2023 Portland State U restores weapons to campus police

[Librarian]

Portland State University quietly resumed armed patrols two months ago

Without informing students, Portland State University quietly rearmed its patrolling officers with guns on Feb. 14. PSU Police Chief Willie Halliburton announced on April 11 that he rearmed the sch…

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Our officers are encountering an increasing number of weapons on and near campus and they are receiving limited assistance from the Portland Police Bureau due to increased demands for officers across the city. These factors have necessitated a change in practice on the part of campus police officers: In order to protect our campus, our nine sworn officers are having to go on most patrols carrying arms."

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[Alexx1401]

Well that didn't last long.

 

[po18guy]

Words fail.

 

[Bam]

PSU students decry the change saying it puts criminal's lives at risk.

 

[solv3nt]

Well that didn't last long.

That's what she said.

 

[RVTECH]

So I'm a little confused here...

"Recently our officers encountered individuals on campus with weapons," Halliburton said. "This has made me make the hard decision to have more armed patrols on campus."

Ok - so the 'Police Chief' rearmed the school's nine patrol officers yet it was a 'hard decision'? So is he reluctant to have armed officers? I assume then he believes in some sort of unarmed public service support ? Why is he even a 'police Chief' then?

 

[PiratePast40]

This is the same university that wanted to get rid of ALL law enforcement on campus because "police were violent".

 

[Mikej]

This is the same university that wanted to get rid of ALL law enforcement on campus because "police were violent".

I thought they don't want police around because it scares the children?

 

[PiratePast40]

I though they don't want police around because it scares the children?

Well, they are children so that might be the case.

 

[Alexx1401]

So I'm a little confused here...

Ok - so the 'Police Chief' rearmed the school's nine patrol officers yet it was a 'hard decision'? So is he reluctant to have armed officers? I assume then he believes in some sort of unarmed public service support ? Why is he even a 'police Chief' then?

He is a politician before he is a Cop. So he has to play to what the voters there want or he will be out of a job.

 

[Loc]

"In order to protect our campus, our nine sworn officers are having to go on most patrols carrying arms."

And I'm going to assume that some, if not all, those patrols will be done in vehicles and said vehicles will likely have an AR-15 in the trunk thus defining an AR-15 as an "arm". Whoops! Thanks PSU police chief!

 

[DirectDrive]

I hope they have proper training this time.
It was ugly the way they ventilated that guy in the bar fight.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Carry your own dang gat, it's legal on campus.

 

[solv3nt]

Carry your own dang gat, it's legal on campus.

Sort of, the State has removed preemption from the ORS and allows schools to make a decision.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Sort of, the State has removed preemption from the ORS and allows schools to make a decision.

PSU

 

[Stomper]

PSU

You misspelled, "PUSSIES".

 

[po18guy]

This is the same university that wanted to get rid of ALL law enforcement on campus because "police were violent".

I note that the field of endeavor is called "law enFORCEment" not "law SUGGESTIONment." Apparently another breakdown in memo distribution.

 

[GripItAndRipIt]

Portland State University quietly resumed armed patrols two months ago

Without informing students, Portland State University quietly rearmed its patrolling officers with guns on Feb. 14. PSU Police Chief Willie Halliburton announced on April 11 that he rearmed the sch…

www.koin.com

OMG THOSE POOR STUDENTS ARE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!