I doubt my kids would feel safe either around police. Police against minorities does not appear to be getting better. |
Weren't those cops black men? |
Yes. So all cops are threatening. |
Alternatively, county officials elected by county voters (and since re-elected by those voters) made a county budget decision to discontinue funding for county police officer positions in public schools. |
And hence everything that we're seeing- the rise in crimes, drug use, and violence at the schools are a result of county voters continuing to vote for politicians who don't give a crap about MCPS staff, students, and safety. Period. |
County voters continue to vote for elected officials you don't support, for reasons you don't support. |
It's amazing how many people on here complain about MCPS and the rise of crime, violence, etc. when they themselves voted for the corrupt politicians who put the schools in this position in the first place. Head scratcher. |
Yes, majority of the SROs at MCPS were black and latino men (and a couple of women). So I guess the minorities were afraid of minorities. |
Actually, the problem is a bit more nuanced than that. The county voters get re-elected due to high levels of voter apathy who believe nothing can or will ever change, so they don't bother to vote. As of now, only 51% of eligible voters turned out in the 2022 elections. Let those number get to the 60s and 70s, and you'd see different results. The current lackluster mismanagement by elected officials who skate by on re-election with small margins is only enabled because of low voter turnout. Which is absolutely the citizens' fault, but also the fault of the system which is so dysfunctional that people decide not participating is the best choice to make since nothing will ever change anyway. |
Yes, good point. The SROs weren't typically white men....so people were really making opinions based on a stereotype that wasn't even the norm in our county. |
*Correction |
The SROs were police officers. So people were making opinions based on facts that were facts. |
Correction: county voters, whom you disparage, continue to vote for elected officials you don't support, for reasons you don't support. |
Do any of you know students falsely arrested by SRO’s? I do.
Do you know any students pulled into the police station to be questioned because of wrong info provided by STO’s? I do. |
Do you know of kids who feel that security at MCPS high schools is lacking? I do. Do you know of any kids who feel that the bathrooms aren't safe to use because of the unchecked drug use and violence going on in there? I do. Do you know of any kids who feel MCPS administration don't care about their safety and wellbeing and do nothing to curb or stop the bad behavior that disrupts their educational experience routinely? I do. |