They are preparing for an uprising, the USA will have its own Tiananmen Square soon the way things are going. If we don’t stop these things now, one of us is going to be Tank Man, standing with a bag of groceries, in front of an armored death machine on its way to kill students, and we’re all going to have to start making decisions about whether that’s the kind of country we want to live in. Good luck, and for the record, Tank Man was never seen again. This is what’s at stake. Universities having military equipment is not a joke, it’s not a mistake, and it’s not normal.
Tank Man was never seen again because no one, not even the CCCP, has been able to conclusively prove his identity. He remains anonymous to this very day, which is exactly something what would terrify the current regime. It’s also unlikely any of us would enjoy that luxury.
When it comes time to fight, remember that there can be no half measures this time.
Very wise, and well said.
He won’t remain anonymous today, not with gov spy tech in orbit.
we already did, in Ohio some years back.
american capitalism has ensured the bulk of us are too sick and/or tired to uprise.
Looks like the universities have been doing this for years and the law in 2021 is trying to make them more transparent about it. I’m so glad journalists are still doing their jobs. This is a win for the public that The Guardian is going after them and that there are laws that we can judge them with.
Several campus police departments created reports after CalMatters’ inquiries, though the law requires the documents to be posted online as long as the equipment is usable. Not all reports or policies contained the details mandated by the 2021 law; in many cases, campuses left out information, including manufacturers’ product descriptions, up-to-date inventories and equipment quantities. The University of California board of regents approved UC Berkeley’s annual report last September, but university police only published their equipment list on 7 April, after four CalMatters inquiries.
According to their own reports, San Jose State University and San Francisco State University own AR-15s even though Cal State’s policy does not authorize this. A Cal State spokesperson, Amy Bentley-Smith, said these AR-15s are standard issue, which would exempt them from the reporting requirement, even though San Jose’s report classifies them as specialized firearms and university police departments determine which equipment is standard issue. San Francisco State’s semi-automatic rifles are standard issue and won’t be listed in the annual report going forward, university spokesperson Robert King said.
Wtf. Thank you universe that I wasn’t born in the US
Doc what’s the prognosis?
Fatal.
… one headline, why believe it?
What do you mean?
Edit: oh, that they will use them.
I mean yeah, of course they will. What, they bought them for sport hunting?
quoting a song lyric that seems relevant but didn’t give enough hints, it seems.
