UCLA Gaza Protest Group Says LAPD, CHP 'Brutalized Students' in 'Orchestrated Effort' During Encampment Eviction

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According to a group representing Gaza war protesters at UCLA, the arrests of more than 200 people early Thursday during the eviction of the school's pro-Palestine student encampment was an "orchestrated effort" by LAPD and CHP officers to inflict harm, and not a response to any real safety concerns. In a statement obtained by TheWrap, the UCLA Palestine Solidarity Encampment organization accused Los Angeles Police Department and California Highway Patrol of committing multiple acts of brutality over a span of 12 hours. They "shot students with rubber bullets and threw flashbang . . .

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