There were 46 people charged in connection with the takeover of a campus building at Columbia University in April. The Manhattan DA has just dropped the charges against 31 people, citing lack of evidence.
This mob not only took over a building, they trashed it and allegedly held custodians hostage. The same DA office that is so determined to go after Trump because supposedly ‘no one is above the law’ is letting these terrorists off the hook.
NBC News reports:
Manhattan DA drops charges against most of the Columbia University protestersNearly all of the people who were arrested inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall last month had their cases dropped Thursday.Of the 46 people charged with trespassing in connection with the building’s occupation, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office dismissed cases against 31 people largely due to a lack of evidence. Prosecutors told 14 others that their cases would be dropped if they avoid being arrested in the next six months, but those defendants rejected that offer and will be due back in court on July 25.The remaining defendant, James Carlson, has two other open cases against him involving separate charges, including flag burning. Carlson has no affiliation with the school.Protesters had seized the building on the Manhattan campus of Columbia University on April 30 as demonstrations against the war in Gaza erupted on some U.S. college campuses and as tensions at Columbia intensified over mass suspensions…Those arrested included at least 14 Columbia undergraduates, nine graduate students, two employees and six students from affiliated schools, a Columbia spokesperson previously said. At least 13 of them had no affiliation with Columbia, the school said.
The Washington Free Beacon report by Jessica Costescu has more details that will make your blood boil:
The Washington Free Beacon attended the Thursday afternoon proceedings at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse. A trove of students and their supporters, many of whom used face masks and keffiyehs to cover their faces, streamed into the building just before 3 p.m., the Free Beacon observed.Inside the courtroom—where audio and video recording is not allowed—a prosecutor in Bragg’s office argued that the defendants should not face criminal penalties, citing their lack of criminal histories and arguing that the protesters will face internal discipline at Columbia.The prosecutor also argued that Bragg’s office lacked evidence to land convictions in the cases, given those who occupied Hamilton Hall wore masks and covered up surveillance cameras. New York City police arrested the occupiers while they were inside Hamilton Hall.
This news came on the same day that the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression released a poll that found that most Americans want college students punished over anti-Israel encampments.
The College Fix reports:
Punish students for anti-Israel encampments, 3 in 4 Americans sayNearly three in four Americans want to see anti-Israel protesters punished for the encampments that they erected on campuses across the nation this spring, according to a new poll.The poll from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression also found the protesters did not sway many Americans’ opinions toward their cause.Conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, the poll found 73 percent of Americans say student protesters should be punished for participating in the encampments, with 18 percent saying they should be expelled.In contrast, 23 percent said they should not be disciplined.
This is outrageous.
We’ll all be paying off student loans for some of them, eventually.
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