Columbia Student Arrested

[Saylors_Tiny_Willie]

2 hours ago, mspart said:

You guys are hilarious.   Trying to mold the law into what you want it to be.   He was a leader of illegal protests at Columbia period.   I'm sure he will have his hearing and he will have the due process that he is entitled to. 

mspart

What statute was violated?

SHOW YOUR WORK.

[Caveira]

27 minutes ago, Saylors_Tiny_Willie said:

What statute was violated?

SHOW YOUR WORK.

You seem to be getting angry.  Calm down buddy. 

[WrestlingRasta]

We won’t know what he did illegal until the evidence is provided. Which, I look forward to.  And if he did break laws, he should go.  
 

I do find interesting however a couple things very interesting though.  One of them being “probably” and “no doubt about it” in back to back sentences about the same thing.  The other is how people can switch back and forth from whether people should be arrested or not, based solely on what they are supporting.  For example, we have some people ready to convict this guy without really having anything definitive on what he did, meanwhile folks who committed horrendous violent crimes on TV for the whole world to see should be free because….well just because we like they’re opinion on the matter. 
 

Very interesting. 

[Tripnsweep]

4 hours ago, WrestlingRasta said:

We won’t know what he did illegal until the evidence is provided. Which, I look forward to.  And if he did break laws, he should go.  
 

I do find interesting however a couple things very interesting though.  One of them being “probably” and “no doubt about it” in back to back sentences about the same thing.  The other is how people can switch back and forth from whether people should be arrested or not, based solely on what they are supporting.  For example, we have some people ready to convict this guy without really having anything definitive on what he did, meanwhile folks who committed horrendous violent crimes on TV for the whole world to see should be free because….well just because we like they’re opinion on the matter. 
 

Very interesting. 

When we had the BLM folks around here throwing stuff at cops and blocking traffic, or forcing a showdown with the police at a street festival, I was against it. There was a protest near my house because the local police shot an armed robber in the back and let him bleed out. They blocked traffic and got themselves arrested. If you're going to protest then don't do dumb stuff. The armed robber's cousin actually threatened me because I mocked him online for saying "armed robber's lives matter". So my position on this doesn't change, I may not like what somebody is saying, but when they cross the line of breaking stuff or blocking traffic, I think there's far more constructive things they could do. I would only say doing that in extreme examples is something to consider, like something that threatens everyone's health or safety. 

[red viking]

The only claims that I've seen from the Trump administration are that he's being "anti-semitic" (for opposing Israel's genocide) and supporting Hamas. If he actually committed some type of specific violent act or said something specifically bigoted, I think they would be able to cite that. 

VERY disturbing. 

[uncle bernard]

On 3/9/2025 at 8:31 PM, Caveira said:

Protest for terrorists.  Organize protests for terrorists on a student visa.  Cya. 
 

he’s not a citizen.  And does not need the protections citizens need.  Bye. 

This is not how the constitution works. 

[uncle bernard]

21 hours ago, mspart said:

RV, this guy broke the law with his protest.   He took over university property, illegally formed a camp in the quad, did not remove when directed to do so.   He was a ring leader for the illegal protest at Columbia.   Unfortunately for  you, Trump campaigned on dong this, and wonder of wonders, he's doing it. 

Your original post makes him sound like an innocent guy just protesting.   He was not.   He was here with permission but knew that he was a visitor and that privilege could be taken away at any time.   With Biden and Kamala, he was safe.  

mspart

He has not been charged with a crime. He has not stood trial.

If he committed a crime, then he needs to be charged and tried. Then he can be deported. Right now, a legal resident was whisked away with zero representation or rights without being charged with a crime or tried in a court of law.

Once again, Conservatives don't actually like the constitution or "freedom." You're just an authoritarian.

[Scouts Honor]

On 3/9/2025 at 8:16 PM, red viking said:

Wingers are all for free speech but  only if they like what's being said. If not, arrest them. 

1984ish

The hypocrisy of the wingers at it again.

you forgot the last 4 years 

[VakAttack]

Considering there are literal Nazi and/or KKK rallies that happen here without any arrests (and I'm not talking about the political ones that get compared to Nazis or KKK rallies, I'm talking about actual rallies and parades with the swastika and/or Klan hoods), you're going to have to work pretty hard to convince me this guy is being treated in accordance with our countries alleged beliefs.

Edited yesterday at 05:10 PM by VakAttack

[Saylors_Tiny_Willie]

If someone legally in the United States can be grabbed from his home for engaging in constitutionally protected political activity, we are in a drastically different country from the one we inhabited before Trump’s inauguration.

[Saylors_Tiny_Willie]

Judge blocked it for being blatantly unconstitutional.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/trump-palestinian-activist-columbia-00221550

[Tripnsweep]

“If you support terrorism, including the slaughtering of innocent men, women, and children, your presence is contrary to our national and foreign policy interests, and you are not welcome here,” Trump wrote.

So maybe he should follow his own words regarding Ukraine. 

[red viking]

13 minutes ago, Tripnsweep said:

“If you support terrorism, including the slaughtering of innocent men, women, and children, your presence is contrary to our national and foreign policy interests, and you are not welcome here,” Trump wrote.

So maybe he should follow his own words regarding Ukraine. 

Ironic that at least 10x more innocent people were killed by the Israelis. 

[Offthemat]

35 minutes ago, red viking said:

Ironic that at least 10x more innocent people were killed by the Israelis. 

Define:  innocent 

[red viking]

17 minutes ago, Offthemat said:

Define:  innocent 

Non-military; not-Hamas. It's very simple. 

[Offthemat]

13 minutes ago, red viking said:

Non-military; not-Hamas. It's very simple. 

Hamas isn’t a military, it’s a terrorist organization, fully supported and aided by the population of gaza.  

[red viking]

21 minutes ago, Offthemat said:

Hamas isn’t a military, it’s a terrorist organization, fully supported and aided by the population of gaza.  

LOL. So the entire population is a terrorist organization. Now, that isn't bigoted is it? I wouldn't expect anything less from a winger...

[Offthemat]

3 minutes ago, red viking said:

LOL. So the entire population is a terrorist organization. Now, that isn't bigoted is it? I wouldn't expect anything less from a winger...

It was your  “innocents” who participated in October 7th, danced in celebration of the savagery, and held hostages.  You can join him for all I care. 

[red viking]

8 minutes ago, Offthemat said:

It was your  “innocents” who participated in October 7th, danced in celebration of the savagery, and held hostages.  You can join him for all I care. 

Yes, ALL the Gazans are terrorists. Congrats, you just identified yourself as the most bigoted person on this forum. 

[Offthemat]

34 minutes ago, red viking said:

Yes, ALL the Gazans are terrorists. Congrats, you just identified yourself as the most bigoted person on this forum. 

Your credibility is nonexistent and your designations carry no weight.  Whatsoever. 

[1032004]

On 3/10/2025 at 7:58 PM, WrestlingRasta said:

We won’t know what he did illegal until the evidence is provided. Which, I look forward to.  And if he did break laws, he should go.  
 

I do find interesting however a couple things very interesting though.  One of them being “probably” and “no doubt about it” in back to back sentences about the same thing.  

Yes that stood out to me as well.

[jross]

Khalil is a leader of Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD).  He was a lead organizer and negotiator during the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. This protest disrupted campus operations to demand divestment and a Gaza ceasefire.  He was in direct talks with university administrators, making him a public face of the movement. 

CUAD members broke into the Hamilton Hall building, smashed a glass door, and barricaded it with furniture and bike locks, renaming it “Hind’s Hall” to honor a Palestinian child killed in Gaza.

CUAD members chant "From the river to the sea."  CUAD flyers with pro Hamas at rallies that Kahlil organized...

He was on TV and didn't condemn what CUAD was doing...

Don't care if he is "charged" with a crime.

He is a security risk and not welcome here.

Edited 4 hours ago by jross

[uncle bernard]

8 minutes ago, jross said:

Khalil is a leader of Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD).  He was a lead organizer and negotiator during the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. This protest disrupted campus operations to demand divestment and a Gaza ceasefire.  He was in direct talks with university administrators, making him a public face of the movement. 

CUAD members broke into the Hamilton Hall building, smashed a glass door, and barricaded it with furniture and bike locks, renaming it “Hind’s Hall” to honor a Palestinian child killed in Gaza.

CUAD members chant "From the river to the sea."  CUAD flyers with pro Hamas at rallies that Kahlil organized...

He was on TV and didn't condemn what CUAD was doing...

Don't care if he is "charged" with a crime.

He is a security risk and not welcome here.

Blatant violation of the first amendment.

You can believe these things, but don't ever pretend you care about the Constitution or principles of freedom or free speech. You care about the government enforcing your specific worldview on everybody else. That's all you want.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

18 minutes ago, uncle bernard said:

... don't ever pretend you care about the Constitution or principles of freedom or free speech. You care about the government enforcing your specific worldview on everybody else. That's all you want.

The same applies to you, I believe.

[uncle bernard]

35 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

The same applies to you, I believe.

Find a single post that supports that.