police violence

We aren’t safe with SFU’s security

by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor   CW: Discussion of sexual assault, police brutality, death.   Over the years, there have been increasing concerns about the response of SFU Safety & Risk Services (SRS) to campus incidents. Most recently, the RCMP were called on a Black alumnus, resulting in them being pepper sprayed, tazed in the head, and arrested. However, if SRS’ “number one priority is always the safety of [the] SFU community,” then why are they putting students at risk? SFU’s system of student “security” is flawed and needs to be changed to better protect and prevent potential student harm.…

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