Columbia Law Students Tell Jewish Classmates Police Presence on Campus Makes Them Feel Unsafe
24th April 2024
school to bring police to campus to ensure their safety because the presence of law enforcement “makes students of color feel unsafe,” screenshots obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show.
In one message, second-year law student Aya Hashem admonished her Jewish counterparts for advocating for police presence on campus, saying it “makes students of color feel unsafe and feel as though we’ve learned nothing since George Floyd.”
“No single group’s safety is more important than another’s lol,” Hashem wrote in a message on Monday to a GroupMe chat group that includes all members of Columbia Law School’s class of 2025.