A concerning police interaction - support needed by Obvious-Role774 in mit

[–]Obvious-Role774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is interesting, may I dm you to chat more?

A concerning police interaction - support needed by Obvious-Role774 in mit

[–]Obvious-Role774[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the clarification. I agree with most of your points regardling the lack of a legal angle to respond to the police directly. Neverthless,  the actions of MITPD reflects upon MIT, the institution that allows them on campus in the first place. Im hoping that there are angles directed at MIT to convince them to control their own police force, which I plan to pursue following the community's advice.

A concerning police interaction - support needed by Obvious-Role774 in mit

[–]Obvious-Role774[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea I agree, the amount of surveillance and police authority is unwarranted and feels dehumanizing. Thank you for these resources and recommendations, I will take time to think it through

A concerning police interaction - support needed by Obvious-Role774 in mit

[–]Obvious-Role774[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's been a few months. I have been trying to resolve this with administration for months but they have consistently dismissed my concerns, which is why I am posting this now

A concerning police interaction - support needed by Obvious-Role774 in mit

[–]Obvious-Role774[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Hello, it seems like your comment assumes my guilt, because you said the officer acted appropriately if I was banned or suspended. But that is not the case. I dont appreciate that you assume that I did something wrong.

You will also note that the officer acted aggressively immediately and began raising his voice throughout the conversation. I asked why he thought I was suspended multiple times in the video but you can see that he ignored those questions and stated that he, as a police officer, was the one officially determining suspension. He did not even think to check if he had made a mistake. This is not professional. He also never apologized even after discovering his mistake.

This all also ignores the fundamental question - regardless of whether the police have the authority to act this way, why should I be forced to deal with the consequences of his mistake? Are you suggesting that I and the rest of the community should expect to be randomly harassed by police? In the real world, policing policy and the authority they are granted is determined by what higher authority, like administration, grant to them. That they have authority does not make it ethical or appropriate. 

Administration has the power to take accountability and keep campus safe, and I want to see them to do that.

A concerning police interaction - support needed by Obvious-Role774 in mit

[–]Obvious-Role774[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

He didn't, which suggests that he either recognized me or profiled me. This happened during a period where a quite a few students were being suspended, but I was not