Posted on 06/19/2024 7:50:44 AM PDT by Twotone
A suspect arrested in relation to arson attacks at University of California, Berkeley is a 34-year-old PhD student who lived in his parents' million-dollar home and called the U.S. a "fascist hellhole."
California and federal law enforcement say that 34-year-old Casey Goonan was arrested on Monday for allegedly committing four acts of arson at Berkeley during pro-Palestinian anti-Israel protests on campus.
His attorney confirmed that officials had raided Goonan's parents' home in Pleasant Hill on Monday at about 10 a.m.
A CalFire news release said that Goonan had been booked into the Alameda County jail on suspicion of arson and possession and use of destructive devices and held on a $1 million bail.
The San Francisco Standard reported that Goonan had received a doctorate from Northwestern University in African-American studies and unearthed some far-left statements he had made in the past.
The suspect considered himself a "scholar-activist," according to a biography from an academic journal in 2018, and said that he aspired to be a professor. Goonan obtained the doctorate in 2022, according to an Instagram post from his mother, and had previously studied at UC Riverside, which is also in California.
He was later described as an “abolitionist currently living and working in Chicago" in a separate bio from 2019.
The Standard said that Goonan called the U.S. a “god-awful fascist hell hole” in online articles and said that social injustice was “concealed under the blinders of white supremacist American reason.”
Another article written by Goonan was entitled “Defining Social Reality in a Revolutionary Way" and praised the Black Panther Party for providing a "blueprint" for the "scientific, premeditated, and necessarily methodical artistry of social revolution.”
The arson attacks were committed between June 1 and June 16 at the university. One incident included the firebombing of a Berkeley campus police car. At the time, pro-Palestinian posts online had claimed credit for the attacks as a form of protest against U.S. support for Israel.
“This was done to further retaliate against the UCPD for attacking students at UCSC and UCLA,” read one post.
“EVERY SINGLE BUILDING ON THE UC BERKELEY CAMPUS DESERVES TO BE INCINERATED," read another post.
Goonan's attorney, Jeff Wozniak, accused law enforcement officials of targeting his client over his political beliefs.
“This is a political investigation,” wrote Wozniak. “It is an investigation focused on Mr. Goonan’s political beliefs in a free Palestine and against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. If charges are filed, Mr. Goonan’s legal team will aggressively fight the charges."
Israel has been committed to a military action in the Gaza Strip to root out Hamas terrorists over a horrendous attack on civilians on Oct. 7 that took the lives of 1,139 people. Another 250 people were taken hostage, including some U.S. citizens.
Lets see if mom & dad bail him out, or let the 'prison abolitionist' sit in a jail cell. 🤔
Someone with his background, associates and personal portfolio would be embraced by the BLM type movements, as a reliable source for donations.
An easy mark for any hoodlum trained in the dark arts of playing the Race Card for profit.
Easier than taking candy from a Baby!
“Paying Alms to the ‘church’ of DEI.
“scholar-activist-felon,”
He should be allowed to burn the rest I’d that crap hole libtard school as an expression of his feelings and all that
Sorry, but that does not count as "educated."
That’s why he went tribal lol
A million dollar home in Pleasant Hill could be three bedrooms and 1800 sq. Ft.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/06/18/casey-goonan-uc-berkely-arson-suspect/
A thread of posts Monday night to X by the Escalate Network encouraged support for “someone” who was “accused of using improvised devices to start fires and damage property in retaliation for police brutality against Gaza solidarity encampments.”
The posts called the actions “logical,” saying that even if the arrested person was innocent, they should be supported “as if they truly did take bold and heroic actions to save millions of lives” and calling the deeds “something we should all aspire to, tactics aside: selfless and urgent action to stop the war.”
Folks, they are egging others on. What are we going to do about it?
Well, 100K blown getting that s..t bag out of jail on bail. Meanwhile, I hope he is in general population awaiting bail. Alameda you say. Well maybe they can put him near some of the old Huey Newton gang.
One time my office put a white guy in general pop holding on friday night awaiting his fed bail hearing for 10AM on monday. When it came time to get him, the turnkey yelled out to one of the guards, bring the white guy out. Kind of a changed man, could not wait to provide testimony.
“doctorate from Northwestern University in African-American studies “
No comment needed.
so typical & its not surprising
True
Its median home price where I live in metro Nashville county
Stupid me. Thought CalFire worked hot stuff.
The good thing is Mom & Dad can sell their million dollar house to pay his million dollar bail.
Is he roughing it in one of those tents on campus?
Helecopter ride list.
White kid with a PHD in African American Studies.
Or maybe only 1500 sq. ft.
We all still can see for free the Frontline documentary “Crisis on Campus”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HESNxDn6Efs
This PBS product is much more conservative-friendly than most such productions. It features Harvard’s Shabbos Kestenbaum, and conservative activist Christopher Rufo (himself a Harvard Extension alum).
It also makes several Palestinian activists in US universities look bad!
Berkeley is only one of many US universities that have been infected by the Palestinian nonsense!
Carlos reports: “.. had previously studied at UC Riverside, which is also in California.”
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