Students Stage Demonstration at Colby College

I don’t have time to write much about it, but this article was front page in my local newspaper.

http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/6201076.html

A selection from the article:

WATERVILLE — Hundreds of Colby College students staged a sit-in Tuesday to protest what they said was excessive force used by law enforcement officers in arresting three students on Easter morning.

The crowd gathered in front of Miller Library at noon, with many wearing red clothing to signify blood shed by at least one of those arrested. Students carried signs that said “Would this Happen to a White Student?” and “Define Student Rights,” among others.

And:

he said Ramirez has been painted in news reports as a belligerent drunk, but that is not the case. He is a senior who has worked hard with college administrators to bring prospective students to campus, and he plans to graduate next month and pursue a teaching career but could have a hard time getting a job with an arrest record.

“He’s just not that person people are making him out to be,” she said.

There’s clearly more to this story than what either side is saying. In the story it says the students were arrested for trying to prevent volunteer medical personnel  from helping an unconcious student, but nothing is really said about that aside from that the student was “fine” after the incident. 

I really don’t know if this is a case of students getting drunk and stupid or law enforcement and campus security acting with excessive force and with racial prejudice.