| Show Viewpoints EDITORIAL By Al AI Grover Security officials at this campus r told Points West during the week that they are fighting a war without the necessary troops and without the guns or the ammunition that they need Mark Pratt Director of the office indicated that this is a war with a win no-win solution and without the concern and involvement of the entire community at SL casualties will be heavy During the past fourteen months more than one hundred thousand dollars worth of personal and college property has been stolen Much of this theft could be avoided with the proper manpower for the security force at the school At present there are but three full time officers and five time part-time guards for a community of more than seven thousand people According to national law enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment statistics communities should retain one full time officer for each one thousand inhabitants If we use this rather conservative figure then SL should maintain seven time full-time officers We realize that there are budgetary problems throughout the state We further realize that funds for this community must be dispersed for forthe forthe forthe the good of the entire population What we cannot understand is why the College Administration refuses to work accept and implement the proposal given to them for officers or reserves Mark Pratt indicated during an interview with this writer that he has approached the Administration of I the community with a plan to toI I I appoint a reserve contingent of five to seven officers provide them with training and support to do their jobs and then to provide the reserves with a twenty dollar per month uniform allowance The cost of this visual deterrent works out to per month The Administration has tabled the proposal for further study The question then comes to mind What do we need to study As a matter of public record there are more than felony and misdemeanor offenses listed during the past year and there are more than one offense against persons or property committed daily during this current year It would then seem obvious to all concerned that it is necessary for this community to become more concerned about the problem and the school administration should provide the material the ammunition and the manpower to solve the problem If this institution does not wish to work on the problem then perhaps it should explain to the community as asa asa asa a whole why it will not Perhaps the powers that be at the school will tell the community as a whole why it is not concerned with the whereabouts whereabouts whereabouts where where- of the property purchased with tax dollars and then stolen We further caution the security department we do not want a vigilante committee formed Yes we do want control over this campus We do not want our property stolen our friends assaulted and our lives threatened by crime we also do not want our lives and our safety threatened by bullies hiding behind shields If we wedo wedo wedo do have reserve officers then we demand that they be fully screened |
