Wednesday, February 18, 2009

My opinion on the points raised in the article, "Georgetown Students Bristle At New Restrictions on Parties", is that something had to be done to sort out the uncontrolled parties which end up disturbing the community but done in the correct way. Students should be allowed to enjoy themselves but it should not be at the expense of people around them. Kinze states how parties are now ending up in neighbours back yards which is something the University and officers want to crack down on. The need for "15 to 20 officers" as Kinze states also shows the need for change and how the parties are probably starting to get out of hand. They must find a way to calm these parties down without taking away the students rights to have fun. Comments such as "We would prefer that the college kids control their own actions . . . but if they can't or they won't, we'll lock them up," from 2nd District Cmdr. Andy Solberg seem to be a bit forceful and patronising. To call 19- low 20 year old students "kids" will not get a possitive reaction frim the students. There needs to be more cooporation with the students then just threats of change and punishment. Of course if a party becomes to out of hand there is certainly a time and place when officers are needed to sort it out but it should not be the first form of action.

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