Police approach to riots overzealous
First of all, I resent as a student that the blame for this event has been put all on our shoulders. I understand that this was drunken kids that started these riots and that they absolutely got out of hand, but let’s think about who allowed them to get out of hand — the police! I honestly believe that the Eugene police get off on tear-gassing crowds of people.
This is my second year at the University and I have seen this twice now. I am originally from New York, where people are much crazier than these Oregon wannabes. I have never in my life seen anything get so out of control. Fortunately, I was not a part of this. At 2 a.m., tear gas was the only option, but at 11:30 p.m. when the “riot” began, those measures were definitely not necessary and should have been handled in a civilized manner at that time.
P.S. 1. Gas was not poured on the golf cart, but there was a gas leak in the cart’s fuel tank. 2. News reports across the country stated that the fires were on the “campus.” What’s that about? 3. Instead of just mentioning coughing and tearing, how about you mention the extreme vomiting that every tear gas victim suffers with?

Katherine Vogeler

junior

journalism