The events at Northern Illinois University (NIU) earlier last month remind us of the tragic reality and possibility of violence in educational communities. The shootings at Virginia Tech less than a year ago offered a valuable lesson in prevention and ...(back to the article)
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It's ridiculous that Public Safety doesn't already have guns. But I guess we're just lucky to be in this Bubble. UChicago has 140 gun-toting officers that spend 36 weeks of training at the Chicago Police Academy and they still have problems.
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What percentage of Princeton's endowment fund payout should be committed to this Princeton Swat Team with special knowlege of neutralizing explosive and nuclear devises going to cost? Wouldn't it be a lot cheaper to impeach and then hang Nixon II, Cheney, and Cox for treason?
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Although all police departments hope for the best, in this day and age it is necessary to plan for the worst. No campus is immune from the possiblity of a shooting. To not give the police the tools they need to respond to this is a grave mistake to both the campus community and the police themselves.
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Wake Up Princeton!!!!!!!!!!! It only makes good sence to provide your officers with the tools of their trade.
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