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INDUSTRY FOCUS With Ralph C. Jensen, Editor-in-Chief Defund Police, IADon’t Think So n interesting article from For all the reasons safety and security Portland OR, or more did not seem important then, those rea- specifically Portland State sons are important now. University made head- Campus officials and the PSU Police lines last week. Why is Department are seeing an increasing num- this so important? On June 29, 2018, a ber of weapons on and near campus. The PSU police officer shot and killed Jason Washington trying to break up a fight close to campus. This following 80 days of nightly protests following the death of George Floyd. Two years later, university officials announced it would disarm the campus police department and patrol the campus boundaries unarmed. University Presi- dent Stephen Percy said at that time would be the first step in a broader policy to re- imagine safety at the state-funded univer- sity in the heart of the city. “Over the past few weeks, we have listened to many voices across our cam- pus,” Percy wrote in an email to campus announcing the change. “The calls for change that we are hearing at PSU are ringing out across our nation. We must find a new way to protect the safety of our community, one that eliminates systemic racism and promotes the dignity of all who come to our urban campus.” Fast forward. April 11, 2023. Portland State University has rearmed its campus police force. ID STATEMENT Security Today (ISSN 2572-5246) is published 5 times a year, Mar/Apr, May/ June, July/August, Sept/Oct and Nov/Dec by 1105 Media, Inc., 6300 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1150, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. Periodicals postage paid at Woodland Hlls, CA 91367, and at additional mailing offices. 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