Protest: Dissidents commit to nonviolence
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notified the police in advance.
Four were later arrested at the
Army recruitment center in west
Eugene as part of the same protest.
According to an Eugene Police De
partment press release, the two
demonstrations “concluded peace
fully” as “11 subjects were arrested
and cited for trespass as organizers
had planned.”
Karla Cohen was one of those ar
rested after she obstructed the back
door to the Military Science building
around 9 a.m. and was handcuffed
by the Department of Public Safety
shortly thereafter. She said the
group had participated in many
forms of protest over the years,
including letter-writing, candlelight
vigils and traditional protests, but,
“It was time to take a stronger stand
— this does make a statement to the
public about what we’re willing
to risk.”
Jack Stevens held a particularly
gruesome sign showing the burned
corpses of those who had been
sprayed with white phosphorus.
He said he decided to participate
because he strongly disagrees with
the tactics used by the military,
many of which he says are against
international law.
“I thought I’d find time in my busy
schedule to actually oppose the U.S.
government’s use of chemical
weapons,” he said.
Gesturing to his poster, Stevens
grimaced.
“As you can see from these pic
tures here, the clothes are intact,
but the only thing you can see on
this fellow’s head is his teeth,” he
said. “There’s a pretty good reason
why we don’t use chemical
weapons by law. ... I just want to
know when the United States is going
Zane Rrrr | Photographer
Protesters of the war in Iraq set pictures of war casualties around the ROTC building on
Agate Street and blockade doors. Those who refused to move from the doors were charged
with criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct.
to stop apologizing for atrocities
after the fact.”
Stevens said he did not volunteer
to be arrested because he’s a single
parent but said he would be willing
to in the future if the proper “support
systems” were in place.
Cohen stood in handcuffs for al
most two hours while waiting for the
EPD to pick her up and gave inter
views to the many members of the
press who were present.
“We are committed to nonvio
lence,” said Cohen, “and there’s in
credible violence that’s been going
on for years.”
In an interview after her arrest
and processing, Cohen said the po
lice were “very kind” in dealing
with her and her fellow protesters,
and added that she was through the
system by 11:30 a.m.
In a statement released by Mary
Stanik, a University spokeswoman,
she wrote that the University
“wholeheartedly welcomes the ex
ercise by its students, staff and fac
ulty of the right of free speech and
the right to demonstrate” so long as
it “does not interfere with the rights
of others.”
DPS Interim Director Tom Hicks
said DPS was on-hand to “assist the
Eugene Police Department in any
way we can.”
He said the protesters had the right
to express their opinions, but he said
DPS was willing to detain people
breaking the law.
“Especially with trespassers,
there’s always a warning. You’re
asked to leave and then if you refuse
to do so, at that point it’s trespassing.
... There’s an obvious intent, then, to
be arrested,” he said.
Contact the higher education reporter
at kbrown@dailyemerald.com
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