‘Stay down!' Dramatic bodycam video shows saw-wielding NYPD breach Hamilton Hall

The NYPD did not release bodycam footage of the Emergency Services Unit's breach through a second-floor window; this shows them gaining access through the front doorPolice have swept through campuses across the U.S. over the last two weeks in response to protests calling on universities to

Dramatic bodycam video released by the NYPD Thursday shows heavily geared officers' breach of the formerly occupied Hamilton Hall atofficers approaching the steps of the hall, their shadows growing larger on the pavement as a group of protesters, their arms linked behind a Palestinian flag, sing,"We shall not be moved."

Finally, the last barricade clatters to the ground and the officers gain entry. They encounter sign-wielding protesters in head scarves. There's some shoving, but more whistle-blowing, as officers order the protesters to"stay down." A line of protesters are seen cross-legged against the wall, hands either over their heads or linked to the person next to them.

"I was playing the drum on the sidewalk and police started fast approaching," said Fernando Bobis, an arrested protester."I was jumped on by two officers. My hands were forced behind me and zip-tied viciously tight." Shafik has faced mounting calls to resign over her handling of the protests. The Columbia chapter of the American Association of University Professors called for a vote of no confidence in the administration Thursday.At the same time they breached Hamilton Hall, officers were involved with the dismantling of a protest at City College in Manhattan. Nearly 200 people were arrested there.

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