to engage in legitimate and lawful protest against the performer’s presence and perspectives,” UC Berkeley said in a statement.
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In The Aftermath, Donald Trump Threatens To Pull Federal Funding From UC Berkeley:
If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view – NO FEDERAL FUNDS?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2017
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