First forum on policing leaves many dissatisfied
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers the first public forum about the University’s proposed private police force.
- The News-Letter reported that the Monday event was the first of three planned discussions, but many attendees felt the expert-panel format allowed too little audience participation.
- The paper reported that former Hopkins professor Jo Brown believed a more open forum would have created better opportunities for debate.
- The article says SGA Executive Vice President AJ Tsang hoped the SGA would help choose future panelists and include more Hopkins-based researchers.
- The reporter writes that panelist Maureen Rush argued that a campus police force was needed, while panelist Sue Riseling described using body-camera reviews to address racial bias in policing.
- The article adds that SAPP member Quinn Lester criticized the panel for not giving specific reasons to create a private police force, while community member Joseph Kane said the discussion should consider public safety beyond policing.