"Morse Hellhole, CBS ran a story on this incident tonight. I think a post including a link to the story would be great."- Loyola student
(Rogers Park) - Students at Loyola University charge that racial profiling is a growing problem on campus. The students and their supporters joined forces to demand the university take action. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports it was a frightening moment for about 100 Loyola students Monday when a man - described by witnesses as white - pointed a fake gun at a forum crowd.
It ended, according to junior Omar Kamran, when campus police wrongly accused him of being the one who did it. "He profiled me, basically, because the girl at the front desk gave him the full description of the man, that he was a white male and that he already left the building," Kamran said.
Last September, a group of students say they were simply sitting on a campus bench when a Loyola University police officer demanded to see IDs. "We asked what we did wrong, and he wouldn't tell us and then he looked us up and down and said 'what crew you runnin' with?'" said Loyola freshman Erica Granados-De La Rosa. "He said 'why don't you...go, why don't you walk three blocks south and join the Gangster Disciples?'" said student Kenneth Owens. Source.
Posted by Craig Gernhardt
(Rogers Park) - Students at Loyola University charge that racial profiling is a growing problem on campus. The students and their supporters joined forces to demand the university take action. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports it was a frightening moment for about 100 Loyola students Monday when a man - described by witnesses as white - pointed a fake gun at a forum crowd.
It ended, according to junior Omar Kamran, when campus police wrongly accused him of being the one who did it. "He profiled me, basically, because the girl at the front desk gave him the full description of the man, that he was a white male and that he already left the building," Kamran said.
Last September, a group of students say they were simply sitting on a campus bench when a Loyola University police officer demanded to see IDs. "We asked what we did wrong, and he wouldn't tell us and then he looked us up and down and said 'what crew you runnin' with?'" said Loyola freshman Erica Granados-De La Rosa. "He said 'why don't you...go, why don't you walk three blocks south and join the Gangster Disciples?'" said student Kenneth Owens. Source.
Posted by Craig Gernhardt
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