Loyola University Chicago police officers did not use excessive force in detaining two students of color during a February confrontation that was caught on a video viewed millions of times, says a new report from the Jesuit school in Rogers Park.
Loyola posted the new report on its website along with a statement saying that the findings were “currently being reviewed by the President and university leadership.” The full 162-page report is protected by a password and accessible only to those with a Loyola e-mail address, but the Reader was able to view the document.
Two Black students were racially profiled and publicly assaulted by Loyola’s campus police. This is unacceptable and we will be retaliating. Share this so Loyola won’t be able to bury it. pic.twitter.com/9jyiN6ePed
— gianna (@geyoncee_) February 25, 2018
McCree then threw Campbell to the ground, handcuffed him, and arrested him—a use of force that the report says was “justified and reasonable.” (The students’ lawsuit claims that McCree “quickly and aggressively grabbed Mr. Campbell in a ‘take-down’ maneuver and forced Mr. Campbell to the ground.”)
Officers planned to drive Campbell to the campus police station, but student protesters and community members surrounded the squad car where he was being held. After 30 minutes, police decided to release him, the report states. They also released the two alleged ticket resellers with a verbal warning.
A student activist reads a list of demands at the #NotMyLoyola protest outside the office of Loyola’s provost. pic.twitter.com/STQOhVPtEa
— Loyola Phoenix (@PhoenixLUC) March 2, 2018
The students involved couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. Their federal lawsuit is still pending.
