Turning Away the NYPD: A Bigoted Bathroom Ban
THE ISSUE: Brooklyn College’s refusal to let campus cops use the main bathrooms because of student complaints.
The report that Brooklyn College caved in to the demand of brats to deny NYPD officers the use of toilet facilities is angering (“Brooklyn College kids banish cops,” Nov. 20).
As far as this CUNY alumnus is concerned, any uniformed person — be it police, fire, sanitation or emergency medical services — should never be denied access to facilities when needed. Period. Ron Wasserman Freehold, NJ
Kudos to the Brooklyn College students who want police off their campus. They claim the presence of cops makes them feel unsafe, and I can relate 1,000 percent.
Instead of reacting with the typical outrage, perhaps cops should ask themselves why the students feel this way, and what they can do to win back their trust. Robert Birge Bridgeport, Conn.
Where are the grownups? Brooklyn College is part of the CUNY system and is partially supported by taxpayers.
Yet cops aren’t welcome if they need a bathroom break near Brooklyn College.
If the students run the college, then why is a president or anyone else in the administration collecting six-figure salaries? Anthony Johnson Brentwood
Brooklyn College President Michelle Anderson and Director of Security Donald Wenz gave in to the demands of a handful of students to have NYPD officers who patrol the campus banished to an “out-of-order” outhouse because they don’t “feel safe” with the police in their midst.
Great idea. Now every potential terrorist or crazy person will know that they will encounter limited resistance if they attack Brooklyn College.
And to the parents of students who spend thousands of dollars on tuition: Congratulations for putting up with this nonsense. I hope your kids remain safe. Peter Incardone Long Beach, NJ
Brooklyn College is now promoting hatemongering against police officers at the behest of radical students who seem to worry more about bathroom privileges than their own education.
Perhaps it’s time for taxpayers to demand that their public funding be revoked. Pat Zizza Selden
What is wrong with these snowflakes? If they manage to banish a police presence, they’re going to turn the whole area into a no-police zone where only criminals have guns.
When I was young, the police were respected, as were most adults. I was raised on the Lower East Side and lived in Brooklyn. If you had a problem, you could always go to a police officer.
Now millennials detest the police. Why? Maybe it’s because of all the police-bashing that’s going on. Officers are no longer respected.
God bless all police throughout the United States, and thank you for your service. Andrew Rizzo Jackson, NJ
To all the ignorant, small-minded students and the faculty at Brooklyn College: When and if you ever need the police, don’t call 911.
Call mommy and daddy or your director of security and then pray that you’re not injured before they arrive.
The lack of street smarts and the hostility toward the NYPD are unbelievable. These people put their lives on the line every day for nitwits like these. Carol Culkin Tarrytown
I was a cop for 30 years. So Brooklyn College doesn’t want a police presence? Good. The answer is a no-brainer: Officers shouldn’t go to the college.
I would’ve been thrilled to avoid dealing with these college students’ hostile attitude. What a gift. Nick Holovinsky Staten Island
Boy, have things changed since I was in graduate school at Brooklyn College.
Once upon a time, people felt safe around cops. I wonder how safe today’s college students feel around dangerous criminals when the unwanted police are nowhere to be found? Mark Stuart Ellison Brooklyn