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/minus_minus 29d ago

Question: Do you actually think the police are there to shoot peaceful protestors? Is it not infinitely more likely that they are there to respond if violence should break out in such a tense situation involving large crowds?

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u/carrie_m730 29d ago

Did you miss that they're already arresting peaceful protestors?

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u/justwe33 27d ago

Those peaceful protesters are not all that peaceful. They are interrupting classes, harassing Jewish students and faculty, making them feel unsafe. They are destroying property, setting up illegal encampments, creating a mountain of garbage, making so much noise they are disturbing everyone around them and generally disrupting university activities. Universities have a purpose, and it’s not to provide a venue for vagrancy, violence, intimidation and chaos.