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In reply to the discussion: What have we become? Econ professor violently arrested at Emory [View all]Nevilledog
(52,693 posts)77. Looks like they did have them, just not shown in this photo
LANTERN CONFIRMS OFFICERS ON OHIO UNION'S ROOF HAD FIREARMS ONCE ARRESTS BEGAN
https://www.thelantern.com/2024/04/university-says-officers-had-readied-firearms-directed-toward-protesters-from-ohio-unions-roof-once-arrests-began/
Around 8:15 p.m. Thursday, university spokesperson Ben Johnson said there were no armed law enforcement officers on the Ohio Unions roof with weapons pointed at students and community members protesting the war in Gaza, which was correct at the time.
According to information obtained Friday, Johnson said once the troopers began using force on the students around 10 p.m., the state troopers on the roof switched to long-range firearms as part of their protocol.
Ohio State Highway Patrol provided overwatch support, which is a standard safety measure when they assist with large gatherings, Johnsons statement said. We dont discuss specific public safety protocols. In general, overwatch support is armed, and the team carries standard equipment, including firearms, that would only be used reactively to protect the safety of all present, including demonstrators.
https://www.thelantern.com/2024/04/university-says-officers-had-readied-firearms-directed-toward-protesters-from-ohio-unions-roof-once-arrests-began/
Around 8:15 p.m. Thursday, university spokesperson Ben Johnson said there were no armed law enforcement officers on the Ohio Unions roof with weapons pointed at students and community members protesting the war in Gaza, which was correct at the time.
According to information obtained Friday, Johnson said once the troopers began using force on the students around 10 p.m., the state troopers on the roof switched to long-range firearms as part of their protocol.
Ohio State Highway Patrol provided overwatch support, which is a standard safety measure when they assist with large gatherings, Johnsons statement said. We dont discuss specific public safety protocols. In general, overwatch support is armed, and the team carries standard equipment, including firearms, that would only be used reactively to protect the safety of all present, including demonstrators.
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I sure did and four other classmates came forward after that with various other offers he'd proposed.
littlemissmartypants
Apr 2024
#21
THANK YOU. Good gawd in this day & age to assume the female spouse to not be eminently qualified
hlthe2b
Apr 2024
#34
You insinuation the spouse was hired only to recruit the favored candidate and not because they too
hlthe2b
Apr 2024
#41
Between the poorly trained idiot cops and the "I am a professor of economics"
Prairie Gates
Apr 2024
#11
Okay, you just proved the point some of us made about your "spousal hire" snark by this post
obamanut2012
Apr 2024
#79
I was just about to post about these horrible events--Here are a few videos.........
riversedge
Apr 2024
#28
That man was emphatically NOT neutralizing a threat. He was pleasuring himself with brutality.
David__77
Apr 2024
#46
She was attempting to interfere with the arrest of the antisemite on the ground.
BannonsLiver
Apr 2024
#56
They may understand that "human" includes people in Gaza and West Bank and East Jerusalem.
David__77
Apr 2024
#76
That buys into the framing that anyone who protests against Israel's action is anti-Semitic . . .
markpkessinger
Apr 2024
#88