Pro-Hamas demonstrators got their message whitewashed at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio Tuesday.
The college says they hired contractors to clean and paint over “threatening and anti-Semitic language” painted on walls on campus.
And by golly, these guys they hired got the job done. Even as protestors got in front of their messages of hate, the paint continued to flow from the contractors and over their bodies.
The president of university, Eric Kaler, did what so many university presidents are doing however, caving to the protestors.
In a statement Kaler said:
“I have reviewed video footage, which depicts students blocking the wall as a third-party contractor spray painted directly onto protesters as he attempted to finish painting the wall, and I am disturbed by what occurred.
Let me be clear: No students — or any individuals — should ever be treated this way, especially on a campus where our core values center on providing a safe, welcoming environment. This is not who we are as an institution, and I am deeply sorry this ever occurred.”
There is no word if any of the anti-Semitic vandals will be held accountable as protests continue on the campus, but it sounds like the university will go after the painters and university staff.
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“The university will continue to fully investigate these actions and hold individuals responsible for this behavior, including the failure of our own officers to intervene,” Kaler’s statement says.
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Police Chief Annie Todd also issued a joint statement on Wednesday that suggests protesters faced “criminal interference” with their First Amendment rights over the incident.
Their statement reads in part:
“Cleveland is a city for everyone, and we must respect the thoughts, feelings, and voices of those who come from various backgrounds. These diverse perspectives are what makes us special, and ultimately stronger, as a city. Our community deserves venues where they have the ability to constitutionally express their opinions openly without fear of criminal interference.”
The mayor’s statement doesn’t mention the “threatening and anti-Semitic language” that was painted on the “Advocacy Wall and “Spirit Wall” on campus.
I guess the original crime got completely white-washed after all.
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