They did us proud, and we're basking in reflected glory.
Our civic self-esteem is sky high!
Showing Your School Spirit Until It Hurts . . .
Crowds of students in the streets to celebrate a big win by their team -- it's an age-old tradition in college football at Ohio State and elsewhere (I've done it myself long ago), and it's not exactly a cause for major alarm.
Shortly after the Buckeye's win on Monday night, OSU cops and Columbus cops -- some in riot gear, and including a SWAT unit -- descended upon campus revelers and began indiscriminately using pepper spray and tear gas. Many kids were standing on packed, narrow sidewalks with not much room to move, despite police commands to disperse.
Was this really necessary? The police immediately and predictably said their action was "justified" and "by the book," blah blah blah.
I think they need a new book.
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