Parents of UC Berkeley students hire private security to patrol campus

[@RacerX1971]

All that tuition and cant budget a security guard😂😂

[@RacerX1971]

@@PoliticalTheatreTV-eu6tt , apparently, campus police is nor enough..so pathetic

[@RacerX1971]

@@PoliticalTheatreTV-eu6tt , don't matter satellite or not, it's the schools responsibility to protect their students in their area. Heller

[@bpxl53yewz29]

It’s not “can’t”, but “won’t “.

[@feedingtime7059]

Mean while the school president gets paid 600k+ a year to make motivational speeches and sign papers

[@Rocket_Man.]

There's a lot of robbery here, they usually sit in their cars and wait for their victims

[@ASmith-hb4ed]

The cost to live in dorms are insane $$$$$. And they can't help students with security?? This is shameful!

[@davinxi5926]

Where’s campus police and security?

[@abelcompany1556]

They were saying they don't need campus police. Now look at this XD

[@plantsplantz2116]

Its science STEM school..Move that entire campus to the south bay in San Mateo or Santa Clara.....closer to Silicon Valley. Be like UC Berkeley Santa Clara😅

[@vndragonslayer1]

they dont need it.. its a mini gaza

[@striker44]

Incompetent and lazy security you mean?

[@seinundzeiten]

sitting around eating donuts

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

If I thought a campus was not safe , my kids wouldn’t go there

[@sarahbaartmansrevenge]

exactly, i agree!

[@newbiekhyber]

Yeah, the whole America is not safe. What would you do?

[@uy7munir]

@@newbiekhyber the world's a big place. move elsewhere. but most of America is not in the decrepit condition of your lovely Bay Area

[@BuhodePiedra]

So then less tuition and taxes? Because the university and the city aren’t fulfilling their basic duties (safety) yet still collecting?

[@SK-lt1so]

Their "duty" is their public pensions.

[@BuhodePiedra]

@@PoliticalTheatreTV-eu6tt still on that defund the police messaging? Even after it’s the low income minority communities who are the loudest in demanding more policing? “Demilitarize” is a much better slogan imo. Which defunds strategically and doesn’t shock everyone into disagreeing with you as soon as they hear your message.

[@BenjaminPope]

Dem security guards can't and won't do shit

[@oakridgemall-8jl2h9f]

Of course not. They don't want to trigger a protest, riot, arson, looting . . . and then end up prosecuted and imprisoned.

[@MichaelPechner]

@@oakridgemall-8jl2h9f - As someone who hires security guards for my community, they are barely paid minim wage. They will not confront any one or interfer with a crime. All they will do is call their office, who will then call police. Such a lack of knowledge and fear mongering on a post about a university. No wonder Dump is doing so well in the primaries.

[@zuperdee]

I’ve lived in the Bay Area all my life, and while some neighborhoods in places like Oakland and San Francisco have long had a reputation for crime, I have NEVER until 2020 heard of crime happening on the kind of scale we’re seeing now, all over the Bay Area, and to the point where people have to be afraid to go outdoors, and companies and now even college campuses around the Bay Area have to hire private security just to escort people around and augment overstretched police forces. It’s EERILY similar to what’s been happening in South Africa for several decades now, which was part of what made my father leave South Africa and come here originally, back in the day. Perhaps it’s time for all the smart people to pack up and leave, and let the place tear itself apart.

[@pandacub6164]

Thank the new generation that protest for everything, like criminal rights and defund the police movements. They voted for this

[@dpeasehead]

@@pandacub6164 Nice right wing narrative. In reality, cops have never been "defunded" they have never served all communities as if they are full citizens, and have almost never been held accountable for any extreme of behavior. Police acting as a private army for some people has backfired.

[@dpeasehead]

@zuperdee: South Africa never had its stuff together. It is the typical product of an unreformed settler state which has never dealt with centuries of injustice seriously. It's still one of the most unequal and therefore unjust places on the planet. Such places have never been safe or peaceful for a whole lot of people. It is only when the consequences hit the people who created the situation that it is seen as a problem. And their "solution" is to run...

[@eeddieedwards3890]

@@dpeasehead Name one all Black city, state, country, Island or continent anywhere in the world that is successful. I'll wait. And Wakanda doesn't count. It was created by two White Jewish men.

[@jaycee9153]

well said, sadly.

[@83dsvhtubb]

How about not sending your kids to UCB?

[@hotspot930]

This is what’s happening right now here in California. These matters are third world (developing country) problems. California is going backwards. Political leaders and university officials should be held accountable. Homelessness, addictions, crimes and high rents are all factors making California becoming a third world (country) state.

[@eeddieedwards3890]

The political leaders have armed security and live in gated communities. They care nothing about the safety of the proletariat.

[@bensonyau2302]

Berkeley: "Defund the police!" You just can't make this up and you just can't fix stupidity! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cavityz1v797]

The thing is, the police never patrolled at all lol The police do not do the things you think they do

[@roninthedestroyer8958]

​@@cavityz1v797they are to busy with all the crime.

[@eeddieedwards3890]

@@cavityz1v797 Because politicians.

[@cavityz1v797]

@@eeddieedwards3890 No, because they dont do that

[@eeddieedwards3890]

@@cavityz1v797 Then please enlighten all of us, what do the police in Berserkley do?

[@mrcpaddler]

That nursing student who got killed while she was jogging should be a wake up call for all young women. Two other young women were also attacked, Mollie Tibbetts and Kayla Hamilton. Be aware of your surroundings, go out in pairs and don't leave each other's sight, carry a whistle or some kind of self-defense device. Fight back.

[@mojojojo01.]

If they go out in pairs, wouldn’t they both then get raped, attacked or killed?

[@anthonyadeyemi6056]

The security ain't gonna do sh*t. 😂they can't even stop an unarmed scavenger from stealing $899.99 worth of merchandise from Walgreens. They think security is gonna catch a bullet for them? These Bay area folks are funny. This is what you voted for...

[@mrsleep0000]

Imagine paying hundreds of thousands to put your kid through Berkeley, they even have their own police force, and you STILL have to shell out for private security to protect your children. California is broken from top to bottom. If you're smart you'll send your kids somewhere else, somewhere the government still works to protect people.

[@dpeasehead]

@mrsleep0000: Where does that "utopia" exist?

[@jaymeez]

Those security guards are gonna be sleeping man.

[@MichaelPechner]

As someone who has to hire security guards, this is a waste of money unless the university has more actual deputised police patrol. Security only reports what they see and keeps themselves safe.

[@iloled2924]

Just hire more bIacks as security guards. The criminals will be more cautious when they see bIack, as they tend to be less predictable. BIacks will go the extra mile if you pay them a little extra under the table.

[@jasonredpill7473]

"I don't think we need additional security" Welcome to UCB🙃

[@thems_the_brakes]

lol. classic. Not until it happens to her!

[@michaelrogers9720]

Take all the security away…. They said they don’t need it

[@pandacub6164]

Little do they know their own children are the ones that protested for criminal rights

[@eeddieedwards3890]

Exactly. It's like watching the 3 stooges bashing each other over the head - you know the laughs will continue because they'll never get smart.

[@Ash-uf4fv]

You lot are so stupid lmao

[@msriram9884]

If you want to see a change, change the legal policies and procedures that have encouraged this kind of criminal behavior. Vote differently.

[@Wooster77]

Since when was Berkeley dangerous? Where to the criminals come from, Oakland?

[@Wooster77]

Privatize the police, not defund it.

[@sandraconnelly7507]

Will these Security Guards be armed? Can't imagine them agreeing "not to be armed...very foolish.

[@eeddieedwards3890]

It's amazing watching these lemmings fall victim to so much stupidity - it's like watching the Eloi peacefully walk into the arms of the cannibalistic Morlocks in "The Time Machine". It sure is entertaining.

[@simplelife4213]

They want to open the boarder and defund the police, then complain about it's too dangerous to walk at night. LOL

[@eeddieedwards3890]

I have no empathy for stupidity.

[@AgentGold-AI]

00:00 🚨 Parents fund security at Cal due to concerns 00:45 🔫 Recent gun incident on campus highlighted 01:00 ⏰ Security guards' patrol schedule 01:16 🤕 Student recounts being robbed at gunpoint 02:26 💰 Parent group "Safe Bears" fundraises for private security 02:47 🔍 Private patrols' role and equipment detailed 03:03 👀 Mixed student reactions to extra security 03:21 📈 Rebecca calls for action at multiple levels 03:37 🏫 University responds to private security concerns Key Moments by Agent Gold AI

[@TO_HELL_AND_BACK]

Unarmed guards aren't getting involved. Basically they're paying for a witness to call PD in case something happens.

[@eeddieedwards3890]

And the crime will continue - they truly are stupid.

[@joaquinmenchaca3086]

Young Asian girl was attacked as few blocks away, abduction attempt, iPhone and purse stolen. Many robberies, assaults, stabbings, sexual assaults, murders nearby. Dems brag crime is down in Berkeley and surroinding area. UCB response something like student volunteer or ambassadors. In the city, town council's response is to defund police.

[@shoelessb4515]

Same as all parents in all school districts should do. It's getting real western out there. Please protect your kids.

[@sharinaross1865]

Most ppl living on college campuses are young adults.

[@shoelessb4515]

@@sharinaross1865 You become an adult when you start paying your own bills. Most college students are kids. Whatever- - I want students safe so they can learn.

[@sharinaross1865]

@@shoelessb4515 who are you trying to lecture. Those kids should have curfew if its that unsafe.

[@eeddieedwards3890]

By sending them to a sane state.

[@BoseongCowboy]

UC Berkeley, why go to this college rather than anywhere else? It's unbelievable. Yes, at one time UC Berkeley was a great university, but times change institutions and circumstances change. What Grandpa loved about UC Berkeley and the experience of living off campus is gone.

[@muslima9599]

Lol UC Berkeley is still the same. It's Still a great university. What need to be addressed is all the insecurity here in the Bay area!!

[@sad_society9713]

The surrounding Cal area is just unsafe. Do people even address the amount of homeless tents near there?

[@iloled2924]

The homeless are considered to be “indigenous” to the area, and therefore a protected, marginalized class.

[@mrbanana6464]

@@iloled2924 As opposed to doing what? Relocating them to the outskirts of the city?

[@rick_222]

the unarmed security that will do nothing to stop violent criminals

[@robinrising1834]

What is private security doing against armed robbery and shootouts.

[@eeddieedwards3890]

They really don't think anything through.

[@rayjross1100]

This new generation of Berkeley students, you can’t deal with a couple of muggings. The cloth of Berkeley students has chaged

[@AbbyEllie69]

Unfortunately, the state of California is going to vote exactly the same, none of this is going to change.

[@davinxi5926]

So rent a cop? Off duty? Double dipping extra income!

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

What?

[@Paiadakine]

Oakland. Only place worse is USC neighborhood.

[@qwertylife]

Close to Oakland yes, but this is Berkeley.

[@weekenderfam7965]

get the National Guards out just like NYC

[@haydenmitchell7583]

Wow this is silly. Berkeley is hella safe. there is no crime wave. Everyones gotta stop being so scared all the time

[@MrTtranpds]

Most of these students are big of Defund Police.

[@hotspot930]

That’s the fruit of their protests to defund the police. Sometimes too much liberalism and having progressive policies will lead to chaos. I don’t like this to happen but let these students taste the consequences.

[@SeanWork]

Lol "children" - they're adults now!

[@Pastellaxart]

“And pick up my adults” doesn’t sound right

[@petenrita]

With instructions not to interfere?

[@57222]

You'll voted for it.

[@faithinverity8523]

Irvine is nice. Merced and Davis and San Diego are nice. CMU has a better CS school. Who thinks Berkeley is a good place to live or go to school?

[@iloled2924]

If you’re not in STEM, there’s no point in attending Berkeley.

[@faithinverity8523]

@@iloled2924 Name a Berkeley Nobel Prize winner. Now look at where they were educated. See a pattern? Berkeley is a brand, not a school.

[@muslima9599]

​@faithinverity8523 Why hating on Berkeley? It's a great institution no matter what.

[@eeddieedwards3890]

@@iloled2924 STEM? The powers that be at Berkeley don't have two brain cells to rub together.

[@Robert-eg2oy]

Berkeley isn’t that much different than Oakland. Why do people go to school in that area ? There are better places to live and go to school than the Bay Area, just get out of California, especially the Bay Area.

[@ICallItAsItIs]

This generation uses the word "like" way too much!

[@Eric_Olsen]

Parents don't pay for private security Students transfer and parents sue for tuition if enough leave they will add security also billboards UC Berkley a great place to get insert crime if over social media and the state's freeways on billboards along with students leaving/transferring out they will be forced to add additional campus police and security.

[@meridoughten9425]

I agree with Heidi at 3:00 I don't really understand what purpose the private security guards serve. Are they just hoping the guards will act as a deterrent?? They aren't police, they can't arrest anyone - all they can really do is call for help. And the woman who was robbed twice said both incidents were off campus, so what exactly is the goal here? This school is located in a city, so things like robberies, theft, violence, etc. are going to be a little more common than they would be on a more secluded campus.

[@Leafylover]

It’s crazy they don’t have that. Chapman university has their own police department . Their gaurds have carts, bikes and tons of suvs and cars to patrol through school, neighborhood and dorms. They’re awesome.

[@JeffreyMason-e3k]

I didn't know that.

[@x-raycat323]

The same thugs will be hired for security

[@Sirhc2023]

Well now she has learned something, pay attention to your surroundings.

[@timmathis8789]

Sad!

[@ajcraft-hello]

The Cal Bear security team used to be great. This move by parents may push UC to quickly add & train more staff✨🌎

[@bpxl53yewz29]

I don’t see how these security guards will be helpful if they’re not armed, not even with pepper spray. What’s the point?

[@rayjross1100]

I think the demographic of students at Berkeley are just getting softer. The strong tough radical days of hardcore activists cloth is no more. I’ve grew up and been around that campus all my life and the challenges are no different then they use to be and just think back when it wasn’t any good surveillance. I’m wondering what exactly are the safety concerns get to the specifics, what shady looking characters? It’s Berkeley if you knew what era I came from this is almost laughable I mean it is, it use to be like a badge of honor to say you graduated from Cal, if part of the element. It’s a shame that some of these kids today never been out of the house and now you got parents getting involved. What happened to the world. College is your right of passage, your out experiencing life your parents shouldn’t have to helicopter you through college, what is he doing there. 😂

[@hppavilionf50]

Welcome to America 🇺🇲. This isn't a problem in Europe.

[@808ghostMiller]

No, you guys just live under dictatorship’s and 60% income tax rates

[@saythankyou111]

It’s the west, it’s always been cowboys and Indians 🇺🇸

[@chrischika7026]

not even remotely true

[@davinxi5926]

Waste of money, for someone to just stand and watch and call police. A normal everyday citizen can do that

[@PerfectoKiss]

Send your thank you letters to the local politicians who support criminals more than law abiding citizens. Time to change the voting habits.

[@kevinw1090]

Freedom is not free.

[@x-men69-96]

Your vote matters. Keeping voting Democrat. That’s what you will get.

[@accordiongordon]

Because we all know just how safe Mississippi and Louisiana are!

[@jameskemp8287]

Texas State student Austin Salyer was shot through the wall in his dorm by another student in a different dorm room playing with a gun. Texas is a red state run by Republicans.

[@LanaUSA212]

​@@accordiongordonthe difference is that in Republican ran cities and states police is not afraid to do their jobs and criminals don't have more rights than law abiding citizens. While in democratic dumps like St Francisco criminals have more rights and police is stopped by the government from doing their job. Sorry, but you have no argument . Just take as look at St Francisco and what it had become

[@dpeasehead]

@@accordiongordon And how incredibly prosperous the average person is in red state utopia and how the cops down there treat everyone with dignity.

[@bermuda3944]

I thought the same thing; if you can afford it, hire a personal security detail.😎

[@OCVeritas]

Vote to incarcerate unlawful possession of firearms.

[@doverbeachcomber]

UC will only take action to avoid bad PR, not to actually protect students. So, parents, keep up the PR pressure. UC will probably, in turn, put backdoor pressure on local media to keep quiet. Keeping up the pressure is the only thing that will work. You have to be in it for the long haul; otherwise, don’t bother getting started.

[@MawangHujan-fl2zn]

Where is it? Looks like the best country in the world. Nice place to live. Very safe.

[@u32481]

the most liberal college campus in the country, who aligned themselves with the defund the police movement, and soft on crime policies, are now facing the consequences of those decisions. thats the taste of sweet karma

[@sarahbaartmansrevenge]

berkeley hasn’t been liberal since the early 90s

[@Ricocase]

Top flight security?

[@vedales8670]

It takes away their peace of mind

[@Wilhuf1]

UC Berkeley had an endowment of $6.7 BILLION as of June 30, 2022. Berkeley could easily afford to pony up more resources for security.

[@davidwright873]

They won't. Fyi

[@hotttt28]

Deduct it from tuition !

[@ChrisBallard687]

Stocks are pretty unstable at the moment, but if you do the right math, you should be just fine. Bloomberg and other finance media have been recording cases of folks gaining over 250k just in a matter of weeks/ couple months, so I think there are alot of wealth transfer in this downtime if you know where to look.

[@RuthieCarlton]

It's really hard to beat the market as a mere investor. It's just better if you invest with the help of a professional who understands the market dynamics better.

[@KathyJvanest]

choosing stocks can be really risky, especially for non-professionals. I learned that the hard way in 2020 when I lost almost everything. But once I started using a financial advisor, things turned around. Now I'm making at least $38k every month! So I'm sticking with investing through an advisor.

[@KathyJvanest]

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[@KathyJvanest]

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[@KathyJvanest]

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[@aeromtb2468]

why the UC has a PD and security force

[@kswiss267]

Really? That high of crimes on a college campus?

[@andylin6560]

Allow students to protect themselves? Nah... that would make too much sense.

[@bucktooth002]

That's only in San Bernardino county, everyone has a gun on campus.

[@lzalab2286]

If I were a millionaire parent if it’s not safe they can’t attend that school, no way .

[@suanne1217]

Hope to see some changes, however the school administration should’ve taken this issues seriously. We, as parents wish our children choose elsewhere than S.F. to attend colleges.

[@JAYY_JAYY]

Your children are adults Geez stop coddling them .

[@fahadsiddiqui1983]

"Studying since 2018"...what, are you taking 2 courses per semester?

[@robtucker6303]

Could be studying for an advanced degree…

[@Maria.9094]

So go part time and work full time.

[@10ftSamsquanchy]

This is a pretty stupid waste of money.

[@stuffykong]

I went to Cal in the 90s and Cal students have always been targets for crime. Back then, it was just wallets since we didn't have phones or laptops. But it's sort of a perfect storm: lots of students who grew up really sheltered sometimes lacking street smarts, carrying around expensive equipment, walking around late at night, maybe on their phones maybe with airpods in. I'm sure it's way worse now with the economy how it is, especially in surrounding regions.

[@JohnMoog-ug6bk]

Those kids are getting enriched by diversity

[@amols101]

These universities are rich but don't want to spend even the bare minimum on security of their students 😠

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

You realize that other countries are peaceful right? For example: Denmark, Sweden, etcetera. There are actually peaceful places in the world.

[@oakridgemall-8jl2h9f]

Security is a waste of money. There are far more important things to invest in, like DIE.

[@kodoklengket]

@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLiand your point?

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

@@kodoklengket hi kkk. Feel free to respond to my comment substantially and I will ponder doing the same in return.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

@@kodoklengket copy over

[@Seawhaleorgonite]

high enrollments and campus expansions, and buildings brings more everything and a big city like the bay area is going to need more security guards.they should have had more guards years ago as the crime is too high. the guards may not be able to prevent many crimes but they can deter it with their presence.

[@BonusFiddle]

So glad I went to ucla

[@sharinaross1865]

All that tuitions and fees. Room and Board.

[@machone539]

Bring Your Own Security to UC Berkeley.

[@Sirhc2023]

Its life.

[@keithbrown3045]

UC berkeley police us to be one of the best paying and well respect the jobs in the bay area.

[@troyingram716]

City police is not suited for this type of work. What we need is private security.

[@Sam11747]

Like unarmed security is going to be effective.

[@TTaboi]

I'm sure they got the money. For it.

[@davidwright873]

After all that money for the campus?? Wow

[@latrinemarine826]

The same students who vote for soft on crime “progressives” are whining about crime? 😂

[@Sirhc2023]

Pull your kids out of Berkeley.

[@skeeterm2162]

Welcome to what you all voted for

[@thedjmbenga1]

This is what you liberals get - exactly what you voted for

[@ferenchorvath5478]

Hey !! Parents just pull your kids out they are soft and easy targets the UC system doesn’t care about them just your money

[@melascension494]

Will u continue to vote blue?

[@LAFITZ10]

yes LET THE RICH TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO - that's HOW THEY GOT RICH

[@rscii497]

2:59 - 3:10 - This genius scholar used the word 'Like' - 6 times in under 10 seconds. She's probably getting some useless degree in the Humanities or Liberal Arts.

[@kanank13]

these students need crouching tiger and hidden dragon kind of security.

[@bgregg55]

Carry bear spray. (And no, that's not intended as a joke)

[@propblast82nd]

Communist training camp