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2026-09-29 10:48 UTC

@mdione@en.osm.town @libroraptor@mastodon.nz @heidilifeldman@mastodon.social I believe they are talking about university police, not university security. In the US it is fairly common for large universities to have their own fully accredited police forces, which are law enforcement agencies distinct from campus security. University police have jurisdiction over crimes committed on campus, while campus security do not have law enforcement powers. This probably seems so unlikely to you that you assumed the reference to university police was a mistake, but it is indeed how things work here.

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  • @mdione@en.osm.town 2026-09-29 10:55

    @biogeo@mefi.social @libroraptor@mastodon.nz @heidilifeldman@mastodon.social chízus héich fscking kráist! US is... But back to my original question, can't a judge start a process on their own? Must it start with a police report?

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