(Photo: ALLISON HARMAN/The Stanford Daily)
on February 18, 2021
This story contains references to a student in a mental health crisis that may be troubling to some readers and includes a list of resources for students at the end.
Amid student calls to rethink police presence on campus and in mental health situations, the Stanford Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) is often still the first response for mental health emergency calls.
On Monday, officers responding to a call entered a student residence carrying a gun with rubber bullets. Rubber bullets are considered less-than-lethal force but still dangerous — raising questions about when and why officers are authorized to use force when responding to mental health emergency calls.