Emory economics lecturer screams ‘I’m a professor’ as Georgia cops shove her face on concrete at anti-Israel camp – as abhorrent Nazi banner calling for FINAL SOLUTION is raised at GWU
An Emory University lecturer shouted “I’m a professor” after police violently knocked her to the ground during her arrest during a Gaza solidarity protest on campus.
Economics professor Caroline Fohlin was wrestled to the concrete by a police officer after she tried to intervene during the arrest of another protester.
The academic, 57, was among teachers arrested on Thursday at a pro-Palestine encampment at Georgia College, which was dispersed by police with tear gas and rubber bullets.
Meanwhile, a protester at George Washington University sparked outrage after he was photographed holding a sign referring to “the final solution,” shorthand for Hitler’s plan to exterminate the Jews.
Emory University lecturer Caroline Fohlin shouted ‘I am a professor’ after police violently knocked her to the ground during her arrest during a Gaza solidarity protest on campus
Economics teacher Caroline Fohlin was wrestled to the concrete by an officer after she tried to intervene during the arrest of another protester
The professor refused a police order to get on the ground before the officer forced her down
Fohlin was later booked into the DeKalb County Jail on charges of disorderly conduct and assault on a police officer
At George Washington University, a protester sparked outrage after he was photographed carrying a sign calling for ‘the final solution’
Shocking video shows Fohlin being grabbed by the arms by an officer who repeatedly barks at her to get on the ground.
She shouts ‘stop it’ and wriggles out of the officer’s grasp before walking backwards with her hands up.
As she steps back, the officer approaches her again, grabs both her wrists and orders her to lie on the ground.
Fohlin refuses before shouting, “Oh my God,” as the officer pushes her from behind, forcing her to the ground.
As she falls, her glasses fly off her face and the officer begins to pin her to the ground.
He calls for backup and another officer runs over and starts forcing her down as well.
“I just hit my head on the concrete!” Fohlin screams before the officers manhandle her onto the grass.
As they begin to handcuff her, Fohlin exclaims, “I’m a professor!”
A crowd that has gathered begins to insult the police, calling them “fascists,” “Hitler” and “mad dogs.”
Fohlin was later booked into the DeKalb County Jail on charges of disorderly conduct and assault on a police officer.
Her arrest came as an officer used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters at Georgia University. Fohlin had attempted to intervene in the arrest depicted prior to hers
Videos showed Atlanta police officers and Georgia State Troopers struggling with protesters, including a student who was tasered by an officer as he lay in the grass
The scenes on Thursday mirrored similar scenes at colleges across the country as pro-Palestinian students demand their institutions be divested from companies linked to Israel.
A protester was also seen being tasered by an officer. It’s unclear what led to this moment
Her arrest and that of Noëlle McAfee, chair of the philosophy department, were among several employees at the school, which was rocked by pro-Palestine demonstrations earlier this week.
Video footage showed Atlanta police officers and Georgia State Troopers struggling with protesters, including a student who was tasered by an officer as he lay in the grass.
The chaos was the latest explosive example of unrest on American college campuses amid demonstrations against Israel’s war against Hamas.
The brutal bombing campaign came in response to the October 7 attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and has so far resulted in the deaths of more than 34,000 Palestinians.
Encampments have sprung up at universities across the country as pro-Palestinian students demand that their institutions be divested from companies linked to Israel.
At GWU, a pro-Palestinian protester sparked condemnation for his offensive banner, which featured an Israeli and a Palestinian flag with the words “Final Solution.”
Images of the protester emerged as hundreds occupied the university campus.
Encampments have sprung up at universities across the country as pro-Palestinian students demand that their institutions be divested from companies linked to Israel. Pictured: A protester detained at Emory on April 26
On Friday, the school said the remaining protesters and anyone who tries to participate will be considered violators.
In New York, the Columbia University settlement that sparked the subsequent demonstrations entered its second week despite clashes with police that saw more than a hundred activists arrested.
Due to the unrest, the school has been forced to cancel all in-person classes until the end of the semester next week.
Dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates of Harvard Yard were closed to the public on Monday as some of America’s most prestigious universities tried to defuse tensions on campus.