Letter: Williams College Graffiti an Example of Unprincipled Protest

Letter: Williams College graffiti an example of unprincipled protest

To the editor: It is sad to see any demonstration that causes damage, especially when harm is done to one’s own school. ("Williams College student arrested on graffiti, vandalism charges hours before commencement," Eagle, June 8.)

Williams College Pre-Commencement Crashed by Pro-Hamas Vandal

Illustrative: Pro-Hamas demonstration around Mahmoud Khalil in New York City on March 12, 2025. Photo: ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect. A Williams College student has been charged with vandalism and resisting arrest for an incident this past weekend in which pro-Hamas graffiti was sprayed on campus property and an American flag was displaced by a Palestinian one. The student, 20-year-old Falls Church, Virginia, native Liam Carey, tied himsel…