Protestors

Sometimes one wonders about the level of hysteria on campus, versus actual threat to safety.  Wits Staff can be divided into two camps. People more afraid of police and student protesters. People more afraid of Student protesters than police. Perhaps it depends on whether someone has been on the receiving end of police brutality or not. Mostly one seems to see that unless some form of crowd thought is actively present, the level of violent protestors in any crowd is fairly low.  Add riot gear and stun grenades, and tear gas. The Level may increase significantly. Of course, I have no scientific proof of this, this is just my observation.