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« Last post by Ptarmigan on May 08, 2024, 08:55:37 PM »Columbia custodian who took on masked pro-terror rioter is too afraid to return to campus — and fears he will be fired
https://nypost.com/2024/05/07/us-news/columbia-custodian-who-took-on-masked-anti-israeli-protester-recalls-hamilton-hall-raid/
Mario Torres saw the mobs storm Hamilton Hall. He was attacked by them.
https://nypost.com/2024/05/07/us-news/columbia-custodian-who-took-on-masked-anti-israeli-protester-recalls-hamilton-hall-raid/
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The Columbia University custodian who took on a pro-terror protester during the seizure of Hamilton Hall said he was “freaking out” when the mob stormed the building while he was working — an experience that’s left him too scared to return to campus.
Mario Torres, 45, was caught in the violence when rioters took Hamilton Hall on April 30, with the father-of-two caught on camera wrestling with demonstrator James Carlson, who The Post revealed to be the scion of millionaire ad execs.
“We don’t expect to go to work and get swarmed by an angry mob with rope and duct tape and masks and gloves,” Torres told The Free Press.
“The school could have done more to, A, prevent this and, B, to be there for us when we needed them,” he added, noting that he feels “abandoned” by Columbia.
Torres was working in Hamilton Hall when the mob stormed the building, breaking through glass and barricading the entrances as they sought to occupy the historic building named after founding father Alexander Hamilton that was home to a similar 1968 protest.
Torres said it was clear the seizure of Hamilton Hall was well planned given the protesters quick work and coordination, with the custodian noticing that even the cameras were covered.
The worker said he was trying to “protect the building” when he came across Carlson, 40. He was able to pin the trust-fund kid against the wall and rip off his hoodie, exposing his face.
Mario Torres saw the mobs storm Hamilton Hall. He was attacked by them.