Posted on 12/03/2020 7:13:58 AM PST by simpson96
Portland State University announced in August its plan to disarm campus police officers by replacing their firearms with tasers, but those plans have been put on a temporary hold.
The plan to disarm officers was announced earlier in 2020 after rallies and protesters at PSU called for justice for Jason Washington, who was killed by officers in 2018. Campus Reform reported on the efforts of PSU students and staff to disarm officers in 2019.
Campus Police Chief Willie Halliburton stated that in order for unarmed officers to be safe, the school would need two officers for every shift, which hasn’t been possible due to the retirement or resignation of several officers.
In a video message addressing the issue, Halliburton stated, “I am fully committed to transforming this police agency into a unit that will achieve these goals. We’ll do this without carrying weapons while on patrol.”
“When we announced last August that we will begin unarmed patrol sometime this fall, I knew it would be a challenging and ambitious timeline,” said Halliburton. “I had commitment from my officers and from the University.”
“Since then, staff turnover and administrative delays, those things have held up this process of making sure my officers can safely and legally fulfill their duties without firearms, and keeping this campus secure in the midst of ongoing unrest in Portland," he added.
(Excerpt) Read more at campusreform.org ...
“I sincerely don’t see why a University policeman (basically a rent-a-cop on a school campus) even needs a firearm.”
Have we got a job for you!
You know the old card to read the Miranda rights to the criminals? Now there will be bedsheet list.
Line 491: And if I have, as a law enforcement officer, neglected to inquire about any dysfunctional family childhood issues you may have had....
Line 905: And if during the arrest incident my lack of getting you into a mood of gratitude and mindfulness caused you to discharge your firearm at the hostages or bystanders you will be held blameless....
Surprised you didn’t get attacked for expressing such heresy.
meme....
Funny.
What if he asks that of a person of color who supports BLM and Antifa? Maybe ask and hit the dirt.
For sure, for sure...and as the Seattle, Portland " mostly peaceful protests showed, righteous anti/blm only threw bricks, cans, and Molotov cocktails at fully armed phalanxes of police in self-defense.
And any Campus Cop who thinks otherwise is a bigot, facist, anti-whole alphabet storm trooper. Unarmed they are as safe as a new born babe in it's pro-choice bio-mass carrying mothers arms ( contingent upon emotional state)
/sarc
At one time I performed psychological evaluations of candidates for local police forces including a State University, reviewing qualifications as part of the process. University police are “real” police by training and qualifications in every sense of the word.
Yes seriously. Then again, the three universities and two colleges in my area are quite small and the vast majority of the student body is not very “diverse”... They don’t even have their own police forces, but rely on the city police in their area.
I didn’t consider the size and make up of the uni’s student body(ies) being discussed. That likely would have a major effect on the level of policing required.
I will reconsider my stance, thank you for the information snippets all. Except the inane sarcasm of one poster.
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