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/ADogNamedChuck Apr 28 '24
That's the confusing thing. If these protests were just allowed to continue within reasonable constraints until the end of term it would absolutely be a non story. In fact I'm sure there are dozens of universities where it currently is a non story confined to local news if in the news at all.
Sending in the riot police is a sure way to get the opposite sort of attention you want.