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@doctorwhom@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

I live in #BucksCounty, in the winter I can see #NJ from my house. My support is behind the #Quakertown students. This could of happened to my child when they walked out a bit ago.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/bucks-da-quakertown-students-ice-protest-police-20260221.html

Inquirer.com

Bucks County DA investigating after Quakertown police arrested high school students protesting ICE

A Quakertown High School students' ICE protest escalated into a confrontation with adults that left at least one teenager bloodied and in handcuffs.

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · yesterday

‪From Max Kennerly:

"Part of the context here is that Bucks County recently elected an anti-ICE sheriff to replace their pro-ICE sheriff. The actions of Quakertown police (which is separate) are best understood as a gang that sees its power to intimidate slipping and so has initiated a violent suppression campaign."
https://bsky.app/profile/maxkennerly.bsky.social/post/3mffbmcfros2n

#ICE #Police #Fascism #Violence #Protest #Quakertown #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #SocialMedia #Resist #Resistance

Screen shot of a social media post (Bluesky) from ‪Max Kennerly‬
‪@maxkennerly.bsky.social‬ with text and quoted post with news link.

Text:
Part of the context here is that Bucks County recently elected an anti-ICE sheriff to replace their pro-ICE sheriff. The actions of Quakertown police (which is separate) are best understood as a gang that sees its power to intimidate slipping and so has initiated a violent suppression campaign.
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Quoted post:
Alex Ip 葉清霖‬ ‪@alexip718.com‬
· 20h
INBOX: the police chief of Quakertown, Pa., led a group of plainclothes officers to disrupt a peaceful high school student sidewalk protest yesterday.

They threw an underage girl to the ground, choked her, and disconnected all calls to the detention center where she and others are currently held.

News link:
Quakertown parents, groups demand release of students in police clash

Civil rights groups and parents gathered in front of the Quakertown Police Department Saturday demanding answers for the violent confrontation Friday.
www.phillyburbs.com — Screen shot of a social media post (Bluesky) from ‪Max Kennerly‬ ‪@maxkennerly.bsky.social‬ with text and quoted post with news link. Text: Part of the context here is that Bucks County recently elected an anti-ICE sheriff to replace their pro-ICE sheriff. The actions of Quakertown police (which is separate) are best understood as a gang that sees its power to intimidate slipping and so has initiated a violent suppression campaign. ‪ Quoted post: Alex Ip 葉清霖‬ ‪@alexip718.com‬ · 20h INBOX: the police chief of Quakertown, Pa., led a group of plainclothes officers to disrupt a peaceful high school student sidewalk protest yesterday. They threw an underage girl to the ground, choked her, and disconnected all calls to the detention center where she and others are currently held. News link: Quakertown parents, groups demand release of students in police clash Civil rights groups and parents gathered in front of the Quakertown Police Department Saturday demanding answers for the violent confrontation Friday. www.phillyburbs.com

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 23 hours ago

There is a GoFundMe to help with the students' legal fees:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-quakertown-students-legal-defense

#Quakertown #Pennsylvania #USA #Students #Protest #ICE #Police #Donate

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · yesterday

"the students who were arrested Friday remain in police custody and were held overnight. By late Saturday morning, calls to the Bucks County Youth Center [Phone #: 1-215-340-8300 ], where the teens are being held, were being disconnected when parents and others called, according to Upper Bucks United, a civil rights group."
https://archive.is/ohnd1#selection-479.0-483.47

#ICE #Police #Protest #Children #FreeSpeech #News #Quakertown #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #America

Text and photo with caption from article:
Text: A handful of students were arrested on Front Street after police said the protest became disruptive and dangerous. However, a video from the protest shows the peaceful walk, escalated to violence once police intervened, civil rights leaders and parents said Saturday at a morning press conference.

"Parents and community members are outraged by reports that officers used physical force against minors and escalated what began as a student demonstration into arrests and criminal charges," read a statement ahead of the press conference. "It is especially disturbing that the police chief was directly involved in the physical confrontation with a student."

The parents of two kids and another speaker said the students who were arrested Friday remain in police custody and were held overnight. By late Saturday morning, calls to the Bucks County Youth Center, where the teens are being held, were being disconnected when parents and others called, according to Upper Bucks United, a civil rights group.

Photo: A group of adults, one holding a protest sign, stand in front of the Quakertown Police Department. One woman is talking into a microphone.

Caption: Heidi Roux of Immigrant Rights Action addresses media about the clash between Quakertown police and protesters on February 21, 2026. Jess Rohan — Text and photo with caption from article: Text: A handful of students were arrested on Front Street after police said the protest became disruptive and dangerous. However, a video from the protest shows the peaceful walk, escalated to violence once police intervened, civil rights leaders and parents said Saturday at a morning press conference. "Parents and community members are outraged by reports that officers used physical force against minors and escalated what began as a student demonstration into arrests and criminal charges," read a statement ahead of the press conference. "It is especially disturbing that the police chief was directly involved in the physical confrontation with a student." The parents of two kids and another speaker said the students who were arrested Friday remain in police custody and were held overnight. By late Saturday morning, calls to the Bucks County Youth Center, where the teens are being held, were being disconnected when parents and others called, according to Upper Bucks United, a civil rights group. Photo: A group of adults, one holding a protest sign, stand in front of the Quakertown Police Department. One woman is talking into a microphone. Caption: Heidi Roux of Immigrant Rights Action addresses media about the clash between Quakertown police and protesters on February 21, 2026. Jess Rohan

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · yesterday

‪From Max Kennerly:

#ICE #Police #Fascism #Violence #Protest #Quakertown #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #SocialMedia #Resist #Resistance

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · yesterday

"Parents and community members are outraged by reports that officers used physical force against minors and escalated what began as a student demonstration into arrests and criminal charges," read a statement ahead of the press conference. "It is especially disturbing that the police chief was directly involved in the physical confrontation with a student."
https://archive.is/ohnd1#selection-479.0-483.47

#ICE #Protest #Police #ACAB #News #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #America #FreeSpeech #Resist #Resistance

Headline:

NEWS
Quakertown parents, groups demand release of students in police clash

by Jess Rohan, Danielle Camilli, and Jo Ciavaglia
Bucks County Courier Times
Updated Feb. 21, 2026, 6:01 p.m. ET — Headline: NEWS Quakertown parents, groups demand release of students in police clash by Jess Rohan, Danielle Camilli, and Jo Ciavaglia Bucks County Courier Times Updated Feb. 21, 2026, 6:01 p.m. ET

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · yesterday

#ICE #Police #Protest #Children #FreeSpeech #News #Quakertown #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #America

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · yesterday

"“He’s on a child,” someone can be heard saying in the video. “Why is no one stopping him?”

#Video show the man in the brown jacket [the #police chief] speaking with police officers & then driving away... Videos also show bloodied signs scattered on the ground...

“These men were twice the size of these #children,” she said. “It seems like the police made absolutely no effort to de-escalate the situation.”"
https://whyy.org/articles/bucks-county-district-attorney-investigation-quakertown-police-student-ice-protest/

#Students #Protest #ICE #ACAB #News #Pennsylvania #US #USA

Text from article:
“He’s on a child,” someone can be heard saying in the video. “Why is no one stopping him?”

Videos show the man in the brown jacket speaking with police officers and then driving away from the scene in an unmarked white vehicle with flashing lights. Videos also show bloodied signs scattered on the ground.

The witness told WHYY News that what she saw was “extremely jarring.”

“These men were twice the size of these children,” she said. “It seems like the police made absolutely no effort to de-escalate the situation.”

Outside the police station Saturday morning, speakers said students who were arrested Friday were still in police custody at that time.

A woman who identified herself as Allison at the press conference, but withheld her last name, said her stepdaughter “was wrongfully accused,” and was then assaulted, thrown to the ground and put in a chokehold.

“We just want her home safe,” she said. “We want respect for our daughter and for the other students … who were there.”

WHYY News is working to confirm whether Allison’s stepdaughter is still detained. — Text from article: “He’s on a child,” someone can be heard saying in the video. “Why is no one stopping him?” Videos show the man in the brown jacket speaking with police officers and then driving away from the scene in an unmarked white vehicle with flashing lights. Videos also show bloodied signs scattered on the ground. The witness told WHYY News that what she saw was “extremely jarring.” “These men were twice the size of these children,” she said. “It seems like the police made absolutely no effort to de-escalate the situation.” Outside the police station Saturday morning, speakers said students who were arrested Friday were still in police custody at that time. A woman who identified herself as Allison at the press conference, but withheld her last name, said her stepdaughter “was wrongfully accused,” and was then assaulted, thrown to the ground and put in a chokehold. “We just want her home safe,” she said. “We want respect for our daughter and for the other students … who were there.” WHYY News is working to confirm whether Allison’s stepdaughter is still detained.

WHYY

Bucks DA investigating Quakertown police after violent confrontation with students protesting ICE

Videos show officers confronting student protesters in the Pennsylvania town, which the Bucks NAACP said “raised serious questions.”

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · yesterday

"A Quakertown High School student who filmed a violent clash between police and a group of teenagers on Feb. 20 alleges that officers assaulted the students without justification.

This news organization has identified a plainclothes officer in the videos as Quakertown Borough Police Chief Scott McElree through photos, videos and eyewitness identifications."
https://archive.is/og9jr

#ICE #Protest #Quakertown #Students #Police #ACAB #News #Pennsylvania #USA #US #America #FreeSpeech

Headline:
LOCAL
Quakertown student recounts violent clash between police chief, students

by Jess Rohan
Bucks County Courier Times
Feb. 20, 2026, 9:41 p.m. ET — Headline: LOCAL Quakertown student recounts violent clash between police chief, students by Jess Rohan Bucks County Courier Times Feb. 20, 2026, 9:41 p.m. ET

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · yesterday

The student protest in Quakertown, #Pennsylvania was peaceful until the #police showed up -- Including the police chief in plain clothes -- and started grabbing students and tackling them to the ground. The chief put a young girl in a choke hold.

#video:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:clrz2dor4orqkvvqr3qwrary/post/3mffhwg4ztk2w

Weasel-worded local news article that performed stenography for the police (though the photographs and video are useful):
https://centralbucksnews.com/news/2026/feb/20/lockdown-at-quakertown-schools-friday-afternoon-after-canceled-walkout-leads-to-confrontation/

#ACAB #ICE #Protest #FirstAmendment #News #USA #US #UnitedStates

A grown man -- the local police chief -- holds a teenage girl in a choke hold on the ground. Nearby are dropped protest signs and other student protestors, one of which is trying to pull the police chief off of the girl he's choking.

https://bsky.app

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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · yesterday

"The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced Saturday that it is conducting an investigation into the police response to a walkout by Quakertown High School students who were protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions."
https://whyy.org/articles/bucks-county-district-attorney-investigation-quakertown-police-student-ice-protest/

#ICE #Protest #Police #ACAB #Children #Students #News #Quakertown #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #America #FirstAmendment #Resist #Resistance #FreeSpeech

Headline and photo with caption.

Headline:
Bucks DA investigating Quakertown police after violent confrontation with students protesting ICE

Videos show officers confronting student protesters in the Pennsylvania town, which the Bucks NAACP said “raised serious questions.”

By Emily Neil, February 21, 2026

Photo: A police thug kneels on the back of a student protestor while gesturing threateningly at other student protestors.

Quakertown police officers are seen Friday morning in this image taken from video arresting someone outside Sunday’s Deli & Restaurant, where students had gathered to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Used with permission) — Headline and photo with caption. Headline: Bucks DA investigating Quakertown police after violent confrontation with students protesting ICE Videos show officers confronting student protesters in the Pennsylvania town, which the Bucks NAACP said “raised serious questions.” By Emily Neil, February 21, 2026 Photo: A police thug kneels on the back of a student protestor while gesturing threateningly at other student protestors. Quakertown police officers are seen Friday morning in this image taken from video arresting someone outside Sunday’s Deli & Restaurant, where students had gathered to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Used with permission)

WHYY

Bucks DA investigating Quakertown police after violent confrontation with students protesting ICE

Videos show officers confronting student protesters in the Pennsylvania town, which the Bucks NAACP said “raised serious questions.”

Sven

@doctorwhom@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

I live in #BucksCounty, in the winter I can see #NJ from my house. My support is behind the #Quakertown students. This could of happened to my child when they walked out a bit ago.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/bucks-da-quakertown-students-ice-protest-police-20260221.html

Inquirer.com

Bucks County DA investigating after Quakertown police arrested high school students protesting ICE

A Quakertown High School students' ICE protest escalated into a confrontation with adults that left at least one teenager bloodied and in handcuffs.