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Rep. Hernandez files bill to disarm UO and PSU police

Alex Zielinski has the report here.

10 Comments

  1. Realist 02/28/2019

    What an asshat. UOPD are exemplars of professionalism. Portland Reps not so much.

    If this passes, I’ll start bringing my armory to campus, and make sure UOPD knows where to come when students really do need to be made safer.

    • uomatters Post author | 02/28/2019

      I’m sure the UOPD officers are reassured to hear that you’ve got their back.

  2. Not hyperbole this time 02/28/2019

    100% of school shootings happen in “gun free zones”.

    Look it up.

    • Bad plan 02/28/2019

      Correlation is not causation.

      Look it up.

    • scienceduck 02/28/2019

      I did look it up with regard to the Umpqua school shooting, and saw that it was not a gun-free zone and that students with concealed-carry permits and carrying guns were on campus at the time. I am sure you will stop making the claim that “100%” happened now that you know the facts.

    • Fishwrapper 02/28/2019

      100% of all firearm deaths involve firearms.

      I found that one, too, just by taking your advice and looking things up. It was alongside a funny (not “Ha Ha!” funny, but make-you-look-askance funny) statistic that there were more firearms deaths than automotive deaths in Oregon in a few recent years.

      It is truly amazing what you can look up.

  3. Nobody 03/01/2019

    Let’s go beyond disarming them and disband them.

    • Not Feeling Safe on Campus 03/05/2019

      I would feel a whole lot safer on campus if UOPD stayed *on campus* and *on foot*. When UOPD officers are out driving around Eugene/Springfield (and they do), who’s around to deal with problems *on campus*?

      I work odd hours. I’ve been followed by creeps at night. Blue lighted call poles are not gonna help me and sure aren’t going to deter creeps from creeping.

      We need UOPD officers out and about on foot, not cruising around in their fortified SUV’s handing out tickets off-campus.

      • Safety Duck 03/05/2019

        UO has a number of buildings that are a distance away from campus, and UOPD is responsible for those as well. But they don’t just drive randomly around Eugene/Springfield.

        It would be nice if UO had the budget to put 40-50 officers walking around campus at all hours, but that’s not realistic. Given that we can afford only a small contingent, we want them mobile (and yes, adequately armed), so that they can patrol the entire campus, and swoop in fast when trouble strikes.

        It’s regrettable that you feel unsafe. UO has people that will walk with you or drive you. Are you taking advantage of these?

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