Temple University re-engaging with Philly Police after student murder, despite embrace of “defund” movement

Broad and Liberty ^ | 12/06/2021 | TODD SHEPHERD

[Kid Shelleen]

In response to the murder of one of its students, Temple University President Dr. Jason Wingard said in a campus-wide email it will “work with the Philadelphia Police Department to increase their presence off campus,” to boost student security.

The move comes after a year in which Temple administrators and students have debated and occasionally embraced facets of the “Defund the Police” movement --SNIP-- “Students are afraid. Parents are afraid. Parents are afraid for students’ safety,” student government president Bradley Smutek told the Inquirer.

[Kid Shelleen]

Sad but predictable tale of snowflake panic after a "devout Marxist" student was murdered in broad daylight. Refund the police gathers momentum as students and parents demand more security in a city that recorded an all time record for homicides.

[The Louiswu]

Reality ensued

[lightman]

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[FreedomPoster]

The BLM movement is responsible for the deaths of over 1000 black men. This is the increase in the number of them murdered from 2019 to 2020, and this arguably occurred because of the decrease in policing caused by the BLM movement. The numbers for 2021 are going to be similarly bad, so add another 1000 or so.

[lightman]

The owls got wise.

[Erik Latranyi]

Hypocrites!

If I was the mayor, I would order the police to refuse until the University publicly endorses the need for police.

[JonPreston]

Sorry Temple. You support “reimaging policing” and I support less Marxists by any means necessary. Reap the whirlwind, you boneheads.

[bankwalker]

in Philly? LOL!!

[cgbg]

Those parents need to learn that “equity” means the final solution for white people.

[Lurker]

“Sad but predictable tale of snowflake panic after a “devout Marxist” student was murdered in broad daylight.”

Sad? I celebrate dead Marxists.

Kill a commie for mommy and all that.

L

[Kid Shelleen]

*** Philly Metro Ping ***

[Erik Latranyi]

in Philly? LOL!!

I said "if I was mayor"

I am well aware of the communist mayor and district attorney who do not care about murder, assault, robberies, etc.

[Born to Conserve]

I went to Temple. There was used textbook store right across the street. The dumpster behind it was full of stolen backpacks — the locals would scoop up backpacks, take out the textbooks to sell to the bookstore, and dump the backpacks in the dumpster. It was a well known process — I think the book store sold the stolen books to the official Temple bookstore, and gave the campus cops a cut.

Extremely dangerous neighborhood.

[Bob434]

I thought temple university was a religious college?

[aquila48]

Reality getting its revenge over delusions.

[Kid Shelleen]

>> >>I thought temple university was a religious college? <<

Temple University was founded by a Yale educated Baptist minister(Russell Conwell) in the basement of a Baptist Temple. Conwell wanted to offer higher education to working class people so he tutored at night. Temple eventually grew into a large university with law and medical schools after WW II because of its easy access by public transportation and the GI bill. Unfortunately as with with most institutions it is now corrupted by Leftists and educrats.

[Bob434]

thanks, i remember thinking about going to temple at one point, thinking it was a Christian college- back i n the 80’s- but didn’t end up choosing it- can’t remember why now- i only vaguely remember htough-