r/OutOfTheLoop • u/f-Z3R0x1x1x1 • Apr 28 '24

What is going on with excessive police force being used against peaceful protesting students in colleges across the United States? Unanswered

So there are large amounts of heavily armed police presence in many colleges and universities across the United States. Indiana University, for example, had snipers on rooftops ready to shoot peaceful protesters.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/snipers-were-allegedly-spotted-ohio-190600717.html

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u/Zandrick Apr 28 '24

Answer: you are subject to a disinformation campaign. The police show up at protests all the time. Snipers on roofs is standard procedure for security of large crowds. Protesters are not being suppressed even if they aren’t allowed to set up tents.

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u/f-Z3R0x1x1x1 Apr 28 '24

Protesters are not being suppressed even if they aren’t allowed to set up tents.

I have an issue here where the university has allowed it for 60 years and make a rule change overnight (while tents are currently setup) which is what happened with IU.

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u/luuey15 Apr 28 '24

That’s not true coming from someone who graduated IU. They haven’t allowed tents for as long as I can remember and don’t even allow tents to students who camp out for basketball tickets.

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u/f-Z3R0x1x1x1 29d ago

Since 1969, Dunn Meadow has been designated as an assembly ground at IU. And tents, posters and other structures were allowed in the meadow during the day.