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Savannah Craven Antao was violently assaulted while conducting a street interview in Harlem earlier this year, an attack that was captured on video and left her bloodied and needing stitches. The footage shows the assailant suddenly lunging and striking Craven Antao in the face, a shocking display of political intolerance that any free society should reject. This was not a scuffle or a heated debate that got out of hand — it was a deliberate, unprovoked act against a young woman exercising her right to speak.
Authorities arrested Brianna J. Rivers and initially charged her with second-degree assault, but what followed exposed the rotten priorities in the Manhattan prosecutor’s office. Prosecutors downgraded the charge, missed critical discovery deadlines under a student-practice error, and ultimately allowed the case to be dismissed, leaving the attacker effectively unpunished. That kind of bureaucratic incompetence — and apparent indifference to political violence — sends a chilling message that some victims are worth less than others.
On Sean Hannity’s show, Craven Antao called the encounter a “complete unprovoked attack” and used the platform to warn Americans about a rising tide of leftist political violence. She refused to be cowed and tied the episode to the broader pattern of attacks on conservative voices, saying that silence in the face of violence is a victory for the bullies. Her courage to speak out on a national stage is exactly the kind of resilience patriotic Americans should applaud and amplify.
Refusing to accept a miscarriage of justice, Craven Antao has filed a civil lawsuit with the Thomas More Society, seeking damages for medical expenses and the emotional trauma inflicted by the attack. The suit argues the assault was hate-fueled and seeks to hold the assailant accountable where prosecutors failed to do so, pursuing not just compensation but deterrence. When prosecutors abdicate their duty, civil remedies and public pressure must step in to ensure lawless behavior does not become the new norm.
This episode should be a wake-up call to every American who still values free speech and the rule of law: soft-on-crime officials who let political violence slip through the cracks are enabling more of the same. Elected prosecutors like Alvin Bragg must be held to account for letting a high-profile assault evaporate because of procedural blunders and apparent bias. Stand with Savannah Craven Antao and all citizens who refuse to be intimidated — demand justice, defend the right to speak, and never let cowardice from our legal system win the day.
