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It’s my party, and I’ll cry if they mace it
The use of pepper-spray this weekend by Orono Police Department at a party on Park St. seems to be concurrent with department policy. So what would propel the authorities to use such force when dealing with a crowd of 200 party-goers?
Maybe it’s the fact that when 200 drunken college kids get together, the common mindset is not to listen. The students probably you out numbered law enforcement officers, and why not stick it to the man, right?
Wrong idea. The police in the surrounding areas have a reputation as hardasses, with good cause. But think about it, if you had to deal with drunken, cocky college kids, wouldn’t you be a little on the edge?
The life lesson: If the cops tell you to clear out a party, just do it. They don’t want to be there any more than we want them there. They are men and women with a job to do and sense of duty.
We also have a duty as college kids to listen to authority. We at The Maine Campus are not saying blindly follow “the man.” In fact, some of history’s greatest people and moments have come from rising against oppression.
But this is college, and it’s only a keg party. So, listen to the cops next time, and you won’t get a face full of mace.
Preaching to the choir at UMaine
Hey did you attend the Chris Heinz speech this Tuesday? Probably not. Thats okay, maybe you were able to actually make it to the Bush twins event this Wednesday in the Wooley Room instead? Nope, you probably didn’t get to go to that either. That’s because the attention these events got was silm to none. In fact most students on this fine campus of ours didn’t even probably know that these public figures where here at the university.
These events need to be publicized and discussed openly to the campus population – not just to some chairperson’s croonies. As a student body, we should be doing a better job of making the public aware of events .
