More strange and/or foul reactions
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Prosecutors across America have dropped criminal charges against over 300 anti-Israel encampment protesters in recent months.
An analysis by Campus Reform found that 301 anti-Israel protesters who were arrested after participating in encampments at colleges and universities have had their charges dropped by local prosecutors.
The charges dropped by prosecutors range from trespassing, resisting a police officer, occupying a property without consent, battery, felony burglary, and more.
Local prosecutors dropped the following charges:
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago: 80 criminal charges were dropped.
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University of Texas at Austin: 79 criminal charges were dropped. Protesters were attempting to form an encampment.
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Indiana University: 56 criminal charges were dropped.
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Columbia University: 31 criminal charges have been dropped.
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California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt: 27 criminal charges have been dropped.
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University of Minnesota: 9 criminal charges have been dropped.
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University of New Hampshire: 8 criminal charges have been dropped.
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The City University of New York: 7 criminal charges have been dropped.
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Northwestern University: 4 criminal charges have been dropped.
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@jon-nyc said in More strange and/or foul reactions:
Most cases are pled. Nowhere do we have resources to take every arrest to trial.
Good point. Do you think that 90% of the arrested/charged will plea to a lesser charge? Only will 2% go to trial if history is an indicator.