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Students arrested during the police crackdown on protests at universities in New York City last week were denied water and food for 16 hours, according to two faculty members at Columbia University’s Barnard College who collected reports from students who were inside.

Other students reported that they were beaten by New York City Police Department officers after their arrests and taken to the hospital for injuries before being returned to central booking. Photos of the injuries were provided to The Intercept.

Other students reported that they were held in mouse-infested cells, along with the general population of the jail. The students told the professors that they weren’t given water or food for 16 hours and that at least one student was left without shoes for the same period of time.

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[-] espentan@lemmy.world 73 points 1 month ago

A couple of years ago I interviewed a guy living in SF who wanted to come over to Norway, to work as a software developer. I asked him why he wanted to make the move and he went on about how he had to get outta there, how he had lost all faith in the country and did not see a good future for himself if he stayed.

At the time I thought to myself that he was being a bit dramatic, but the more I read about how the US is treating its people these days the more I think understand what he was on about.

He made the move, btw.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 19 points 1 month ago

Those that can leave are the lucky ones.... Some of us are too "worthless" for other countries to accept so we're stuck here...

Whether it's income requirements or specialized industry/educational requirements, "uneducated" poor scumbags like myself are stuck in this bat shit crazy country... I wish I could leave.

[-] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago

I think I might've had a hard time not judging him for sharing that in an interview. Good on you for not.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 points 1 month ago

He said he's in Norway. They're not known for being shy about knowing they're better off.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

This is why I moved. People look at me like I have 4 heads when I describe some things.

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