Boston police forcibly remove pro-Palestinian tent encampment at Emerson College; more than 100 arrested
Boston police forcibly remove pro-Palestinian tent encampment at Emerson College; more than 100 arrested
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Boston police forcibly remove pro-Palestinian tent encampment at Emerson College; more than 100 arrested - The Boston Globe
Arresting for what? Does anyone know what the charges were?
Last year, the mayor deemed it illegal to set up tarps and tents on public property in Boston, specifically to leverage against the growing population of unhoused people. I’m guessing that was cited.
https://www.boston.gov/departments/mayors-office/unlawful-camping-ordinance
Ah, got it, thanks
It's a private college. I'm pretty sure they could just be charged with criminal trespassing if they were asked to leave and refused.
From the article:
They also were apparently reading some city anti camping ordinance to the protestors.
Why does the lawyer not know what the charges are? How were they arrested without being charged?
Right, I was wondering if any more clarified information had come out.
Another commenter let me know that Boston basically made suburban camping illegal last year in Boston.
I do, because I read the article.
Could you please cite in the article what the list of charges were? I see: "Viana said he didn’t know what charges the demonstrators faced but that some will likely be charged with disturbing the peace and others with trespassing". Viana, in this context, being the lawyer representing the students arrested from the National Lawyers Guild. Additionally, there was mention of some city ordinances being violated, but no specifics.