Last week we got the news that DA Alvin Bragg’s office was dropping charges against most of the students who took over Columbia’s Hamilton Hall and the barricaded themselves inside. According to Bragg’s office the students were just too clever to be charged.
There was limited video footage of what took place inside the campus building, Doug Cohen, a spokesman for the district attorney, said in a statement. The protesters wore masks and covered security cameras, preventing prosecutors from identifying those who had barricaded the doors and smashed chairs, desks and windows during the 17-hour occupation.
In other words, because the trespassers were well prepared to carry out their illegal actions, Bragg’s office had no choice but to drop charges. Is this true? We’ll probably never know because whatever evidence exists in these cases won’t be subject to public scrutiny. We’ll probably…
