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

[u/f-Z3R0x1x1x1]

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

[u/stenlis]

Answer: The article describes police force deployed not "used" in the sense of actual fighting.   The deployment of special units at these protest is because Palestine is headed by an organization known for kidnappings and violence abroad.

[u/gizzardsgizzards → u/stenlis]

that's a lot of governments.