A professor arrested at Emory College this week shouted “I am a professor” as regulation enforcement tackled him to the bottom and handcuffed him.
Video of the incident involving Emory professor Caroline Fohlin went viral on-line as anti-Israel protests erupted on campus.
The footage exhibits him approaching a number of regulation enforcement officers who’re arresting one other protester.
Fohlin moved nearer to the law enforcement officials and leaned towards them when one other police officer approached, grabbed him by the arm and informed him to get on the bottom as a result of he was below arrest.
The lady appeared to withstand the police officer’s orders at which level he pinned her to the bottom, positioned his fingers behind her again and handcuffed her.
“I am a professor!” mentioned the lady. “I am a professor! I am a professor! I am an economics professor!”
Moments later, she was seen saying, “I reacted impulsively. I apologize. Please take away {the handcuffs}.”
The total video exhibits the chaotic arrest of Emory professor Carolyn Fohlin as she resists as officers attempt to arrest her whereas yelling “I am a professor. I am an economics professor.” pic.twitter.com/nzV8nFNi6q
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In a later video, the lady is seen saying, “I impulsively hit him on the top very flippantly to get his consideration and so they grabbed me, threw me to the bottom and arrested me.”
The Emory professor who appeared within the dramatic arrest video whereas yelling, “I am a professor” has admitted to storming a police workplace.
Economics professor Carolyn Fohlin admits that she “sniffed him very flippantly on the top to get his consideration.” pic.twitter.com/UJehrQeROS
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) April 27, 2024
He was charged with disorderly conduct of an officer and easy battery.
“Caroline Fohlin was not a protester at Emory on April 25,” mentioned her lawyer, Gregory Clement. “He emerged from his workplace, involved solely with the therapy of scholars within the quarters. He appears to be like ahead to vigorously defending the fees introduced towards him in court docket.”
