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| Arrests at UC Berkeley as protesters oppose Ben Shapiro speech | Arrests at UC Berkeley as protesters oppose Ben Shapiro speech |
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| 3 protesters have already been arrested at the University of California, Berkeley for spitting on officers and carrying signs deemed too large. Police are looking to avoid violence by setting up checkpoints and metal detectors across campus. | 3 protesters have already been arrested at the University of California, Berkeley for spitting on officers and carrying signs deemed too large. Police are looking to avoid violence by setting up checkpoints and metal detectors across campus. |
| READ MORE: ‘Godzilla coming to town’: Berkeley braces for violence ahead of conservative’s speech | READ MORE: ‘Godzilla coming to town’: Berkeley braces for violence ahead of conservative’s speech |
| Before Shapiro arrived, the Berkeley Police Department confirmed a total of three protesters were arrested for carrying a banned weapon in a restricted zone set up by police. | Before Shapiro arrived, the Berkeley Police Department confirmed a total of three protesters were arrested for carrying a banned weapon in a restricted zone set up by police. |
| Police confirmed Hannah Benjamin, 20, was arrested for Battery on a police officer and carrying a banned weapon. | Police confirmed Hannah Benjamin, 20, was arrested for Battery on a police officer and carrying a banned weapon. |
| She was allegedly arrested for spitting on a police officer, according to KTVU. | She was allegedly arrested for spitting on a police officer, according to KTVU. |
| Police also confirmed Sarah Roark, 44, was arrested for carrying a banned weapon in the restricted zone. | Police also confirmed Sarah Roark, 44, was arrested for carrying a banned weapon in the restricted zone. |
| She was arrested by several police officers who said her sign was too large. The Berkeley Police Department released a list of prohibited items Thursday, which included any signs over 30 inches. | She was arrested by several police officers who said her sign was too large. The Berkeley Police Department released a list of prohibited items Thursday, which included any signs over 30 inches. |
| As police escorted her to a vehicle, several protesters began chanting “let her go!” | As police escorted her to a vehicle, several protesters began chanting “let her go!” |
| While police arrested the woman for her sign, a protester was heard yelling on a makeshift amplifier. The police told protesters that amplified sound is not allowed, but the protesters continued. | While police arrested the woman for her sign, a protester was heard yelling on a makeshift amplifier. The police told protesters that amplified sound is not allowed, but the protesters continued. |
| “They are citing some bull**** code about these signs. This is nonsense, ya'll,” Antifa Watch tweeted. | “They are citing some bull**** code about these signs. This is nonsense, ya'll,” Antifa Watch tweeted. |
| Police have also prohibited backpacks, water bottles, frozen fruits, selfie sticks, batteries, tripods, laser pointers, liquid and even balloons. | Police have also prohibited backpacks, water bottles, frozen fruits, selfie sticks, batteries, tripods, laser pointers, liquid and even balloons. |
| Hundreds of police officers in riot gear were on campus as protesters arrived. | Hundreds of police officers in riot gear were on campus as protesters arrived. |
| There were even armored vehicles and a bomb squad unit was also spotted before the event. | There were even armored vehicles and a bomb squad unit was also spotted before the event. |
| Shapiro came on stage to thunderous applause from the audience. | |
| He began by thanking the police for protecting the event and thanking his audience for “braving the idiots outside.” He also thanked the protesters for erecting a sign that read “we don’t support your white supremacist bull***” | |
| “I also say no to your white supremacist bullshit and if you stick around long enough in this speech, you will hear me do exactly that,” Shapiro said “the problem is, I also say no to your identity politics bull****.” |