University of Michigan student arrested after campus confrontation

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 07:58 · Archive

A University of Michigan student was arrested after a confrontation with right-wing activists on campus on Sunday. The student was captured on video clapping directly in the face of one of two men seated at a table, causing him to recoil. The table displayed a sign reading 'Is Islam Compatible with the West?'

The student objected to the activists' presence and questioned whether they had a permit to be on campus. When the man told an off-camera campus police officer that she had struck him, the student denied it, insisting she had 'several eyewitnesses' to support her account. She accused the man of 'victimizing himself as a fully-grown man.'

The confrontation escalated when the student turned her attention to a woman nearby identified as Lizzy Benichou, a conservative influencer. The student then shoved Benichou to the ground. A bystander intervened to stop the assault. The student was subsequently arrested by campus police.

How it is being reported

• Crazed University of Michigan student pushes conservative influencer to the ground in unhinged attack: ‘I should’ve f–king killed you’A University of Michigan student was arrested after shoving conservative influencer Lizzy Benichou to the ground during a campus event.New York Post · 2 Nov, 07:45
• Woke University of Michigan student goes ballistic on right-wing activists sparking arrest in campus blowoutA woke University of Michigan student was arrested after she was caught on camera attacking right-wing activists on Sunday.Daily Mail · 2 Nov, 02:13

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