NYU professor founded anarchist group that attacked subways last month

New York Post ^ | February 15, 2020 | Isabel Vincent

[karpov]

A New York University professor is one of the masterminds behind the anarchist group that organized the rampage through the subways last month, destroying turnstiles, stranding thousands of commuters and spray-painting “F–k Cops” on station walls.

Amin Husain, 44, is a co-founder of Decolonize This Place, which urged its radical followers in a social media campaign to “f-ck sh-t up” on Jan. 31 in a violent assault on the city’s transit system that concluded with 13 arrests and $100,000 in damage.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was “repulsed” by the hooliganism, and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea called the so-called J31 protests “criminal.”

“You can’t have a situation in New York City where people are putting up on social media intending what they’re going to do. ‘Knives, aim for their neck, blind police officers,’” Shea said.

Husain recently scrubbed most of his social media posts so exactly what role he might have played in the underground explosion is not known. Protesters called for a free transit system with “no cops” patrolling the subways. Some vandalized stations by pouring glue or honey into turnstiles to jam them up, or chaining doors open.

Husain did not return messages seeking comment. After Post inquires last week, his contact information was deleted from NYU’s web site.

Asked if Husain is being probed in the wild spree or was one of those arrested, the NYPD refused comment. “We don’t ever comment on specifics,” said NYPD Lt. John Grimpel. A spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said they had no arrest records for Husain.

At NYU, Husain may be imparting his radical ethos to students, teaching a class on militant activism, according to the school’s web site.

Born in Palestine, Husain has spoken publicly about attacking Israeli soldiers as a teenager

[karpov]

"Decolonize" means "give us free stuff", including rides on the subway. Subsidizing higher education means subsidizing people like him. We should do less of that.

His NYU web site says his teaching and research interests are "movement generated theory; pedagogy of the un-oppressed; organizing the multitude; the relationship between aesthetics, research, and action in the practice of freedom; video, photography, multimedia, and film."

[PIF]

hes one of the ‘professors’ that need to go extinct to save the human race

[BenLurkin]

Now when jokers like that get rounded up by the law, it will be characterized as an attack on “intellectuals”

[Seruzawa]

Yep. Liberals can do anything and get to skate for it. I guess the NY DA is too busy investigating Trump’s finances than to go after a violent terrorist.

[Salvey]

Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was “repulsed” by the hooliganism

Now, why don't I believe him?

[Paladin2]

Anybody taking out loans to attend his classes needs mental health help.

[dainbramaged]

I’d love to take this bum for a boat ride.

[bwest]

“Born in Palestine, ...”

No. There is no such place as “Palestine.”
Unless, of course, it’s Palestine, TX.

[vikingd00d]

Whoever travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses any facility of interstate or foreign commerce, including, but not limited to, the mail, telegraph, telephone, radio, or television, with intent—

(1)to incite a riot; or
(2)to organize, promote, encourage, participate in, or carry on a riot; or
(3)to commit any act of violence in furtherance of a riot; or
(4)to aid or abet any person in inciting or participating in or carrying on a riot or committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot;

and who either during the course of any such travel or use or thereafter performs or attempts to perform any other overt act for any purpose specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this paragraph— 

[1] Shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

-- 18 U.S. Code § 2101 paragraph a.

[oil_dude]

So a Muslim is behind it...

[Gay State Conservative]

There’s a Palestine,Illinois too.

[mad_as_he$$]

hooliganism?

That’s a bunch of malarky!

[The Fop]

There is no Palestine

[chrisser]

"movement generated theory; pedagogy of the un-oppressed; organizing the multitude; the relationship between aesthetics, research, and action in the practice of freedom; video, photography, multimedia, and film."

In other words, pseudo-intellectual bulls41t.

[Thommas]

“We don’t ever comment on specifics,”

In other words, "He is a member of a protected class, and chances are, we probably agree with his pronouncements. Mayor de Blasio is fully on board with the tax payers footing the 'free stuff' bill for anarchists and terrorists."

Ah, New York, stay classy and vote Democrat!

[Brilliant]

NYC deserves him.

[rottndog]

AFAIC....NYU is acting and should be treated as a terrorist organization.

[shadeaud]

NYU has always been a radical liberal replica of UCLA. In 1969, fresh out of the nightmare, I was given the privilege of attending this highly regarded door opening world of higher education. I had total recall of the final 12 months dedicated to my country and the confusion I suffered for years, but this trash that I was being spoken, was way beyond the pail and I just couldn't continue to the radical indoctrination. I left without any physical incidents and continued my goal of a BBA that helped me keep my sanity.

[PGR88]

People like this are ONLY supported by cheap debt, funneled through the US Government to students and universities alike

I can’t understand why Trump does not make ending massive student debt, and ever-increasing tuitions a campaign issue??

[Blue Highway]

Even if he was arrested, and I doubt he was, since they say they can’t comment about it, but there is no arrest record for Hussein, but even if he was, he’d be let out with $0 bail since this is NY, correct?