… the University of Rhode Island – routinely admit people who riot at the drop of a hat. These schools are big sloppy drunks.
First out of the gate this academic year is the storied URI:
[S]everal students were injured while fighting with broken beer bottles by smashing [them] over one another’s head. Students milled about throughout Fraternity Circle, with bystanders coming to watch the fights break out.
The URI officer stationed at the event called for backup and all on-duty URI officers responded — a lieutenant, sergeant and six officers parked in the streets, but students refused to disperse.
URI officers began using pepper spray on the crowd to get students to disperse, and several students were attended to by EMS for related injuries.
September 25th, 2011 at 10:06AM
There’s a knock-on effect that is rarely noted: if you admit people with dubious behavioral standards, they bring their friends with them, at least on weekends. And the friends bring their friends, and so on. According to today’s Boston Herald:
“Two of the four people [arrested] were URI students. Three face various charges, including disorderly conduct. Another was charged with possession of a knife longer than three inches…”