Mother of Cornell student accused of making antisemitic threats: 'It's not him'

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Bing Liu, the mother of Cornell student Patrick Dai, who is accused of making violent antisemitic threats online, speaks out.

“It’s a puzzle. I don’t know where I should start or where I should go,” said Bing Liu, the mother of

Patrick was talking at that time with a federal agent from the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Federal prosecutors say Patrick admitted that he was the one who made a series of vile, antisemitic threats, including a threat to shoot up a dining hall where Jewish students congregate. Before she knew it, police and agents were at the family home in Pittsford seizing computer equipment and other technology.I was surprised. Shocked. I don’t know what happened. This is not normal behavior. It’s not him.

Liu had been talking with Patrick about getting in to see his physician in the Rochester area when he was home on Thanksgiving break. Patrick had expressed concern that the medicine that was supposed to lift his spirits was having the opposite effect. His mother said he had been to a psychiatrist three times this past summer for major depression.

Liu lived in Israel for a year. She frequently talked about her experiences with her son and even has a Star of David on the wall in her home, "He never mentioned anything about hating Jewish people. It’s very strange. It’s not normal Patrick.”

 

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