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Man busted at Columbia protest accused of burning Israeli flag
WPIX via Yahoo ^ | May 2, 2024 | Mira Wassef

Posted on 05/04/2024 6:46:52 AM PDT by grundle

A man who was arrested during the Columbia University protests on Tuesday is also accused of stealing and burning an Israeli flag during a Manhattan protest last month, police and sources said Thursday.

James Carlson, 40, of Brooklyn, was arrested Wednesday and charged with criminal mischief, arson, and criminal possession of stolen property in connection to the April 20 incident, according to the NYPD.

Carlson allegedly took the 22-year-old man’s Israeli flag and lit it on fire during a protest near West 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue at around 10 p.m., authorities said.

The victim followed Carlson and two accomplices into the crowd when one of the accomplices threw a rock at the man’s face, police said. The victim suffered minor injuries and refused medical attention at the scene.

The other two suspects have not been arrested, police said.

Sources said Carlson was among the protesters arrested at Columbia University Tuesday night. He was charged with criminal trespassing.

Carlson was arraigned in the flag and protest incidents on Thursday and released without bail, according to court records.

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To: glennaro

Yeah

I think alcohol has destroyed some part of his brain 🧠 😞


21 posted on 05/04/2024 7:37:38 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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basically very sane years ago

Thanks autocorrect


22 posted on 05/04/2024 7:39:44 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Name (R)


23 posted on 05/04/2024 7:41:17 AM PDT by sasquatch (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit! c/o piytar)
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To: SaveFerris

Kill him.


24 posted on 05/04/2024 7:41:57 AM PDT by Lazamataz (To anyone who also wants to see the Stealth Liberal 'joesbucks' banned, contact me by Freepmail. )
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To: SaveFerris

Yeah I’ve got a friend like that- his mind is truly going- and he goes on tangents about many different topics- I guess we gotta give folks like that some leeway- knowing that their mind isn’t right anymore, but out and out racists and antisemites who rant and rave, then no- I would not continue friendship with them.

My friend is the type person that corners folks and rants about everything-most have broken off friendship with him, others like me just keep our distance as best we can, if cornered I try to endure the rants, and move along as soon as possible.


25 posted on 05/04/2024 7:44:00 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Lazamataz

He’ll have land...

But I don’t think I can even stand to visit him these days

😄😆🤣😹😁


26 posted on 05/04/2024 7:58:38 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Bob434

It will take a miracle and drying out to fix him I think

🛐🙏✝️


27 posted on 05/04/2024 8:00:15 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

“My friend called me last night and spent about 20 minutes railing on the Jooz..”

You need a better class of friends.

L


28 posted on 05/04/2024 8:00:50 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Lurker; Lazamataz

I’m hoping Laz can come through with the robots

🤣🤣🤣


29 posted on 05/04/2024 8:05:14 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: grundle

BTTT


30 posted on 05/04/2024 8:06:30 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: one guy in new jersey

The “United States Flag Store” sells 3x5 foot Israeli flags for $5.99. Sure, he shouldn’t have done it but is $5.99 even a misdemeanor? It costs more to write up the charges and lets not talk about the lawyers and court costs.


31 posted on 05/04/2024 8:20:15 AM PDT by bgill (.)
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To: SaveFerris

So, this is Kristallnacht?
That’s an insult to what the Jews of 1938 Germany experienced . “Anti Semitism” has been cheapened and denigrated the same way “racism” has. If someone protests what the government of Israel does, as very many Israelis do, it’s Nazism. What a joke.


32 posted on 05/04/2024 8:45:19 AM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: grundle

Protestors should be careful today on the 54th anniversary of Kent State.

https://youtu.be/ZwajGL8nI00?si=VIgJ6wLT3EXBuUJP


33 posted on 05/04/2024 9:27:44 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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To: bgill

If those government sociopaths manage to up it to a hate crime though...


34 posted on 05/04/2024 9:56:51 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: hardspunned

Thanks for taking that way, way out of context

You’re usually more reasonable than that 🙄🙄

I’m just saying this bizarre hatred is probably how that eventually happened


35 posted on 05/04/2024 5:01:23 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: wastedyears
Do the same to an American flag and nobody cares. Tell me who runs everything without telling me who runs things.
Assaulting someone to steal and burn their property is a crime. Assaulting someone to silence them and intimidate others is also a crime.
36 posted on 05/09/2024 10:23:59 PM PDT by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers." )
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To: one guy in new jersey
If the U.S. Congress ends up getting its way, even burning an Israeli flag one has purchased, and legimately owns, will be a federal crime—a “hate” crime—and lead to arrest, prosecution, conviction, and jail time.
No, it won't be. Fortunately for you, being a fool too lazy to read legislation before commenting about it will also not be a crime.

H.R.6090 - Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023

SEC. 6. Other rules of construction.


Passed the House of Representatives May 1, 2024.

37 posted on 05/09/2024 10:34:53 PM PDT by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers." )
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To: one guy in new jersey

The Nazi-allied fascist regimes in Slovakia and Croatia were Catholic. In fact, Slovakia was run by a Catholic Priest, Josef Tiso.


38 posted on 05/09/2024 10:37:18 PM PDT by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers." )
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To: rmlew

Rooting through past comments to find ammunition for character attacks.

For all you know that provision will be deemed “unnecessary” and removed from the bill prior to final passage.

And then, who would be the fool?


39 posted on 05/10/2024 2:43:28 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: rmlew

Assuming what you say is true, what is your point? Are you attempting to deny or disprove the social kingship claimed by Christ? Or say that it has been somehow been rendered void by the sins of mere men? You do not appear to have thought this through.


40 posted on 05/10/2024 2:57:38 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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