Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Hail To Thee, My Alma Mater

From Campus Reform, Most charges dropped against anti-Israel protesters despite millions in damage at Cal Poly Humboldt

The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office recently dropped the vast majority of its charges against the anti-Israel demonstrators who occupied California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt’s campus and caused millions of dollars in property damage. The cases “have been rejected for filing of charges based upon insufficient evidence to prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt and/or interests of justice grounds,” District Attorney Stacey Eads wrote.

In total, out of the 39 individuals who were initially charged, 27 of them have been let off. The remaining 12 individuals have reportedly been referred back to the Cal Poly Humboldt University Police Department for additional investigation.

“Those cases which were not rejected are pending, as they are being referred to the lead investigating agency, Cal Poly Humboldt Police Department, for further investigation, information and/or documentation,” Eads wrote to the North Coast Journal.

The Cal Poly Humboldt University Senate, which is composed of students at the school, has already passed a resolution calling for all charges resulting from the anti-Israel demonstrations to be dropped.

The pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Cal Poly Humboldt left more than 8,000 pounds of debris for workers to clean up as a result of their protests during the spring 2024 semester. The anti-Israel demonstrators at the university additionally occupied a significant portion of the campus, including two buildings. They renamed one of the two buildings that they occupied “Intifada hall.”

Posts on social media also show that the pro-Palestinian demonstrators vandalized a building on campus with anti-Israel messaging. “Blood on your hands,” one message inside a campus office states.

I wonder how much pot was involved? 

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