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As he pulled his luggage through downtown New Haven, Conn., a woman handed him a flier describing his new city as crime-ridden and dangerous. It listed alarming local crime statistics and instructed students to “remain on campus,” “avoid public transportation” and “stay off the streets after 8 p.m.” Illustrated with a picture of the Grim Reaper, the flier wished students an ominous “Good luck.”

But perhaps most jarring was the source of the flier, listed plainly in its text: the union that represents Yale’s own campus police.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/nyregion/yale-police-fliers.html

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[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 92 points 11 months ago

A much shorter flyer would be "We are the Yale police and if we don't get a significant raise - we ain't doing our jobs. Careful walking around at night and sleep tight!"

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Historically, New Haven is one of the poorest communities in the state when ranked by median income, while Yale's endowment grew to $42 billion this year. Universities typically do not pay property taxes, the major income for cities. Yale does give stipends to New Haven in the form of direct cash and scholarships, but is it enough, given its enormous wealth?

How much better off would the citizens of New Haven be if they had the property taxes for all the land and buildings the Ivy League school owns? How much better would the public schools be? The libraries? The parks? City jobs? This reeks of income inequality.

[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 55 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The fact that private universities in USA are so widespread and even preferred over most public institutions is already mindboggling

And they don't even have to pay property taxes?

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 45 points 11 months ago

In the US - everything about education - especially higher ed - is fucked. Not only do unis have legacy admissions - there are special legacy admissions. Like Harvard's Z-list. If mommy or daddy went to Harvard and have given the uni enough money - their kid gets guaranteed admittance. It's a totally vile situation.

Legacy preferences

Harvard caters to the children of well-connected alumni and big donors through the "Z-list." Z-listers are often guaranteed admittance while in high school but are obliged to take a year off between high school and Harvard, doing whatever they wish in the interim.

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I'm American and I'm mystified why we don't use the abbreviation "uni".

[-] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 20 points 11 months ago

I don't want to sound British. Also, using a slang abbreviation for "university" makes it seem like I must be talking about it all the time and I'm tired of saying the full word, which is definitely not the impression I want to give, especially around people that didn't go to a college or university.

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[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

It's especially bad in Yale's case because it's pretty big and right there in the city.

[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 83 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

As material conditions worsen, expect to more and more hysteria to be drummed up about petty crime to direct outrage to the poors instead of the system that creates such desperation.

Hell, in my area we are already seeing constant fear-mongering about "youth crime" to the point where scared rich boomers are now rallying and forming vigilante groups to punish literal children

[-] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

"Bloody headlines in the news each day

Drug crisis everywhere

So much comes in so easy

It's as though someone wants it there"

80s nostalgia is in right now let's go baybeeeeee

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago

It's as though someone wants it there"

They've already been accusing China of doing a reverse opium war for years. Sackler? I barely know 'er!

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago

Guy who thinks Harry Brown is a documentary

[-] mah@hexbear.net 67 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Imagine growing up with this mentality, being so scared of "outside", public transport, walking alone, etc... how this can influence the sensibilities, the mindset, and finally the politics of the people involved? Young adults that are requested to be indoor at 8pm in front of their computer or phones doing bullshit alone; either idealizing or demonizing a world they don't know and they don't want to know.

And that's supposed to be the country's elite, lol. This gated community mentality is and will be absolutely detrimental for everybody involved.

[-] Red_Eclipse@hexbear.net 35 points 11 months ago

I was raised like this and it fucked me up. Wasn't even allowed to take a walk around the neighborhood because my dad said I might get "kidnapped". Being so extremely sheltered exacerbated my social anxiety and to this day I have a need to hide in my room alone a lot. I think it also kept me with racist and lib beliefs for a while. If daddy doesn't let you see evidence to the contrary, then you believe what he says about "those bad people" and you hide more.

[-] mah@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago

I am very sorry to hear that :///

[-] Grimble@hexbear.net 19 points 11 months ago

And that's supposed to be the country's elite, lol

Imagine how quickly they'll fold with guns turned on them. Big talkers with wet pants.

[-] CTHlurker@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

Unfortunately, American society is sort up entirely to help these young pants-pissers avoid getting their hands dirty. They are the elite, so they get to tell the dead-eyed psychos to have you murdered.

[-] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 months ago

It feels like a ploy to request more money to me. Or like a "you better LOVE me, because watch what happens when we suck at our job." I could be wrong.

[-] hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de 55 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Avoid public transportation

So tragic and funny at the same time

[-] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 41 points 11 months ago

I'm going to go ahead and say that if whole bunch of Yalies were murdered every year the world would be a better place

[-] a_blanqui_slate@hexbear.net 38 points 11 months ago

Question: How does one ride the train "extremely cautiously"?

[-] ErinCrush@lemm.ee 33 points 11 months ago

Sit only next to white people and get 911 typed and ready to hit dial as soon as you see anyone with a darker complexion, or anyone that smells like marijuana of course. /s

[-] Flinch@hexbear.net 37 points 11 months ago

"BE SCARED", says man who's continued employment is contingent on you being scared.

[-] sempersigh@hexbear.net 37 points 11 months ago

This is just an edited version of the nyc fear city flyer from the 70s

Also lmao what fucking babies it’s really not that bad

[-] WoofWoof91@hexbear.net 36 points 11 months ago

ngl, if i lived near a posho university, i would rob them as often as possible

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[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 30 points 11 months ago

Do not be mislead by "Blue Phone cameras." They are not monitored.

Imagine being so naive to think security cameras were put in place to help you.

[-] Sickos@hexbear.net 23 points 11 months ago

I hope this take isn't too controversial for hexabear, but we should probably grind all police into a fine paste

[-] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 15 points 11 months ago

The only dangerous parts of New Haven are the fraternity houses.

[-] Adkml@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago

Lol locals are sick of college kids fucking up the vibes at the local bars.

[-] grey_wolf_whenever@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

Anything to demonize public transportation in the most car brained evil society on earth

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