JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Community Action Committee , UNF Students for a Democratic Society Jacksonville, Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network, community members, and other student organizations of the University of North Florida are currently rallying on the steps of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.." However, since the release was shared, all of the 17 protestors have been released; 14 were released on their own recognizance and three paid bond to be released.
Just before nightfall Thursday, a large group of officers approached the group, as they were told to take down umbrellas they had erected.They complied and at that time, then police left. Protestors were told they needed to disperse by 10 p.m. While most of them left or moved away from the Green, between 10 and 15 stayed after the curfew.
Dozens of officers then returned to the area and began lifting students off the ground, cuffing them with zip ties and told them to sit on the ground; it was just after 10:35 p.m."The University of North Florida respects the right for all to protest, demonstrate, assemble and express differing viewpoints. As we exercise our First Amendment rights, we also have the responsibility to follow applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Consistent with the University’s enforcement of reasonable time, place and manner restrictions, demonstrators at UNF this evening were told by University Police that they needed to leave campus by 10 p.m. as they have done the previous two nights. After multiple warnings, those who refused to leave were trespassed from campus and arrested.he does not know how many officers responded to the scene. He says JSO responded to assist UNF PD and redirected other questions to them.
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