A Students for Life event at Virginia Commonwealth University ended abruptly after alleged Antifa members began shouting and chanting, ultimately leading to arrests.
A pro-life event at Virginia Commonwealth University abruptly ended after protesters stormed in shouting expletives, leading to two arrests. , shouting at pro-lifers and ultimately resulting in two arrests and the event getting shut down.
Students for Life at VCU, an affiliate of the national pro-life organization, was set up to hold a meeting on Wednesday evening featuring discussion from the group’s president Kristan Hawkins and TPUSA contributor Isabel Brown. "At first, we were taken from the room by campus and city police, and it seemed like it was for our protection, but as it went on, we realized that we were being detained and the protesters were free to go," Hawkins told Fox News Digital of how the disruption played out. At least 12 pro-lifers were detained for more than two hours, according to Students for Life, with Hawkings adding,"Police did not walk us to our cars, and we had to walk through some of the protesters to leave.
"The student leader's mother called us to say that they were being harassed outside and for us to go another direction to get out," Hawkins continued.
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