Columbia prof told students not to watch mainstream media because ‘it is owned by Jews’: report
New York PostJUN 15 2024
Dozens of people who were arrested during pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University in New York in April had their cases dismissed by a judge on Thursday.
The Manhattan District Attorney's office announced that 15 of the 46 people initially arrested will still face charges. But 30 cases of trespassing were dismissed because the defendants had no previous criminal record. One other previously had their case dismissed.
Fourteen defendants, two of whom are students, rejected an offer from the district attorney's office to have their cases dismissed if they avoided another arrest for six months. A 15th defendant faces a flag-burning charge and a charge for breaking a camera in a holding cell in addition to trespassing.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has once again proven he's soft on crime. And, even worse, Columbia's faculty is showing sympathy toward these vandals, who should face prosecution to teach them a lesson. Their defiant post-court press conferences proved they're in dire need of discipline.
Considering their lack of criminal histories, it makes sense to drop the criminal charges and allow the university to handle discipline. Columbia and the armed police overreacted to people exercising their First Amendment rights, and these people shouldn't have to be harassed any longer by the criminal justice system.