WSU Police Sgt. Dawn Daniels helped set up the event because she thought it was necessary given the rise of "programs that are controversial," The Daily Evergreen reported.
"We are starting to see more programs that are controversial, and we think this would help students navigate through these kinds of situations in school and in life," Daniels told the Daily Evergreen.
Charlie Powell, the WSU college of veterinary medicine public information officer, spoke at the training about identifying potentially violent situations. Powell held the late March session to address the WSU College Republicans' plan to host a border wall replica event, an event they previously did in 2016.
Comment: Most left-leaning academics are missing the fact that most of the political violence in school situations is coming from the left - not the right...
WSU College Republicans President Amir Rezamand suggested to Campus Reform that his group was being blamed for people on the left not being able to act in a civil manner: "The implication that we are somehow linked to possible violent situations is especially egregious. We have been assaulted at our events, never the other way around."
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Rezamand warned that these types of trainings would only foster a more polarized campus environment that could lead to even more dangerous situations.
"This is dangerous rhetoric, and lends itself to the climate on campus that nobody is willing to engage in frank discussion about controversial topics," the College Republicans president said. "They could very well change our minds on any number of issues, and I know for a fact that we can do the same. That's the whole point of these events."
"It seems odd that such an extreme is being taken for the event," Alana Bannan, a sophomore at WSU, told Campus Reform. "The same way I would see the training as unnecessary for a commonly held democratic belief being demonstrated by the college Democrats."
Campus Reform reached out to WSU and Powell but did not receive comment in time for publication.
Reader Comments
You won't find your echo chamber here.
And the "event" they are preparing for is a college Republican event. This is not some form of extremism that is a threat to college campuses. No, that threat comes from the left in the form of authoritarianism and fascism.
Personal experience, while very important, is not a valid basis for understanding or promulgating general 'truths'.
I used to be a liberal until the meaning changed to something I'm not. Then I was a progressive , but that's been co-opted to speak disparagingly of Dems (in the US). Then I tried being a (far-)leftist, and guess what, that's also become a derogatory term associated with anarchists, SJWs, etc. I wondered if being a socialist would work even though that and communist have a long history, nearly all of it negative and biased. So much for labels.
If I'm not 'finding an echo chamber here', I should be congratulated for expressing my sincere views despite any opposing majority, eh?
You accepted the bait to pick a side and join the fray.
Also, you might research authoritarianism and fascism a bit more...
Have a great day.