PSU students demand campus police be disarmed

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland State University students rallied at a Thursday board meeting, calling for campus police officers to be disarmed. 

“Police with guns are ticking time bomb,” said Olivia Pace, one of the students who spoke in front of the Portland State University Board of Trustees.

Students in favor of disarming campus police held signs and spoke at the board meeting. They said they believe it has taken far too long for university leadership to take action.

The most recent debate over disarming campus police started nearly a year ago when PSU officers shot and killed Jason Washington.