We may have mentioned that the occupation of NYU's student center ended with a whimper, but after watching this 9:22 minute video of NYU security daring to enter the barricaded cafeteria occupied by student protesters last week, we're worried our faces are now permanently frozen in deep cringe. According to NYU Local, the footage was recorded not by an NYU student but by a strident young man from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA., who seems truly appalled that officials have violated their inner sanctum, "making everyone very upset," while also deliberately ignoring his orders: "You may not detain us, you are on camera!"
We're posting it without further comment, but be warned; what you are about to see may irrevocably shatter your romantic image of brave, student revolutionaries watering the tree of budget transparency with their blood. The most disillusioning moment, perhaps, comes at the 5:40 mark, when one female protester begins shrieking, "He touched me! He grabbed me by the shoulders! I was forcefully removed from the balcony!"
