The editorial board of Boston University’s independent student newspaper has called for ‘outright abolishing’ campus police who have ‘egregious history and present of violence and racism’
Ridding the campus of cops would help address a ‘safety issue’ students face, a writer argues in the opinion piece published December 8.
‘From their own public statements to their racist history and present, it is clear the BUPD [Boston University Police Department] is not designed, nor does it seem willing, to protect all students on campus,’ the piece says.
‘Defunding this institution – or outright abolishing it – and pts terbaik sumatera creating new services in its wake that better address student and community needs may actually improve student safety.’
‘The BUPD has an egregious history and present of violence and racism,’ the article adds. ‘If we are to ever truly approach a safe campus, we cannot continue to rely on these racist police institutions.’
The paper’s editorial board joined a nationwide chorus of defund-the-police proponents who believe abolishing cops is the answer to ending systemic racism in the justice system.
Boston’s newly-elected Mayor Michelle Wu is among those seeking to school resource officers from classrooms seeking instead to expand restorative justice to end the ‘criminalization of students.’
Removing the Boston University Police Department would address a ‘safety issue,’ the piece said. ‘Defunding this institution — or outright abolishing it — and creating new services in its wake that better address student and community needs may actually improve student safety.’
Boston University’s independent student newspaper said in a recently-published editorial that students might be better off without its on campus police department
The article referenced several examples of purported racist behavior dating back as far as 1972, when 42 black students in a petition complained of being harassed at the hands of Boston University security guards.
Boston University Police Chief Kelly Nee
Its most recent example stemmed from October 15, when it said plainclothes officers ‘created a hostile environment’ while questioning students staging a small protest.
It also cited the 1984 fatal shooting of an unarmed man – whose race was not noted – by a Boston University cop.
Boston University Police Chief Kelly Nee did not respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment, nor did Deputy Chief Robert Molloy or the university. The newspaper’s editorial board also did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
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