‘They’re sending a message’: harsh police tactics questioned amid US campus protest crackdowns

More than 1,400 people have been arrested as police dismantle campus encampments - but are the tactics used too brutal?

More than 1,400 people have been arrested across the US during a week of intense police crackdowns on a sprawling campus movement of pro-Palestine student demonstrations.

As Joe Biden defended students' free speech rights but warned them that dissent must never lead to disorder", colleges across the country brought law enforcement to campus to arrest dozens or even hundreds of protesters and clear away their encampments.