Superlite27
Regular Member
I was just pondering how state laws work regarding the difference between private and public universities and how gun laws differ regarding the difference in administration.
This got me thinking about the police and the bureaucracy regarding the difference, as well. I can understand how a state ran school employs officers. But.....if a private university has police....how do they have any authority? Isn't their employer a private business? If private businesses can just say, "Hey, we have police officers now. They have neat cars, cool uniforms, shiny badges, and can lawfully arrest you. TA-DA!".....What's to stop oh, let's say....Wal-Mart, shopping malls, or your local Pappy's Pizza from doing the same?
So I looked it up.
It seems, (go figure) that state legislatures have passed laws allowing private universities to commission police. Well, the law is the law, is the law, so okay. I guess it's the law.
However, continuing on with my convoluted thoughts: How is this law constitutional? Wouldn't this be unfair business practice by government? How can the state pick and choose between private companies and determine one can perform a government operation (commissioning of police) while another private business cannot?
Therefore, since we've travelled down the wormhole this far, there's no reason to stop now: If it is eventually found to be discriminatory, private universities would no longer be allowed to unfairly commission their own little armies. Otherwise, to be fair, ALL businesses would be allowed to commission their own cops.
Then I could just incorporate.
TA-DA! I commission myself a cop!
This got me thinking about the police and the bureaucracy regarding the difference, as well. I can understand how a state ran school employs officers. But.....if a private university has police....how do they have any authority? Isn't their employer a private business? If private businesses can just say, "Hey, we have police officers now. They have neat cars, cool uniforms, shiny badges, and can lawfully arrest you. TA-DA!".....What's to stop oh, let's say....Wal-Mart, shopping malls, or your local Pappy's Pizza from doing the same?
So I looked it up.
It seems, (go figure) that state legislatures have passed laws allowing private universities to commission police. Well, the law is the law, is the law, so okay. I guess it's the law.
However, continuing on with my convoluted thoughts: How is this law constitutional? Wouldn't this be unfair business practice by government? How can the state pick and choose between private companies and determine one can perform a government operation (commissioning of police) while another private business cannot?
Therefore, since we've travelled down the wormhole this far, there's no reason to stop now: If it is eventually found to be discriminatory, private universities would no longer be allowed to unfairly commission their own little armies. Otherwise, to be fair, ALL businesses would be allowed to commission their own cops.
Then I could just incorporate.
TA-DA! I commission myself a cop!