Arrested Cornell Student Exposes Campus Rot with Antisemitic Threats
TL;DR
Patrick Dai, a Cornell University junior, has been arrested for posting antisemitic threats online, including a message urging violence against Jewish students. The 21-year-old faces charges of posting threats to kill or injure others using interstate communications. The arrest comes after an increase in hate crimes, prompting Governor Kathy Hochul to deploy state resources to identify threats of violence on college campuses and implement anti-hate initiatives. If convicted, Dai could face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000.
- Authorities: Cornell University student Patrick Dai arrested for posting antisemitic threats online CBS New York
- Person of interest being questioned after antisemitic threats made at Cornell University CBS New York
- Cornell student arrested in connection with antisemitic threats made against Cornell University’s Jewish community, feds say CNN
- Cornell University Jewish threats prove how deep campus rot runs New York Post
- UW-Madison urges caution around claims of antisemitism outside UW Hillel Foundation Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3
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