BUPD has changed its image since 2005 — is that enough? | Editorial – The Daily Free Press

BUPD has changed its image since 2005 — is that enough? | Editorial – The Daily Free Press

Twenty years ago, The Daily Free Press published an editorial accusing the Boston University Police Department of “racial profiling” and a “lack of skill.” The piece outlined the 1984 killing of 19-year-old Christopher Dignan by a BUPD officer, detailing double-standards extended to University police and noting their routine targeting of minorities on BU’s campus.