Why not in America? Thousands of UK students march in ‘Cops off Campus’ protest
UK - Thousands of students gathered at the University of London on Wednesday to take part in the ‘Cops off Campus’ demonstration. Participants marched through the streets of the British capital to protest against heavy police presence on university campuses.
Demonstrators broke through the Senate House gates on campus. After failed attempts to enter the building, the protesters began their march.
“The police tactics that we’ve seen in London and elsewhere over the last week have been extraordinary - 41 arrests, only one charge, bail conditions stopping people from gathering in public in groups of more than four. Police brutality that has never been seen on campus before,” one of the protestors told RT's Ruptly video news agency.
Click on the link below to view the video:
http://rt.com/news/uk-students-police-protest-094/
Here's a few examples of recent police brutality on U.S. campuses:
Why are there no student protests across the U.S.?
Where's the outrage?
Why not in America?
'Oh you're gonna shoot me?' The sarcastic last words of straight-A student shot dead by college cop after being stopped for speeding.
University of Kentucky police fire officer after video of altercation goes viral.
Brazilian journalist accuses Yale police of 'extremely violent' behavior.
University of Oregon students face criminal charges after snowball fight. However it's ok for police to have a snowball fight and face no charges or disciplinary action.
The militarization of campus police should concern every parent & student in the U.S.
In the U.S. campus security was transformed after 9/11 into campus police.
Here's a great article about the "Perceived roles of campus law enforcement".
Campus 'Security' in the U.S. is such a profitable business theirs even a magazine called "Campus Safety".
In MA. campus police can't arrest citizens off campus.
Nearly 200 Universities across the country have partnered with the NSA and the DHS.
The NSA, headquartered in Fort Meade, Md., and the homeland security department have partnered with 181 schools to come up with new programs in hopes of drawing more students to the booming field while securing the nation's information infrastructure. For a school to be considered a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance or Cyber Defense it must adhere to the criteria outlined by the NSA and DHS. Certification ensures students leaving school with a background in cybersecurity have the necessary skills to help secure major networks for the government or private sector. The requirements are broken down into 10 sections to evaluate the school's cybersecurity program in areas including academic content, the number of faculty who actively teach courses in cybersecurity, and student involvement in cyber-research. Schools must offer classes in C programming language, networking, discrete math and cyberdefense, among other topics, in order to meet the NSA's academic content requirements.
In addition to government agencies, private companies have also partnered with computer science programs across the country in an attempt to educate students on how to effectively fortify and locate security breaches in computer networks.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/11/11/5900271/universities-nsa-partnering-on.html#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/11/11/5900271/universities-nsa-partnering-on.html#storylink=cpy http://www.sacbee.com/2013/11/11/5900271/universities-nsa-partnering-on.html
NSA to open a $60.75 million "data analysis" (spy) center at North Carolina State University:
http://massprivatei.blogspot.com/2013/11/nsa-to-open-6075-million-data-analysis.html