11 protesters arrested at University of Minnesota occupying Morrill Hall

Nearly a dozen protesters are being held in Hennepin County Jail on probable cause riot, trespassing and damage to property after occupying a hall at the University of Minnesota to stage a protest for Palestine.

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[jaxz]

They are causing chaos because they didn't study for their midterm exams

[johnnytoobad]

The the parents of these "students" the bill for the damages...

[johnbaligrodzki]

If any involved are U of M students they need to be expelled and held accountable for their criminal actions. They are free to peacefully protest. But not to ransack a building they do not own.

[ZefTillDeath]

Anyone else sick of protesters in general?

[string]

I approve of peaceful protests but not barricading and damage. This is wrong and sheds a bad light on all peaceful protests. I do not approve even if it was a good cause.

[WeWe-ki]

Let me be clear... I can imagine what can be and be unburdened by what has been.

You know?

[FredWilliamson-ktxe]

This is advanced toddler activities equal to holding your breath and turning red to get your way

[AllieThePrettyGator]

In my educational years. Mentioning about Palestinine is banned from my elementary and high school.

[bigmclargehuge]

They will make this kind of fuss over some random dead foreigner they have no relation to in a country they will literally never go to (They just act like they would) but when people die everyday in their own neighborhoods in Minneapolis they wont protest or do anything to bring awareness their own neighboorhoods violence.

[isabel]

Fox 9 should just locate itself in Hennepin county everyday yall got something going on keep it in Hennepin tho.

[nt]

Why won’t you guys protest somewhere else like Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Broadway, Lake street, university ave West, west St. Paul

[Vinnnne]

Gets too bad yer gonna have to call in the Rittenhouse

[Dc-fu]

Why do these students care so much that they have to destroy school property!

[whansandceros]

I agree with their cause but this isn't going to help. Who cleans this up when your tantrum is over? The board members or the laborers that work at the U? Withdraw from school and put your time and money in better modes of direct action.

[Balzzack]

Enough with protest at college, Students Parents don’t pay for their Kids to go there to hear protesters. Go
To the State Capitol and do it .

[tessangelabeck]

How might this interfere with patients who are scheduled for important surgery in the Fairview hospital system?

[freshs]

Aggressive, hostile, violent, irritated, aggravated, belligerent, combative, etc. these are the words associated with protest. Don’t pretend protests are for your cause, when in reality it’s just you crying out for help.

[LynnDeatherage-qk]

Peaceful protestors mooral hall and they have been arrested for the protestors are.

[qouavang]

Go protest there stop protesting in america. So dumb