I’m not sure what to make of this, but a news release just sent out by the University of California at San Diego says the campus police have completed their investigation of the library noose incident and “filed” it with the San Diego City Attorney “as a possible hate crime.”

Does this mean the UCSD police disbelieve the student’s account? Does it mean that a prosecution is likely? I have no idea. But it seems pretty clear that this latest development isn’t going to ameliorate the confusion that has surrounded the event since it happened.

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