An Emory University professor shouted “I’m a professor” after police forcibly threw her to the ground during her arrest at a Gaza solidarity protest on campus.
Economics professor Caroline Fohlin was knocked to the cement by a police officer after she tried to intervene during the arrest of another protester.
The academic, 57, was among professors arrested at a pro-Palestinian camp at a Georgia university on Thursday, which was dispersed by police using tear gas and rubber bullets.
Meanwhile, at George Washington University, a protester sparked outrage after being photographed carrying a sign calling for “the final solution,” shorthand for Hitler’s plan to exterminate the Jews.
Shocking video shows Fohlin being grabbed by the arms by an officer who repeatedly yells at her to get on the ground.
Emory University professor Caroline Fohlin shouted “I’m a professor” after police forcibly threw her to the ground during her arrest at a Gaza solidarity protest on campus.
Economics professor Caroline Fohlin was knocked to the concrete by a police officer after she tried to intervene during the arrest of another protester.
The teacher 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 being photographed holding a sign calling for “the final solution.”
She yells “stop it” and runs out of the policeman’s reach before backing away with her hands up.
When she steps back, the police officer lunges at her again, grabbing both wrists and ordering her to the ground.
Fohlin refuses before screaming, “Oh my God,” as the officer pushes her from behind and forces her to the ground.
As she falls, her glasses fly off her face and the police officer begins to press her to the ground.
She calls for backup and another officer runs over and also begins to force her down.
‘I just hit my head on the cement!’ Fohlin screams before officers throw her to the grass.
As they begin to handcuff her, Fohlin exclaims, ‘I’m a teacher!’
A gathered crowd then begins to insult the police officers, 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.
His arrest came as police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters at the University of Georgia. Fohlin had been trying to intervene in the arrest photographed before his own.
Videos showed Atlanta police officers and Georgia State Police fighting and clashing with protesters, including a student being tasered by an officer as he lay on the grass.
Thursday’s scenes echoed similar ones at universities across the country, as pro-Palestinian students demand that their institutions divest from companies with ties to Israel.
An officer also saw a protester being attacked with a Taser. It is unclear what led to this moment.
His arrest along with that of Noëlle McAfee, chair of the philosophy department, are among several staff at the school, which was rocked by pro-Palestine demonstrations earlier this week.
Videos showed Atlanta police officers and Georgia State Police fighting and clashing with protesters, including a student Tasered by an officer as he lay on 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 left more than 34,000 Palestinians dead.
Camps have sprung up at universities across the country as pro-Palestinian students demand that their institutions divest from companies with ties to Israel.
At GWU, a pro-Palestine protester drew condemnation for his offensive banner, which displayed an Israeli and a Palestinian flag with the words “Final Solution.”
Images of the protester emerged as hundreds occupied the university campus.
On Friday, the school said the remaining protesters and anyone who tries to join in will be considered trespassers.
In New York, the settlement at Columbia University that sparked subsequent demonstrations entered its second week despite clashes with police in which more than 100 activists were arrested.
The school was forced to cancel all in-person classes until the end of the semester next week amid the unrest.
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 sought to calm tensions on campus.