Reply #67: not a public library [View All]

[marshall]

This is not a public library, it is a university library. The focus and the clientele is much different. This situation is horrible and what happened was definitely excessive, but personally I would have been very frightened if I were one of the other students. The campus security has an obligation to protect the student body.

I'm not sure what I would do in my university library if a student started ranting and screaming. We have had students refuse to be quiet in study areas, saying they pay for the library and they will do whatever they want in it.

Perhaps training in conflict resolution would be something the university should look into. Unfortunately the video doesn't show what lead up to the police being called, and I would like to hear what the student worker who asked the patron for his ID in the first place has to say.