Alumnus, major donor Michael Bloomberg wants private, armed police force [tr]

The Baltimore Sun ^ | January 22, 2019 | Pamela Wood and Luke Broadwater

[Leaning Right]

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire ex-mayor of New York and benefactor of the Johns Hopkins University, said Tuesday it’s “ridiculous” the institution doesn’t have an armed police force.

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Johns Hopkins is seeking approval from the General Assembly for a private police force to patrol the university campus in Homewood, the hospital campus in East Baltimore and the Peabody Institute in Mount Vernon.

[Stosh]

Have they decided what color shirts they get?

[VanShuyten]

In the East, as far west as Chicago, there’s a category called “Special Police” or “Constable”. Here’s the Maryland State Police definition:

“Special Police

A special police officer is an individual at least 18 years old, who holds a commission granted by the Governor. Generally, a commission authorizes the officer to arrest individuals who trespass or commit offenses on the property described in the commission, exercise the powers of a police officer on the property described in the commission, and exercise the powers of a police officer in a county or municipal corporation associated with the property described in the commission, and direct and control traffic on public highways and roadways in the immediate vicinity of the property described in the commission.”

They generally have no authority off the property, which is usually some government or educational property, although large companies can also get their own private police.

Having spent some time there, I’d say the alumnus is worried the 8foot fences topped with barb wire aren’t effective enough to keep residents of the surrounding neighborhood out.

[Trump_the_Evil_Left]

Varies by state, but there are many armed campus police departments, both private and public:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campus_police

[philman_36]

What’s the point of an unarmed police force.

They could always be called "Bobbies" like the British police.

The nightstick might be a problem. A taser might suffice.
Then again...