It seems that the student government at UC-Santa Barbara
has called for the disarmament of the campus police.
The resolution not only called on the university administration to disarm campus police of “lethal and military-grade hardware” but also resolved that its president send a letter to the school’s chancellor detailing various “dangers presented by an increasingly militarized police” to the student body, according to student newspaper
You may recall that UC-Santa Barbara was the scene of a mass shooting in 2014, where 20 people were killed. Hopefully, the adults are still in charge of the school.
Well hey, let's just get rid of the police altogether. That way there won't be any crime reported. Seems like a great way to eliminate crime to me.
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"Hopefully, the adults are still in charge of the school. "
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't hold my breath. We are talking about an institution in California after all.
This has also been a current movement in the Portland (Oregon) State University campus area. There was a recent even where someone was shot by their campus police. The students are now rallying around to cause because if the police were disarmed the students would "feel safer".
ReplyDeleteWell, Oregon is a Democratic state, and home of some of the most Liberal college campuses in the nation.