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Brett
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Hell yeah baby...thats how we do
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m-town
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"That's how we do"
Go back to suburbia you clown.
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SOPHOMORE AT WESLEYAN
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That is an incredibly biased view of what happened... several students were recklessly attacked by vicious K9 dogs and two sent the the hospital with dog bites, one bleeding from the head. At least two other students were bitten by dogs and weren't sent to the hospital at all, so there goes your "as a precaution" theory. These two students hospitalized were seriously injured, shame on you for suggesting otherwise! Do your research! You're a journalist, aren't you??
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Offended
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SOPHOMORE AT WESLEYAN,
What you said is both racist and sexist.
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trooper steve
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SOPHOMORE AT WESLEYAN wrote: That is an incredibly biased view of what happened... several students were recklessly attacked by vicious K9 dogs and two sent the the hospital with dog bites, one bleeding from the head. At least two other students were bitten by dogs and weren't sent to the hospital at all, so there goes your "as a precaution" theory. These two students hospitalized were seriously injured, shame on you for suggesting otherwise! Do your research! You're a journalist, aren't you?? I hate to tell you this but...it is time to grow up! Adults usually act in a responsible manner! If your fellow students were acting accordingly and not resisting the police it would not have escalated to that! Usually police do not act unless provoked! Keep up with your studies and stay away from the parties!
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Brett
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m-town wrote: "That's how we do"
Go back to suburbia you clown. Not everyone who goes there is from the burbs...i was raised on the streets
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Pain in the Tukas
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a student inteviewed for the news VERY CLEARLY stated that the students were asked to disburse at least three times, and did not. Any group who refuses to disburse put themselves at risk. The students bitten were bitten for a reason. Don't try to play the "poor me" card here pal.
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Wondering
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From what is being reported it seems that excessive force was used by police. However, I wonder what was said by students to police when asked to break up the party. Were any under age drinkers, etc.
If excessive force was unwarranted, then heads should roll.
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John
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Looking past all of the talk of excessive force and he said she said crap...let's look at one of the charges...assault on a police officer; that alone could get you some jail time. Are these kids going to be allowed to graduate following this situation if they were seniors? My guess is Wesleyan will wash their hands regarding this situation. Don't taze me bro!
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fred
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Wondering wrote: From what is being reported it seems that excessive force was used by police. However, I wonder what was said by students to police when asked to break up the party. Were any under age drinkers, etc.
If excessive force was unwarranted, then heads should roll. Student heads...
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News watcher II
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Animals belong in cages.
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fred
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News watcher II wrote: Animals belong in cages. Studend animals...
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Mike from Hartford
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First, I agree thatr IF excessive force was used, there should be consequences. I dont think there was but the students have to realize that in a civilized society actions have consequences, some good and some bad. When the police arrived, and asked them to dispurse, they should have. Instead let the alcohol fueled situation escalate so that the actions of a few caused a problem for all. The end of the semesater, gradaution or just plain being drunk is no defense for the alleged actions of the students.
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Bill from Hartford
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The students are just lucky that a cop didn't bust a cap in one of them...think about it...not a big stretch!
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m-town
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Yeah, Streets of Greenwich, lol. You're a tool, plain and simple.
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John
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m-town wrote: Yeah, Streets of Greenwich, lol. You're a tool, plain and simple. actually bristol..not quite a greenwich..oh yeah and i'm not your guy buddy
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That Guy
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From what I could tell, watching it from across the street, it was certainly over the top...
People didn't disperse, so the police reaction was to assume riot protocol. Pepper spray balls, rubber bullets, dogs, etc. It was kind of an over the top reaction. Arrests would have been reasonable, but having 4 police officers tackle someone and then having a dog attack, is not appropriate.
What it came down to though, was the fact that a mob of maybe 100, standing and shouting, but not actively damaging anything was treated as a riot. A single beer was not a sufficient motive for attack. The police opened fire in a situation where violence would not have otherwise have erupted
That said, it wasn't appropriate of the students. They should have dispersed. They are hardly blameless, but I'm reasonably confident that if this went to court, heads would roll, because the students were *doing* anything.
And to trooper steve: "Adults usually act in a responsible manner!" This is one of the most naive statements I've ever heard.*No one* usually acts in a responsible manner. Humans are irresponsible beings. In this case, there was a lot of irresponsibility on both sides.
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John-Meriden
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Did you lose sight of the fact that it was three o'clock in the morning.I don't know about where you live but I want peace and quiet at three in the morning not the kind of noise that was being made. I'm not sure how unbiassed any posting from a Weslyan student might be.
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OnFinancialAid
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That Guy wrote: From what I could tell, watching it from across the street, it was certainly over the top...
People didn't disperse, so the police reaction was to assume riot protocol. Pepper spray balls, rubber bullets, dogs, etc. It was kind of an over the top reaction. Arrests would have been reasonable, but having 4 police officers tackle someone and then having a dog attack, is not appropriate.
What it came down to though, was the fact that a mob of maybe 100, standing and shouting, but not actively damaging anything was treated as a riot. A single beer was not a sufficient motive for attack. The police opened fire in a situation where violence would not have otherwise have erupted
That said, it wasn't appropriate of the students. They should have dispersed. They are hardly blameless, but I'm reasonably confident that if this went to court, heads would roll, because the students were *doing* anything.
And to trooper steve: "Adults usually act in a responsible manner!" This is one of the most naive statements I've ever heard.*No one* usually acts in a responsible manner. Humans are irresponsible beings. In this case, there was a lot of irresponsibility on both sides. This is the smartest comment I've read on here. Kudos.
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Skippy
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So may that be a lesson kids, Next time you have a party bring plenty of pepper spray and shepards to protect yourself from out of control police.
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