<p>I find the ‘kids will be kids’ mentality in many of the posts in this thread slightly disturbing. I think it’s ironic to read the posts in the ‘Harlem Shake’ thread in which the majority consensus seems to be saying there was a policy, the student didn’t follow the policy, sure expulsion would be excessive, but there was a rule and it wasn’t followed and the university did right by shutting it down. There need to be consequences to ensure such situations don’t get out of control. But in this thread the majority consensus seems to be “it’s JUST pot…, geez leave the kids alone and focus on something that matters” - you all make my head HURT!</p>
<p>For those that read the article, not only did they make arrests for pot, but for ectasy, LSD, and confiscated 3 weapons. Maybe I’m in the minority thinking that perhaps removing some illegal weapons from a campus environment, especially when associated with drugs is a GOOD thing, but I don’t think I’m going to be changing my opinion soon.</p>
<p>They arrested 26 students on a campus of 30,000…it’s not like they were going door to door in the dorms (which is indeed their property and they most definitely would have a legal right to do) with drug dogs. They were targetting specific students. I don’t know the details of the raid, only what I read in the article, but think of a scenario in which your student returned to their dorm room to find their roommate smoking pot in the common area on a daily basis and being exposed to it if they wanted to be or not…think a a scenario in which your student’s roommate had people coming and going at all hours because they were dealing out of their dorm room. Perhaps you would tell YOUR kid, oh, it’s JUST pot, get over it…I, on the other hand, would tell mine if they were unhappy to report the situation to their RA and then to the housing office and if they didn’t get results that I MOST DEFINTELY WOULD ENSURE THE UNIVERSITY WAS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ENFORCING THEIR POLICIES AND THE LAW.</p>
<p>It’s just pot… so it’s OK, it students go to Walmart and shoplift candy bars??? I mean it’s not grand theft auto…there are no weapons involved…they’re just candy bars… it’s not like Walmart would miss the money. So arresting students for shoplifting candy bars would be a waste of resources too?</p>
<p>Most of these students are not going to suffer serious legal consequences, most college towns I’m aware of have pre-trial diversion programs set up because the legal system doesn’t have the resources to deal with these minor problems, so students pay a fee, agree to stay out of trouble, and so long as they don’t violate the terms of the program the offense never appears on their record. However it does teach them that they can be caught and that they ‘best think twice’ before considering such behavior again, it does teach them that there are consequences to their actions, it does teach other students that the university is going to take such matters seriously.</p>
<p>I personally applaud their efforts in enforcing their policies and the law which every student on the campus is most definitely aware of.</p>