The UCLA campus was left in shambles after police cleared out protesters who had erected a pro-Palestinian encampment and refused to leave.
Over 130 people were arrested according to the California Highway Patrol after officers in riot gear tore into the plywood, tents and other materials used to build up the encampment. Pro-Palestine agitators were evidently planning to stay a while as many brought supplies to sustain themselves during the protest.
But the leftists crying solidarity with Palestine in the Israel war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza seemed to have no regard for any other progressive agenda as the aftermath of their actions showed in stunning images.
The shocking video and photos of trash, tents, food, and other items left by the “fraud environmentalists” set off a wave of criticism on social media.
The fraud environmentalist️
— Steve Johnson (@SJohn_1974) May 2, 2024
Gonna be $$ to clean up Royce Hall now. @UCLA @UCPDLA pic.twitter.com/DMIFDv98k0
— Dan Goldwasser (@dgoldwas) May 2, 2024
Historic Royce Hall at UCLA reduced to garbage and graffiti tags.
Some poor guy in Lawns and Grounds is going to have to clean up this mess left by privileged far left agitators.
pic.twitter.com/9KwqjLjLiT— Based Opinions (@Based_Opinion_) May 2, 2024
Many called out the hypocrisy of the Gen Z leftists.
We need a national conversation on what exactly it means to be an environmentalist
— Clyde Torkle (@ChickenPit7) May 2, 2024
But straws need to be banned…to save the planet
— Michelle Snyder (@mrjrsnyder1) May 2, 2024
These are the same kids who will riot at City Hall to ban plastic straws.
— Larry Behrens (@larrybehrens) May 2, 2024
This is how UCLA campus looks like after the “Liberated Zone” encampment was cleared by the police.
Don’t these progressive anti-Israel students also claim that they they are part of the ecological movement?
Who’s going to come and clean up this mess? pic.twitter.com/0sNmj8gRoi
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 2, 2024
The people who claim to care about the earth are the ones who trash it.
— 7 (@7RiversFlow) May 2, 2024
Others suggested creative ways to make restitution.
California taxpayers will be forced to pick up the tab to clean up the mass destruction left behind by Pro-Hamas rioters at UCLA.
INSANE…pic.twitter.com/BdETM9LFLc
— Proud Elephant (@ProudElephantUS) May 2, 2024
First order of business – sentence them all to 10 hours of community service… pick up all the garbage they left.
— Charles R. Smith (@softwarnet) May 2, 2024
Start by making everyone arrested clean this shit up pic.twitter.com/ByKCvq31ex
— Dan Goldwasser (@dgoldwas) May 2, 2024
Who thinks part of the punishment at #UCLAProtest is to bring them all back with orange suits and trash bags to clean the place up #UCLA pic.twitter.com/NR22hSF5ys
— Politisite (@Politisite) May 2, 2024
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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