14 indicted on charges related to pro-Palestine encampment at UT Dallas

[TexasTowelie]

Nearly one year after UTD students set up an encampment on campus to protest the war in Gaza, 14 were indicted on misdemeanor charges.

Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said in a Thursday news release that they were indicted on charges of obstructing a passageway, which is a class B misdemeanor.

On May 1, protestors built an encampment overnight at the University of Texas at Dallas using tents and a barrier made from tires, pallets and signs. State troopers and other law enforcement arrived to dismantle the area, and 21 people were arrested.

“Free speech is protected. Blocking access and refusing lawful commands is not,” Willis said in the release. “These charges reflect that a clear line exists between protest and unlawful disruption.”

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2025/04/24/14-indicted-on-charges-related-to-pro-palestine-encampment-at-ut-dallas/

[stopdiggin]

1. sounds reasonable to me

Nobody promised that civil disobedience would have no consequence attached.
Class B misdee doesn't sound particular draconian or out of proportion.

[Comrade Citizen]

2. Right on the county line

If they had protested a little further south, they would have been in Dallas County and wouldn't have had to deal with corrupt Collin county crazies.

Back in the old days UTD, founded by Geophysical Service, Inc. (Texas Instruments), educated Middle Eastern oil ministers. Eddie Chiles' Western Company, Dresser, Sun, and ARCO were deeply involved with the university.