A Bomb Threat Targeted Student Protesters. So Why Did They Get Blamed for It?

A Bomb Threat Targeted Student Protesters. So Why Did They Get Blamed for It?

When a bomb threat coincided with a pro-Palestine student protest at Barnard College last month, the New York City Police Department arrested nine demonstrators. By the next day, local and national media had picked up the story. Some outlets suggested that the protesters were responsible for the threat. “Several Barnard College protesters in custody after bomb threat made during sit-in,” read one headline.  That headline, as well as statements f…