Parents of UC Berkeley students hire private security to patrol campus 

All that tuition and cant budget a security guard😂😂

The cost to live in dorms are insane $$$$$. And they can't help students with security?? This is shameful!

Where’s campus police and security?

If I thought a campus was not safe , my kids wouldn’t go there

So then less tuition and taxes? Because the university and the city aren’t fulfilling their basic duties (safety) yet still collecting?

Dem security guards can't and won't do shit

How about not sending your kids to UCB?

Berkeley: "Defund the police!" You just can't make this up and you just can't fix stupidity! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I’ve lived in the Bay Area all my life, and while some neighborhoods in places like Oakland and San Francisco have long had a reputation for crime, I have NEVER until 2020 heard of crime happening on the kind of scale we’re seeing now, all over the Bay Area, and to the point where people have to be afraid to go outdoors, and companies and now even college campuses around the Bay Area have to hire private security just to escort people around and augment overstretched police forces. It’s EERILY similar to what’s been happening in South Africa for several decades now, which was part of what made my father leave South Africa and come here originally, back in the day. Perhaps it’s time for all the smart people to pack up and leave, and let the place tear itself apart.

"I don't think we need additional security" Welcome to UCB🙃

Little do they know their own children are the ones that protested for criminal rights

Those security guards are gonna be sleeping man.

As someone who has to hire security guards, this is a waste of money unless the university has more actual deputised police patrol. Security only reports what they see and keeps themselves safe.

Will these Security Guards be armed? Can't imagine them agreeing "not to be armed...very foolish.

This is what’s happening right now here in California. These matters are third world (developing country) problems. California is going backwards. Political leaders and university officials should be held accountable. Homelessness, addictions, crimes and high rents are all factors making California becoming a third world (country) state.

That nursing student who got killed while she was jogging should be a wake up call for all young women. Two other young women were also attacked, Mollie Tibbetts and Kayla Hamilton. Be aware of your surroundings, go out in pairs and don't leave each other's sight, carry a whistle or some kind of self-defense device. Fight back.

Same as all parents in all school districts should do. It's getting real western out there. Please protect your kids.

They want to open the boarder and defund the police, then complain about it's too dangerous to walk at night. LOL

00:00 🚨 Parents fund security at Cal due to concerns 00:45 🔫 Recent gun incident on campus highlighted 01:00 ⏰ Security guards' patrol schedule 01:16 🤕 Student recounts being robbed at gunpoint 02:26 💰 Parent group "Safe Bears" fundraises for private security 02:47 🔍 Private patrols' role and equipment detailed 03:03 👀 Mixed student reactions to extra security 03:21 📈 Rebecca calls for action at multiple levels 03:37 🏫 University responds to private security concerns Key Moments by Agent Gold AI

Unarmed guards aren't getting involved. Basically they're paying for a witness to call PD in case something happens.

UC Berkeley, why go to this college rather than anywhere else? It's unbelievable. Yes, at one time UC Berkeley was a great university, but times change institutions and circumstances change. What Grandpa loved about UC Berkeley and the experience of living off campus is gone.

Imagine paying hundreds of thousands to put your kid through Berkeley, they even have their own police force, and you STILL have to shell out for private security to protect your children. California is broken from top to bottom. If you're smart you'll send your kids somewhere else, somewhere the government still works to protect people.

Oakland. Only place worse is USC neighborhood.

The security ain't gonna do sh*t. 😂they can't even stop an unarmed scavenger from stealing $899.99 worth of merchandise from Walgreens. They think security is gonna catch a bullet for them? These Bay area folks are funny. This is what you voted for...

Irvine is nice. Merced and Davis and San Diego are nice. CMU has a better CS school. Who thinks Berkeley is a good place to live or go to school?

If you want to see a change, change the legal policies and procedures that have encouraged this kind of criminal behavior. Vote differently.

The surrounding Cal area is just unsafe. Do people even address the amount of homeless tents near there?

Young Asian girl was attacked as few blocks away, abduction attempt, iPhone and purse stolen. Many robberies, assaults, stabbings, sexual assaults, murders nearby. Dems brag crime is down in Berkeley and surroinding area. UCB response something like student volunteer or ambassadors. In the city, town council's response is to defund police.

You'll voted for it.

Lol "children" - they're adults now!

What is private security doing against armed robbery and shootouts.

Most of these students are big of Defund Police.

get the National Guards out just like NYC

Sad!

It’s crazy they don’t have that. Chapman university has their own police department . Their gaurds have carts, bikes and tons of suvs and cars to patrol through school, neighborhood and dorms. They’re awesome.

With instructions not to interfere?

This generation uses the word "like" way too much!

Stocks are pretty unstable at the moment, but if you do the right math, you should be just fine. Bloomberg and other finance media have been recording cases of folks gaining over 250k just in a matter of weeks/ couple months, so I think there are alot of wealth transfer in this downtime if you know where to look.

The Cal Bear security team used to be great. This move by parents may push UC to quickly add & train more staff✨🌎

I don’t see how these security guards will be helpful if they’re not armed, not even with pepper spray. What’s the point?

Parents don't pay for private security Students transfer and parents sue for tuition if enough leave they will add security also billboards UC Berkley a great place to get insert crime if over social media and the state's freeways on billboards along with students leaving/transferring out they will be forced to add additional campus police and security.

This is a pretty stupid waste of money.

So rent a cop? Off duty? Double dipping extra income!

Welcome to America 🇺🇲. This isn't a problem in Europe.

Your children are adults Geez stop coddling them .

I thought the same thing; if you can afford it, hire a personal security detail.😎

the unarmed security that will do nothing to stop violent criminals

Your vote matters. Keeping voting Democrat. That’s what you will get.

The same thugs will be hired for security

Freedom is not free.

UC will only take action to avoid bad PR, not to actually protect students. So, parents, keep up the PR pressure. UC will probably, in turn, put backdoor pressure on local media to keep quiet. Keeping up the pressure is the only thing that will work. You have to be in it for the long haul; otherwise, don’t bother getting started.

I agree with Heidi at 3:00 I don't really understand what purpose the private security guards serve. Are they just hoping the guards will act as a deterrent?? They aren't police, they can't arrest anyone - all they can really do is call for help. And the woman who was robbed twice said both incidents were off campus, so what exactly is the goal here? This school is located in a city, so things like robberies, theft, violence, etc. are going to be a little more common than they would be on a more secluded campus.

Allow students to protect themselves? Nah... that would make too much sense.

Waste of money, for someone to just stand and watch and call police. A normal everyday citizen can do that

Well now she has learned something, pay attention to your surroundings.

Deduct it from tuition !

Where is it? Looks like the best country in the world. Nice place to live. Very safe.

They won't. Fyi

Really? That high of crimes on a college campus?

Berkeley isn’t that much different than Oakland. Why do people go to school in that area ? There are better places to live and go to school than the Bay Area, just get out of California, especially the Bay Area.

Send your thank you letters to the local politicians who support criminals more than law abiding citizens. Time to change the voting habits.

UC Berkeley had an endowment of $6.7 BILLION as of June 30, 2022. Berkeley could easily afford to pony up more resources for security.

It takes away their peace of mind

Hope to see some changes, however the school administration should’ve taken this issues seriously. We, as parents wish our children choose elsewhere than S.F. to attend colleges.

Vote to incarcerate unlawful possession of firearms.

This new generation of Berkeley students, you can’t deal with a couple of muggings. The cloth of Berkeley students has chaged

Since when was Berkeley dangerous? Where to the criminals come from, Oakland?

"Studying since 2018"...what, are you taking 2 courses per semester?

Privatize the police, not defund it.

high enrollments and campus expansions, and buildings brings more everything and a big city like the bay area is going to need more security guards.they should have had more guards years ago as the crime is too high. the guards may not be able to prevent many crimes but they can deter it with their presence.

Those kids are getting enriched by diversity

If I were a millionaire parent if it’s not safe they can’t attend that school, no way .

I went to Cal in the 90s and Cal students have always been targets for crime. Back then, it was just wallets since we didn't have phones or laptops. But it's sort of a perfect storm: lots of students who grew up really sheltered sometimes lacking street smarts, carrying around expensive equipment, walking around late at night, maybe on their phones maybe with airpods in. I'm sure it's way worse now with the economy how it is, especially in surrounding regions.

Call the National guards !!!

why the UC has a PD and security force

So glad I went to ucla

Its life.

Top flight security?

Pull your kids out of Berkeley.

These universities are rich but don't want to spend even the bare minimum on security of their students 😠

Like unarmed security is going to be effective.

Bring Your Own Security to UC Berkeley.

All that tuitions and fees. Room and Board.

these students need crouching tiger and hidden dragon kind of security.

UC berkeley police us to be one of the best paying and well respect the jobs in the bay area.

After all that money for the campus?? Wow

I'm sure they got the money. For it.

City police is not suited for this type of work. What we need is private security.

the most liberal college campus in the country, who aligned themselves with the defund the police movement, and soft on crime policies, are now facing the consequences of those decisions. thats the taste of sweet karma

Carry bear spray. (And no, that's not intended as a joke)

This is what you liberals get - exactly what you voted for

Wow this is silly. Berkeley is hella safe. there is no crime wave. Everyones gotta stop being so scared all the time

Welcome to what you all voted for

Will u continue to vote blue?

Communist training camp

California is one of the safest blue cities.

Didn't they want to defund the police? They did this to themselves.

2:59 - 3:10 - This genius scholar used the word 'Like' - 6 times in under 10 seconds. She's probably getting some useless degree in the Humanities or Liberal Arts.

Welcome to the bay area

Lol!! These parents are insane.