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A Vanderbilt University student is crying out online after being arrested and expelled for 'shoving a staff member' and breaking in to a building to stage an anti-Israel sit-in.
Jack Petocz, 19, was one of four students arrested at a student-led sit-in at Kirkland Hall at Vanderbilt University's campus in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 26.
Video footage released by Vanderbilt captured the students rushing into Kirkland Hall, pushing past a lone security officer who appears to be attempting to secure the building.
The school identified the three students arrested for assault and bodily injury - which is classified as a misdemeanor - as senior Devron Burks, first-year Jack Petocz and sophomore Samuel Schulman.
Petocz, who describes himself as a '19 y/o homosexual with a megaphone,' took to X to whine about the severity of the university's response.
Petocz, who describes himself as a '19 y/o homosexual with a megaphone,' took to X to whine about the severity of the university's response after he was arrested and expelled for 'shoving a staff member' and 'breaking in to a building to stage an anti-Israel sit-in'
X edited his post, adding 'a community note' to add more context
Security footage released by the university shows a mob pushing past a lone security guard on March 26. Schulman and Burks are seen at the front of the group walking forward to enter Kirkland Hall as the officer attempts to stop them while Petocz can be seen behind them
'I'm Jack Petocz, a 19 y/o activist that's been fighting for marginalized people for years,' he wrote. 'Yesterday, I was expelled from Vanderbilt University for peacefully protesting the genocide in Palestine. Vanderbilt will let sexual assaulters walk free, but expel passionate organize.'
X edited his post, adding 'a community note' which read: 'As part of the protest, Jack Petocz was arrested and is facing misdemeanor charges of assault and bodily injury to another after allegedly pushing a community services officer.' The message included a link to coverage of the incident as reported by JNS.
Petocz later replied: 'The community note on this post is patently false. I did not touch a community service officer, nor am I anywhere near the individual in the video. I'd implore you to trust a student activist over rich, powerful, white men, but that's your choice. More information will come.'
But users were quick to slam Petocz in the comments, calling him out for the hypocritical nature of his statement.
'Aren't you white too going to an expensive college?' one wrote.
'Said the rich, privileged, sniveling white boy,' another user chimed in.
'You're on tape,' another reminded the freshman.
Schulman and Burks are seen on camera at the front of the group walking forward to enter Kirkland Hall as the officer attempts to stop them while Petocz can be seen behind them.
Petocz is being held at a $2,000 bond, while Schulman and Burks are being held at a $1,000 bond.
The school identified the three students arrested for assault and bodily injury - classified as a misdemeanor - as senior Devron Burks, first-year Jack Petocz and sophomore Samuel Schulman
They took control of the building, but many allege that campus police locked them in as a pressure tactic
The demonstration, organized by the Vanderbilt Divest Coalition, aimed to compel the university to stop funding organizations that support Israel
In addition to the three students who have been
