Boston Police body-cam footage of protest near Emerson College, April 2024
Boston police officers arrested 108 protesters during an overnight sweep of a pro-Palestinian encampment on the Emerson College campus in Downtown Boston. Both students and police say they were injured during the aggressive clash. In police camera footage provided to GBH News by the Boston Police Department, an officer is shown reciting the city’s ordinance against encampments through his vehicle’s PA system, warning the crowd that “unlawful camping” is in violation of city laws. In response to a request from GBH News for all body camera footage within a four-hour span of the sweep, the Boston Police Department did not provide videos of the clearing or arrests. Read more about the protest and police response here: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-04-25/emerson-students-arrested-in-encampment-clearance-make-first-court-appearances GBH News is a premier source for in-depth local news and original story telling based in Boston, Massachusetts. Subscribe to the GBH YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/gbhnews?sub_confirmation=1 Follow GBH News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbhnews/ Like GBH News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gbhnews/ Follow GBH News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GBHNews We can’t do it without you. Support our award-winning community journalism by donating today: https://bit.ly/SupportGBHNews
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