Update early morning May 2 2024 EST-- It should not be necessary to explain every detail why when the police or law enforcement authority ask you to do something, ordinarily, there is wisdom in obeying what they told you. For example, police tell you or a group to disperse from an area or gathering, leave an area, turn your car off or pull over. There could be other reasons besides a perceived moment of being bossed around, for instance, the police have knowledge of other dangers present and are trying to prevent a danger from materializing that may not seem apparent to you. A car might be on fire and the driver was not aware of it.
There is some understanding that the situation pertinent Gaza Palestine is a heightened, intensified, emergency situation right through here. However, when hundreds of police ask that you not do something, that is a little different than someone impersonating police in the dark of night trying to rob you of money.

Protesters persisted to stay on campuses despite the warnings, orders, and advice. 
At UCLA in the past 24 hours thereabout (April 30 - May1), materialized was the protesting students/ encampments have become a target of an attack.

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If you are a student and been protesting or considering protesting over issues about Palestine/Israel, it is best that when police or law enforcement authority with arrestable powers asks you to leave, such as from a rallying point, to leave. And leave no room for risk of being arrested.
Here's why:
Because down the road, if your arrest interferes with your ability to finish school, or get a job in the area of your want, your long term ability and magnitude of impact could be lessened. Basically, your voice at issues is not as loud. So if you really want to help and see progress made, protect yourself, as protecting yourself could be a part of attaining your goal.

There could be other issues or needs your country has later, and you might not be able to fill the shoes due to being arrested while somewhere between age 18 and 25 for instance.
The 'sacrifice' of arrest, jail, prison, over your career future, may seem noble, and may be, to a level; sometimes there are higher levels of understanding, which is to be capacitated and not incapacitated, which may mean omitting incarceration.

Tensions in the area known now as Palestine/Falestine/Israel have been going on for thousands of years, and there is a likelihood that there will be issues in the future.

Even if a total change occurs in the political climate in the region tomorrow, there could still be a multitude of issues involved in determining what materializes next in terms of areas such as, what governing structures to set there, who would be what, qualifications, histories, guarantees of each individual. So what next, more protesting over each decision or disagreement? 

If protesting coincides with disagreement over issues, protesting might go on for hundreds of more years. Your qualifications to serve your country should be kept at its best. Don't let yourself get arrested.

Current events:
College and university campuses around the United States have been the sites of protesting in recent weeks over the issued in the Middle East. Some are reminiscent of protesting over the Vietnam War back in the previous, or previous to that, generations era, such 1960s, early 70s. 
The number of arrests over the past few days have been up around a hundred at a time. That corresponds to hundred persons that may need to explain in the future, such as on their federal job application, or military entrance questionnaire, the circumstances of arrest, there standing the possibility of diminished job offers, which can correspond to the bigger picture of overall diminishing capabilities as a whole.