Students Take defense Into Their Own Hands
When freshman letters and sciences major Dan Sharkey purchased a taser online for $50, he wasn’t gearing up to work mall security or go on patrol with the local police force – he was preparing to walk home on the streets of College Park.
With the university ranked second on the FBI’s list of most violent campuses and 15 on-campus robberies already reported this year, students like Sharkey are arming themselves against attacks with alarms, pepper spray or self-defense tactics.
While it is a shame that these students deal with so much danger on their campus, they follow the wise principle: if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. We cannot depend on the government or schools for safety. We have to take our defense into our own hands.
What do you think?
Comment by Jim
Amen.
Posted on June 4, 2007 at 12:28 am