Black man, white officer, gray justice system
We have to hold our police officers to higher standards; without substantial reform within police stations, minorities will continue to be on the receiving end of bullets fired from an unjust system.
We have to hold our police officers to higher standards; without substantial reform within police stations, minorities will continue to be on the receiving end of bullets fired from an unjust system.
The assessment made more than 40 recommendations for Public Safety, some of which the college has already addressed.
To address the root of the racial profiling issue, Public Safety should improve communication with students.
The Ithacan encourages students to come forward and share experiences at a public forum Sept. 15.
Over the past few weeks, there have been intense exchanges happening between Public Safety and Ithaca College RAs.
Resident assistants at Ithaca College are protesting what they are calling racial profiling and harassment by Public Safety officers against students of color.
Around 11 p.m. May 25, 2014, Lawrence*, then an Ithaca College sophomore, was tackled by an officer from the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management, while another forced his hands behind his back because he did not take his hands out of his pockets.
As the Trayvon Martin case continues to spark a national outcry against racial profiling, Ithaca College students are uniting to incite awareness on a local level.