“It has become socially acceptable at UC Berkeley for conservatives to be physically beaten, chased and stalked” -Naweed Tahmas pic.twitter.com/nfLEQyg9JF— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) October 13, 2017
Yvette Felarca, middle school teacher, who is also the leader of an Antifa Communist group arrested today for battery and resisting arrest. pic.twitter.com/bTJISJk35S— Texas Bill Covfefe (@starcrosswolf) September 27, 2017
Oh no! Multiple arrested after fight inside Berkeley’s ’empathy tent’ | New York Post https://t.co/kSazD2rwi9— Christina Sommers (@CHSommers) September 27, 2017
The New York Post
written by Edmund DeMarche and AP staff writer
Wednesday September 27, 2017
So much for empathy. Members of opposing political groups clashed Tuesday inside a so-called “empathy tent” on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.
At least four people were arrested, police said.
The empathy tent was reportedly in place to offer protesters a calm place to unwind amid the choas around them. But the tent ultimately offered little respite — and nearly toppled during clashes between conservative students and leftist activists, the Los Angeles Times reported.
“It’s tough, but we do what we can to foster dialogue,” said Edwin Fulch, who reportedly used the tent for talks about the virtues of meditation and the Occupy Wall Street movement.
The protest was led by Joey Gibson, leader of a group called Patriot Prayer. Gibson had called for a rally after student organizers canceled a planned “Free Speech Week.”
Counterprotesters determined to shut the event down got into shouting matches and scuffles with Gibson and his supporters inside the tent and later in a city park.
Left-wing activist Yvonne Felarca was arrested for battery and resisting arrest, police said. Three men were arrested on charges including possession of body armor, carrying a banned weapon and participating in a riot.
Berkeley’s reputation as a liberal bastion has made it a flashpoint for the country’s political divisions since the election of President Donald Trump.
Four protests have turned violent on campus and in the surrounding streets in recent months, prompting authorities to tighten security as they struggle to balance free speech rights with preventing violence.
David Marquis, who identified himself as a senior at the school, said he was tired of the protests on campus. Marquis was outside the protest area and described the scene.
“If you look at them, it’s ridiculous,” Marquis told the Los Angeles Times. “You’ve got a guy with purple hair with a f—ing lightsaber talking about Hitler. It’s hard for me to take any of this seriously.”
UC Berkeley braces for another night of irony after several arrested for fighting in 'Empathy Tent' 😁 https://t.co/DUD8DK35E2— GlobalAwareness101 (@Mononoke__Hime) September 28, 2017
Here is Yvette Felarca who is a Middle School Teacher and also an Antifa leader who advocates using violence to shut down speech she and her group do not agree with. She and her group in the video are the same people who were arrested in their 'empathy tent'. lol You have to watch Tucker Carlson interview her in this video. It's incomprehensible that this insane woman is a teacher.
Another day, another violent #Antifa group calling for the death of police officers and capitalists.https://t.co/CvaBpe3gl8— Far Left Watch (@FarLeftWatchOrg) October 13, 2017
It’s sad to see them praising communism when I literally came to the US to escape communism. pic.twitter.com/Cm6LyAWwB1— Kathy Zhu (@PoliticalKathy) October 11, 2017
Maybe they should read more history books.— TodayTrader (@TodayTrader) October 11, 2017
Or talk to someone who has fled communism with just the shirts on their back.— rbanta (@rbanta) October 11, 2017
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