Dropping Charges Against Columbia Protesters Is ‘Wrong,’ Says Janitor

Custodian Mario Torres confronts protesters in Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall, on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Alex Kent/Getty Images)
‘You should be found guilty,’ Lester Wilson told The Free Press. ‘We as the workers, y’all violated us.’
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Nearly all of the Columbia students who were arrested a little over a month ago for breaking into and occupying Hamilton Hall had their charges…
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