Why were non-students allowed to be on UCLA property and allowed to throw things and swing weapons?
Does the University not have an obligation to protect its students?
Sounds like people with $$$ to attend that school, need to take their $$$ somewhere else.
UCLA is a public university, and the grounds are open to the public. Obviously, throwing things and swinging weapons is illegal there, but I wanted to answer the first part of your question.
In North Korea, the security forces have no legal obligation to actually stop crime or protect citizens, even if the incident is happening right in front of them while on duty. They are more concerned with enforcing party principles, protecting oligarchs, and the status quo.
In the US, police also have no obligation to actually stop crime or protect citizens, even if the incident is happening right in front of them while on duty. There have been several court decisions that establish the lack of any police obligation to act.
It leaves me with the obvious question, given that, why do we continue to pay them? I actually think we need some form of law enforcement, but it becomes increasingly obvious that what we have is nothing like what we need.
I hear what you’re trying to do with this call for boycott, but UCLA is one of the most affordable schools of it’s reputation and quality in the state. It is a public university. I am not sure there are any alternative universities that aren’t financially invested in Israel in some way. That’s why people are protesting instead of quitting to go to another school.
I’m confused.
Why were non-students allowed to be on UCLA property and allowed to throw things and swing weapons? Does the University not have an obligation to protect its students?
Sounds like people with $$$ to attend that school, need to take their $$$ somewhere else.
Who would stop them… the police?
UCLA is a public university, and the grounds are open to the public. Obviously, throwing things and swinging weapons is illegal there, but I wanted to answer the first part of your question.
In North Korea, the security forces have no legal obligation to actually stop crime or protect citizens, even if the incident is happening right in front of them while on duty. They are more concerned with enforcing party principles, protecting oligarchs, and the status quo.
In the US, police also have no obligation to actually stop crime or protect citizens, even if the incident is happening right in front of them while on duty. There have been several court decisions that establish the lack of any police obligation to act.
It leaves me with the obvious question, given that, why do we continue to pay them? I actually think we need some form of law enforcement, but it becomes increasingly obvious that what we have is nothing like what we need.
I hear what you’re trying to do with this call for boycott, but UCLA is one of the most affordable schools of it’s reputation and quality in the state. It is a public university. I am not sure there are any alternative universities that aren’t financially invested in Israel in some way. That’s why people are protesting instead of quitting to go to another school.