Stanford Protesters Charged With Felonies for Pro-Palestinian Occupation

Prosecutors filed felony charges on Thursday against 12 protesters, nearly all with ties to Stanford University, for breaking into an administration building and occupying it in 2024.

The New York Times

The charges were among the most severe levied against participants in last year’s pro-#Palestinian #demonstrations on #college campuses. >3k people were arrested at college #protests & encampments in spring 2024, but they generally faced misdemeanor charges or saw their charges dropped.

Jeff Rosen, the DA for Santa Clara County, which includes the #Stanford campus, charged 12 protesters w/ #felony #vandalism & felony #conspiracy to #trespass.

#law #democracy #RightToProtest #dissent #Trump

They face up to 3 years & 8 months in prison, as well as the payment of restitution to reimburse the #university for the damage.

#Stanford is one of dozens of schools being investigated by the #Trump admin for how they have handled pro-#Palestinian protests & whether they have done enough to combat antisemitism on campus. The admin has also revoked the #visas of several Stanford #students & recent graduates, though the reason is unclear.

#law #democracy #RightToProtest #dissent #immigration

DA Rosen said that #Trump’s intense focus on #Stanford & other #universities played no role in the decision to charge the #crimes as #felonies.😜

“What the federal administration is doing is what they’re doing. What I’m doing is applying the California Penal Code,” Rosen said.

#law #democracy #RightToProtest #dissent

@Nonilex

The felon hates universities and he hates California.

⬆️ @CindyWeinstein @Nonilex

>> The felon hates universities and he hates #California.

That is true.

But the #campusProtesters broke into an administration building and occupied it. There's a time, place, and manner for protests, and they violated those rules.

The #Trump administration is harsh on them, but it is still sort of #karmicJustice, or #FAFO, because their protests played a role in depriving #KamalaHarris of a victory and in re-electing Trump.

@rameshgupta @CindyWeinstein @Nonilex if Harris felt that her position as VP prevented her from criticizing her boss’s role in genocide, then she needed to resign.

⬆️ @theothersimo
>> if #Harris felt that her position as VP prevented her from criticizing her boss’s role in #genocide then she needed to resign.

No, you need to stop spreading disinfo. #KamalaHarris supported a #TwoStateSolution that #Trump will never support, even though many european nations already do, and #France is on the cusp of doing so.

Protesters who spoke for #Palestinians #inTheirName have hurt the #Palestinian cause more than anybody by reelecting Trump

@CindyWeinstein @Nonilex

@rameshgupta @CindyWeinstein @Nonilex Blaming voters is counterproductive and evil, so of course the Democrats double down on it at every opportunity. One single anti-genocide speaker at the Democratic Convention would have prevented this, but that was too much to ask.

⬆️ @theothersimo

>> Blaming voters is counterproductive and evil…

Yes it is. And so is distorting what someone is saying.

>> One single anti-genocide speaker at the Democratic Convention would have prevented this, but that was too much to ask.

You support #Hamas. Your premise and conclusion are both false.

#US has treaty obligations to come to the defense of an ally attacked by rockets launched by terrorists, and no single speaker at a convention could change that

@CindyWeinstein @Nonilex

@rameshgupta @CindyWeinstein @Nonilex wow, I was expecting all the usual ad hominem attacks but I wasn’t expecting Hamas. I would block you but I’d rather let your unhinged rants destroy any credibility you have left more efficiently than I could ever hope to. Knock yourself out.