San Jose State University Campus Safety Concerns
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- A San Jose State University student is calling for a conversation about improving student safety after she said she was harassed on campus. NBC Bay Area’s Alyssa Goard spoke with her and campus police about the unique challenges that come with an open campus.
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SJSU is in downtown San Jose so of course the homeless are present as well.
The same thing happened to me in the Student Union. On Wednesday, a man who went by the name “Mario” sat down directly across from me. I was preparing to give him some money when he proceeded to badger me with uncomfortable questions for the next 30 minutes. He asked for my social media, compared me to his ex-girlfriend, and asked if he was “special” to me. As someone who struggles with being put on the spot, I wasn’t sure how to approach the situation. Looking back, I definitely should have left right then and there, but I was sympathetic to his situation and didn’t want to upset him and possibly put myself in danger as a result. Campus security walked right past me several times and didn’t offer any help. Thankfully, another student was able to pick up on my visible discomfort and pretended to work on a group project with me until the man left, frustrated that the conversation had been cut short. It’s hard to feel safe on campus, especially as a young woman, when the proper safety fixtures aren’t in place. Students should not have to fear for their safety on campus.
Also, to those in the comments that are victim-blaming the girl in the video: shame on you. None of this was her fault.
Dont be afraid to come off rude , its your safety. Remember you're an adult , even though you're young. Be aware of your surroundings and dont stay too distracted with your phone or headsets. Remember the media will disguise anything as mental illness. Be safe
My agressavely protective psyche would have told me that that same student that came and "saved" me from that situation was in on it as well..continuing to extract my attention/information.
The same exact thing happened to me on Wednesday at 7:45 am in the student Union. Mario even put his hand on my shoulder and made me feel very uncomfortable. He wanted to follow me everywhere and didn’t want me to go to my next class. Thankfully I was able to convince him that I would buy him food and when I went down to the food area, I asked the workers at Paseo Fresh for help. I cried after thinking about the situation and feared for my safety.. I notified UPD as well, and I’m SO sorry you had to go through this as well. Wishing you a better day today. And let’s get SJSU safe.
@@sarahleon77 Wow, this is really eye-opening as a male student to how much this happens at my own university! I've never noticed or had to feel this way, and it's really unfortunate that young women have to constantly fear for their safety, even right on campus!
If you're attending SJSU right now, these things always happen. It's not just an issue on campus, but also off campus. I get texts about harassment and violence at least once a month from SJSU warning me about a shooting nearby or a suspect nearby. It's become commonplace at this point, even though it shouldn't be whatsoever
Again, why does the media here REFUSE TO GIVE US A DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT?!? What agenda are they pushing? Wouldn’t it benefit the public if we knew what this monster looks like?
Forget the vague "filtered" descriptions, just provide the photo.
he was obviously not white
As a college drop out of that university. I can say that this happen s constantly every day of any giving year. Random people who dont even attend that university walk up anybody and start asking them very weird questions.
This happens all the time at the library too
isnt SJSU library considered a public library? so you kinda see homeless and nonstudents go in and use its resources
It should be known by now, that everything that's named after MLK is sketchy and ghetto
@@jasonyu72 It's more rare on floors 6-8, which are supposed to be for student-use only.
SJSU 3rd year and ex-PD Cadet here, my advice to you is when strangers come up and start asking nonsense to you, just simply walk away. Or go straight to the SJSU PD. Alternatively, you could wave down a PD Cadet on their carts if they happen to be near by. They’ll radio Officers to the scene.
Please always have someone with you and never go alone at night. The area around SJSU is super sketch at night, especially the 7Eleven by the S garage. Speaking of the garages, there are no cameras in there so be on alert. Always have a battle buddy with you. Just a few weeks ago, a student was threatened with a knife in the garage. Pack a pepper spray with you or something to defend yourself. Don’t try to fight back for your own safety, either get away as fast as you can or comply with their requests. Remember, your safety is #1.
Just graduated, spent the last five years on campus. The amount of times I have been harassed and seen people be harassed is countless. I have pressed blue emergency buttons and nothing has happened. Not to mention constant shootings, acts of arson, armed robberies, and sexual assault that happens weekly on the streets bordering campus. The school is small, but they need to do much more to keep what doesn’t belong on campus out. Being such a large commuting school, it doesn’t seem like the safety of students is ever the priority. I have rarely ever seen police presence there aside from the parking garages. I have reported safety concerns time and time again with campus police as well as my department staff. Unfortunately, nothing has changed in the past five years. I’m glad to have graduated and be out of there.
There were shootings around campus, thieves and gangsters roaming the campus when I was there 7 years ago.
Odd thing is I saw one of my patients disguised as a student walking around the library. The person had no business being there.
You jerks gotta quit using this as an excuse for stupidity. Of course he is gonna use the "Mental Emergency" card as a way to get out of going to jail and for campus police to do their job. Tag him and bag him next time.
If it was a woman bothering everybody it would be considered a mental health issue so keep quiet .
Can't they build fences and gates that are monitored so that just anyone can't come on campus? Seems like common sense to me.
Most public universities are open. All the UC'S and Cal state campuses are open. I wouldn't want to be fenced in
Bro i was just preparing to apply to this university, now im scared...
Apply… not that scary. I go there and love it
That’s why I have to ask questions that is within a boundary only one and do not insist furthermore.
I’m sorry for Alina. Alina deserves respect.
alumni here; so sad to hear this
And this is why I do distance learning. I'm a freshmen at sjsu and you can't pay me enough to attend in person
Maybe you should stick to community college and then transfer to better school.
It’s dumb for her to say, try to find another student or person.
Saying that could have encouraged or endangered a fellow student.
Call for help!!!
The campus was more closed off and secure prior to 1990ish when I attended. It was less crowded with people and buildings. Despite it's proximity to downtown, it actually felt bucolic at times.
Really? That's interesting. Given the fact that roads don't go through campus and they started requiring ID card scans for students to enter academic areas.
Sabre Defense Spay...stern warning on first contact to "go away" ...when he returns, spray directly into his face with 3 -4 shots and move away. Contact campus police .
I hope you're ok Alina ❤️ she was in my photo class freshman year. Such a sweet and intelligent girl.
There are halfway houses near the school. Ticking time bomb before someone snaps :/
So u were panicking over questions? Grow up, if u don't like it ask him to go away and If he refuses then call for help
Exactly. Why did this minor event get news coverage? In life you will run into different types of people, especially one's dealing with mental health. He wasn't violent, just asking weird questions. She should have gotten him help and went upon her merry way, end of story. I don't like the fact that most campuses are open but I've heard of worse events on my college campus that never got news coverage.
The area where SJSU is located, is unfortunately in a bad area of San Jose. This has been an ongoing issue with the SJSU. Unfortunately this will affect enrollment. Parents and potential students will think twice and be hesitant to come here, which will cost the university money. They need to do something now, like increase the police department there.
There are many homes and shelters that house people with mental health issue in the the immediate neighborhoods surrounding SJSU. Any student living near campus or that has studied at the library knows where these houses are and regularly see the residents. However many students are commuter students and don’t understand the situation around campus. How about bringing some awareness to students regarding San Jose residents that are homeless or sheltered in group homes that house people with severe mental health issues?
Stop giving her flack. If she were White"/European let alone blonde, there would be much more sympathy. There is a lot of mistreatments of those of East Asian ancestry especially a lot of subtle forms I see in the comments. Also, being a minority like those of East Asian ancestry is subjected to lots of forms of abuse where one is stereotyped into being "submissive" and "unable to fight back", and, of course, that affects a person psychologcially jsut becuase thehyre treated according to thier physical ppearance; it's all a bunch of abusive gasligihting. In addition to this is what people of east Asian ancestry in western nations have to deal with everyday, she's still a kid despite her being above 18 as all college students are like that.
Diversity isn’t working out for you? It’s not working out for us whites either.
The man was having a mental episode and he asked a girl, who happened to be Asian, "weird" questions because he's mentally ill. BTW, the majority of mental health patients are non violent. Yes, Asians suffer from racial stereotypes & abuse in the US, but it doesn't pertain to this story, that is why it is being dismissed by the commenters. The commenters are mostly irritated at the journalist on NBC foolish enough to post this "story" who is trying to make this about Asian-hate when it isn't. If it seems like the commenters are attacking her, it's just that they aren't interested in hearing about her reaction to being exposed for the first time to real life situations, they feel like they've been click-baited.
She is young, grew up too sheltered, got scared, then ran and told this story to an ambitious, Asian-hate instigating journalist. The fact that she is Asian is why we are watching this silly story, especially with all the Asian-hate going on. But that is all this is, an unimportant story where no one got hurt and nothing significant happened. People of all races get approached by homeless/mentally ill people when they are in public. It doesn't make the news because those people get help, get away, or tell them to 'go away' and continue their day. A mentally ill person asking non-Asians "weird" questions would not get news coverage, unless violence or theft occurred. It only gets coverage if they are Asian, especially nowadays.
I went to an open campus that had far worse incidents than a mentally ill person asking "weird" questions to a student, which did not get any coverage beyond the student newspaper, but I agree that campuses should be more enclosed with more police. They should make improvements for everyone who attends now and in the future, because it can be scary when you encounter mentally ill people for the first time. Those changes could protect people from actual harm in addition to being asked "weird" questions.
dafuq ur talking about? 60% of SFBA residents are Asian
No way I'd send my child there.
too many homeless and crooks in downtown.
Surprise surprise, the Student Union is located 300 ft away from the bum shelter. The whole downtown SJ area is ghetto and sketchy,
There’s a bowling alley at the student union?🤯
I’d hide there lol
Its in the basement or at least when i went to school there
She is incapable of asking anyone around her for help? These young adults lacks all basic functions to survive in society. At least she knows trigonometry and how to complete the square.
Its true. She said go bother someone else as if she wants to just put this problem in another person's hands instead of dealing with it.
Poor girl doesn't have "street smart" to excuse herself (perhaps take a photo of the creep) then dash off. Then always carry your pepper spray (IN HAND).
There is NO freaken excuse for other people coming into the campus to harass people. Something really needs to be done to protect the people.
These college kids are all about defunding police and are all about the homeless, going light on criminals UNTIL it happens to them, then something has to be done to tackle these problems🤣🤣
What do you suggest?
Soo friggin true
I go to SJSU I don’t feel safe around on campus sometimes
Doesnt SJSU Security have a Cell phone # to call, or better yet a text chat emergency # ??? Blue pole phone is so 90’s 😢
Or better yet create an app that only students authenticate to, and that poor student that went and hid could have got in the app and requested help. You could even turn on your phone gps to hand coordinates over to the app so campus security can find you. Is this not Silicon Valley???? I hope I am just un-informed and this is already in place ;)
A lot of this doesn’t make sense.
though im graduating this year. i want to help the homeless in san jose and restore dignitiy to the people...............
i face one mile 90 minutes 40 minutes a card and a key to get to school and back everyday
What questions did he asked her?
probably asking her how she felt on how the liberal shit hole that is california is failing to deal with rampant crimes caused by minorties (majority blacks) and she probably felt triggered.
Who
He asked her if she wipes her butt after pooping. She felt harassed because she would have too embarrassed to admit that she doesn't.
Doesn’t matter. She asked him to go away several times and did not want to engage in conversation. The point is she was being harassed.
Nothing sexual since it was not said.
Imagine going to SJSU
wanna see the worst, UC Berkeley's safety is the worst, meth users are living right next to the student union, they would come and destroy tables and students' computers when they have an episode, fortunately, the police came and sent them back to the next door again. Students paid big bucks to get PTSD for free!
0:50 well NO SHIT he was not a SJSU student!
In Real Life, this can happen ANYWHERE. Learn to deal with Real People in Real Life. 🤷♂️
tough imgruaaudting htis year. i want ot hle pthe homeless in sna jose and restore gdgintiy to the people
Students wants to “Defund the police” and this will happens to them eventually.
Let students carry... We don't need the police, defend yourself
Him: "Excuse me miss, I'm undergoing a mental health crisis, can you please call someone to help me? help? Can you please call campus police, someone?
Her: Stop harassing me, bother someone else
Xtra security cut in to the profits ,
CARRY PEPPER 🌶SPRAY OR A FOG HORN ! TO MANY KARENS IN THIS WORLD 👩
You guys dont know about the new meth?
People are so scared nowadays , people just freeze up and don't know how to handle any situations that when a roughish life comes in handy
This is so true. I am well groomed and put a lot of effort in how I dress, I can't even ask someone for directions without them fidgeting at me. One time this woman dropped a piece of paper and I said Ma'am! You dropped this! and she scurried away faster. Lol. Hope it wasn't important.
Wussification of a nation over decades.
Well if you defund the police lol what do expect
This is a news story........😳
This girl needs to speak up and not hide.
maybe because she is INTJ, not ENFP
Defund the police now! Is this what the college students have been asking for🤣?
😂
No. We want to feel safe
Cops minimize and marginalize womens reports of rape violence and harassment. T do not give a ff
@@kimy6069 I live on campus. Our campus police are ready to help anyone. Maybe your police are different where you live, but I feel safer when they're patrolling campus
@@jacquie5020 do you think we should refund the police? Maybe hire more? Get them better training?
So couple things first, the number is 911...always been seems like it always will be. You are a grown woman in the new age now, let's act like it. Second, staffing needs better direction a presents should be heavy at know public areas.
She's sounds ENTITLED n SPOILED for sure
Thought yall wanted to defund the police tho😂 This was a scary incident tho, hopefully her & everyone else safe
Hooligan
I have decided not to send my daughter for MS SLP program . Very unsafe area . I may pay more but will attends LLU.
Homeless are on campus lol
You can’t stop God’s work without consequences in the AFTERLIFE this is aimed at ppl trying to talk about God and a war on poverty plan
Questions? What questions? Pathetic!
She was asked 4 questions:
1. What is your name?
2. How many brothaz fell victim to the streets?
3. Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?
4. Why did the chicken cross the road?
do you support BLM?
@@timby2383
No, don't enjoy burning buildings down or hitting old people from behind.
@@henryt9281
Lol