Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD officials defend the mass arrests of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University and City College of New York by alleging external radical influences. They claim protests were hijacked by 'outside agitators,' justifying the heavy-handed police response.
NYPD officials, led by Deputy Commissioner Tarik Sheppard, pointed to the use of heavy bike chains to lock doors at Hamilton Hall as proof of professional agitation. However, social-media users exposed that the same locks were recommended and discounted by Columbia University's Public Safety, raising doubts about the claims.
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