Here’s a little known fact for everyone…GVSU was never my first choice for colleges. NMU was quite high on the list, as well as Albion. The first choice was knocked off the list when mom told me she wouldn’t allow me to go so far away from home, and the second…well lets be honest, I would never be able to afford that. But this is all besides the point. All of these schools (including GV) have one thing in common: I would feel the utmost comfortable on all of these campuses—versus say EMU (NOT to say that EMU is a “Bad” place…please don’t take it that way).
As we all know, a fellow GV student was shot, pretty much in my “backyard” by an Ottawa County policeman ( http://www.lanthorn.com/57-officer-charged-for-derek-copp-shooting has more information if you have no idea) . Now at first this was really exciting. I enjoyed following the story, but my landlord took an obscene amount of time to release their “thoughts” (if you even want to CALL them that….) and so I started to feel a little hesitant about the situation. But it was just a “whatever” kind of thing, and fun to read about.
Not it’s just annoying. Let’s get one thing straight, I am, and always will be in support of my peers. I believe that in college it should be considered “normal” that people experiment with drugs and alcohol. I’m not saying I CONDONE it, just that it happens, and it is pretty stereo typical of college. If you are going to fire a weapon at them when presenting a warrant (not raid…WARRANT), this may be a “mistake” but I thought that this was something they taught you in the Police Academy…to PREVENT mistakes.
But why would I be mad you may ask. Simple. I’M SO SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT IT!! I cannot wait to move back home and get away from the drama. I chose to come here because this wasn’t something I would have to deal with everyday. I do not want to participate in the protests. I do not need to write letters to the Sheriff’s department, because I’m not going to lie, they should know that they did wrong. Especially if this isn’t the first time this has happened in one semester.
So here’s to you Ottawa County Sheriff’s department. Just remember, karma’s a bitch. And Deputy Hazuinga (or however you want to spell it) You may have your job back, but I hope your concious haunts you. You almost took an innocent life, over less than an OUNCE of marijuana. Which I’m sure you probably once tried in your life, and I’m sure you drive over the speed limit when no one is looking.
