Pro-Palestine Protester on Violating Encampment Rule of Princeton: ‘What’s Important to Remember Is We Were Protesting Peacefully’

BURNETT among others our ░░░░░░░░ explicitly prohibit such conduct ░░░░░░░░ re trying to say ░░░░░░░░ can protest but you ░░░░░░░░ t camp out you ░░░░░░░░ t block buildings you ░░░░░░░░ t you can t ░░░░░░░░ the encampment the way ░░░░░░░░ were doing So why ░░░░░░░░ it so important for ░░░░░░░░ to defy those rules ░░░░░░░░ opposed to protesting in ░░░░░░░░ way that they would ░░░░░░░░ said okay you have ░░░░░░░░ point of view you ░░░░░░░░ you can make that ░░░░░░░░ you just can t ░░░░░░░░ out SIVALINGAM I think ░░░░░░░░ s important to remember ░░░░░░░░ this context is that ░░░░░░░░ were protesting peacefully We ░░░░░░░░ not causing harm harm ░░░░░░░░ anyone We were out ░░░░░░░░ setting up tents so ░░░░░░░░ we could bring light ░░░░░░░░ the university s investments ░░░░░░░░ a genocide There s ░░░░░░░░ massive violent campaign happening ░░░░░░░░ the Gazans just last ░░░░░░░░ there was a large ░░░░░░░░ grave that was discovered ░░░░░░░░ of a hospital where ░░░░░░░░ admitted BURNETT Al Shifa ░░░░░░░░ Outside of al Shifa ░░░░░░░░ people who were admitted ░░░░░░░░ killed and then thrown ░░░░░░░░ this mass grave and ░░░░░░░░ were out there protesting ░░░░░░░░ deep violence by peaceful ░░░░░░░░ And the university decided ░░░░░░░░ enact violence on me ░░░░░░░░ by arresting me and ░░░░░░░░ people take down their ░░░░░░░░ And I don t ░░░░░░░░ understand the double standard ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT So but just ░░░░░░░░ they say okay you ░░░░░░░░ have done this another ░░░░░░░░ SIVALINGAM Yeah BURNETT do ░░░░░░░░ feel that nobody would ░░░░░░░░ paying attention unless you ░░░░░░░░ it this way unless ░░░░░░░░ defy the rules SIVALINGAM ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ that we defy the ░░░░░░░░ That came out a ░░░░░░░░ a day before this ░░░░░░░░ There were encampments that ░░░░░░░░ happening across the country ░░░░░░░░ I think it was ░░░░░░░░ for us to show ░░░░░░░░ with the students of ░░░░░░░░ University who are being ░░░░░░░░ The students from University ░░░░░░░░ Texas Austin were clearly ░░░░░░░░ brutalized and having pepper ░░░░░░░░ against them And yeah ░░░░░░░░ s just important to ░░░░░░░░ s important to clarify ░░░░░░░░ our universities are doing ░░░░░░░░ because this is a ░░░░░░░░ issue this is an ░░░░░░░░ across the United States.”