Scandal in State College
Jan. 24th, 2026 11:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ndrosenI have never thought of my home town, State College, as an abode of saints, but it seemed to be decently governed. I do remember my younger brother telling me (and the rest of the family, I think) a story of how Officer B*** had harassed a friend of his, and then lied in court about what the teenager had done. Still, I wasn’t aware of any great level of corruption or police misconduct, and never had any trouble with the cops myself.
Now, however, if seems that the State College Police Department has qualified for a brickbat in Reason magazine. It is also a bit disturbing that there were so many rapes in town, although, given the number of students at Penn State, the number, spread over nine or so years, isn’t that enormous; I suspect that these would typically have been date rapes, with not too many break-ins and rapes by strangers.
Now, however, if seems that the State College Police Department has qualified for a brickbat in Reason magazine. It is also a bit disturbing that there were so many rapes in town, although, given the number of students at Penn State, the number, spread over nine or so years, isn’t that enormous; I suspect that these would typically have been date rapes, with not too many break-ins and rapes by strangers.
