Hochul calls for prosecutions following threats towards Cornell Jewish community
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In a speech at the school, Hochul called for criminal charges against those who made online threats to slit the throats of Jewish students, as she danced around the issue of Russell Rickford, who“Ensuring that we have the right of free speech, we’ll always protect that,” Hochul said following a roundtable with Cornell President Martha Pollack.
“If you’re going to engage in these harmful actions, hate crimes, breaking our laws, you will be caught and you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Hochul said of Cornell’s and other antisemitic acts perpetuated around the state.The governor said she’d ensure the Jewish living center had the resources to beef up security, like installing more security cameras.
Cornell University Police are investigating the posts and say they’ve notified the FBI that the incident may constitute a hate crime.
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