A preliminary Amnesty International USA analysis reveals that at least 20 universities employed excessive police force against pro-Palestinian protesters, emphasizing the need for restraint.
The letter from civil rights organizations urges university leaders to respect students' rights, warning that excessive police force can suppress protests and heighten safety risks.
Universities must balance physical safety and free expression, resorting to police force only as a last resort to prevent suppressing protests and increasing risks.
Campus protests should be met with viewpoint-neutral actions, avoiding police deployment to merely disperse undesirable protesters, as it can exacerbate tensions instead of resolving them.
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