Anti-Israel Protesters Accused of Causing Millions in Damage at City College in NYC Plead Not Guilty
“appeared in court with face masks and keffiyeh scarves”
Why do you suppose these defendants made an effort to conceal their identities with masks? Aren’t they proud of their actions?
The New York Post reports:
Anti-Israel agitators who tore up City College with $3M of damages don masks, keffiyehs as they plead not guilty
Eight anti-Israel protesters who caused millions of dollars worth of damages during a violent demonstration at City College’s campus in Upper Manhattan pleaded not guilty to an array of charges on Thursday — including two who attacked campus public safety officers.
They are charged with burglary in the third degree and other related charges after following a clash between protesters and police who moved in to clear out an “intifada” encampment at the City College of New York this spring.
All eight defendants, most of whom appeared in court with face masks and keffiyeh scarves, pleaded not guilty to the charges as they were arraigned together in Manhattan criminal court.
The defendants — Nora Fayad, Amelia Fuller, Miranda Levine, Astrid Terrazas, Luis Alberto Cadena, Rudy Martinez, Jonathan Rampagoa and Jacob Gabriel — and their attorneys declined to comment.
Martinez, who is a staff member at Guttman College, is affiliated with CUNY.
Two of the demonstrators, Rampagoa and Gabriel, are additionally charged with assault for allegedly throwing a bicycle and computer keyboard at CCNY public safety officers.
“Everyone returning to campus this fall deserves to be and feel safe. Today’s felony indictments make clear that we will not hesitate to prosecute those who destroy property or commit violence at any protest when we have the appropriate facts and evidence,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement.
Bragg said his office has been coordinating with the NYPD and local colleges ahead of additional student demonstrations anticipated this school year and “will continue to pursue cases that cross the line from peaceful, legal protest into illegal activity.”
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I have the utmost faith in the Proud Chipmunk to pursue these charges properly.
“Why do you suppose these defendants made an effort to conceal their identities with masks? Aren’t they proud of their actions?”
Tattoo their foreheads.