The incident that occurred on our campus on Friday, February 4, has shocked and disturbed so many in our community, and with good reason. The incident involved use of force by a Purdue University police officer on a Purdue student. (Please be aware that the video footage available online has potentially triggering and distressing content.) On our college campus, where we expect unbiased, fair and appropriate treatment in all contexts, this incident raises many questions. Purdue has promised a swift and thorough internal investigation of the situation; an independent review of the Purdue University Police Department\u2019s investigation by the Indiana State Police; and release of all evidence, including body-worn and in-car camera footage. These are essential first steps, and transparency is absolutely necessary for our community to fully understand the incident and where we go next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[259,67],"tags":[263,671,240,761],"class_list":["post-3299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diversity-equity-and-inclusion","category-health-and-human-sciences","tag-college-of-health-and-human-sciences","tag-diversity-equity-and-inclusion","tag-purdue-university","tag-statement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n