Felony charge in store for anti-Israel radicals who break little known law

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost warned assemblage presidents connected Monday of a historical authorities instrumentality that could mean masked anti-Israel demonstrators connected assemblage campuses could look felony charges. 

A usurpation of the alleged "anti-disguise" law, which says that "no idiosyncratic shall unite with 2 oregon much others to perpetrate a misdemeanor portion wearing achromatic caps, masks, oregon different disguise," is simply a fourth-degree felony punishable by betwixt six and 18 months successful prison. 

"Those blameworthy whitethorn besides wage up to $5,000 successful fines and walk up to 5 years connected assemblage control," Yost wrote successful Monday's letter.

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Anti-Israel protesters show on NYPD constabulary lines extracurricular of Columbia University’s field successful New York City connected Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)

"I bash not privation to spot anyone's First Amendment rights abridged, nor spot anyone amazed that they violated the law," Yost wrote. "The First Amendment is simply a shield against the government, not a sword against chap students. In the archetypal place, students should protestation wrong the bounds of the law, and not perpetrate crimes." 

"In the 2nd place, they should ain their advocacy and debar wearing masks," Yost said.

Enacted successful 1953, the instrumentality bars individuals wearing masks oregon disguises from congregating to perpetrate misdemeanors. Most of the anti-Israel demonstrators connected assemblage campuses were disguised oregon covered their faces. 

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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent a informing missive to assemblage presidents. (Bill Clark / Contributor / Anadolu / Contributor)

"It seems apt that astatine slightest immoderate of the students astir Ohio are unaware of this law, oregon the hazard of their conduct. You person the tools to capable successful that gap. As the semester draws to a close, let's nonstop the students location safely--and without astonishment transgression records," Yost said. 

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An anti-Israel objection connected a assemblage campus. (Peter Gerber)

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More than a twelve states person anti-mask laws, galore implemented astir the epoch of Ku Klux Klan rallies. In Ohio, 19 students – immoderate wearing masks oregon facial coverings – were precocious arrested during anti-Israel demonstrations. Meanwhile, Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein said past week his bureau is investigating much than 40 cases of arrests during unrest astatine Ohio State University.