(Jewish Group) An Arizona man who wished 'death to all Jews' killed his professor.
An Arizona man who wished death to all Jews killed his professor. A Jewish security consultant says he could have been stopped.
A top Jewish community security consultant accused the University of Arizona of ignoring antisemitism as a warning sign in a case that culminated in the shooting death of a professor.
Professor Thomas Meixner lost his life because antisemitism is not being taken seriously enough, Michael Masters, the CEO of the Secure Community Network, wrote in an op-ed published Tuesday in the Arizona Republic.
Masters said the alleged assailants explicitly antisemitic threats should have been a red flag for the campus police, which, Masters said did not aggressively pursue criminal charges, and the Pima County Attorneys Office, which did not file charges. The assailant in one text to a teacher wished death to all Jews.
Too often reported violent antisemitic threats like these are dismissed as a byproduct of poor mental health and are not treated with necessary precautions, Masters wrote. More could and should have been done to prevent a senseless murder.
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