Monday, September 7, 2009
Campus Police - Effective or Ridiculous?
Have you been stopped by on-campus police for doing something that you didn't even know was wrong? I think that the police on campus, those that monitor student activites and actions, need to be a more lenient. For example, an on-campus officer rode up to me on his bike and slammed on his brakes. He asked if that was my bike that was illegally locked up, I responded accordingly, and he told me to move it, in a very hostile and rude tone, I might add. Even though these police deal with numerous problems every day, they should still be more tolerant with the unintentional campus violations that all new students make.
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Some of the on-campus rules are ridiculous. The 8 mph ordinance could be a strong point for you. People bike to get around faster and riding less than 8 mph is not much better than walking. You're personal account is great but some actual excerpts from the rules should be included. The sentence starting "For example.." ends abruptly so you might want to combine it with the next sentence.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of the ridiculous adventures students have had with the on-campus police here and I agree that many things are just a little so intense. But I think you could really strengthen your argument with more examples of their strange rules and reasons about WHY they are so ridiculous instead of just stating that they are too strict and need to be more lenient.
ReplyDeleteWhile the personal experience you gave supported your claim, one experience alone is weak support. Was the problem with the fact we have campus police, that all campus police are too strict or that perhaps the individual cop you encountered was not the most sensitive person in the world (or perhaps a real sweetheart of a person who was simply having a very bad day)? Your claim would be more meaningful if you could cite other individuals having problems with the campus police besides yourself.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with what you are saying. I have also heard some ridiculous stories. My suggestion is that first of all broaden your introduction. It's very short. I would have enjoyed it more if there were more examples/incidents. Its good though that you put in a personal example because you've definitely put out your voice, therefore creating ethos. Work on some logos and maybe find statistics or polls on how many people agree with your viewpoint?
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