TuTigers2012 1,070 Report post Posted November 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Blounge said: I can confirm, as a freshman at the tailgates I felt seriously unsafe by the SAFE security. They Screamed at everyone to dispurse Lot 13 as soon as kickoff was about to happen. They aggresively hound people if God forbid they brought a cooler with more than a six pack in it. The demographic of people we need to attract to the games are underage students so why intimadate them in their first few weeks at their new school in a new environment? SAFE certainly is putting a bad taste in anyone's mouth who tries to support the program. The parking lot at Towson is not West Baltimore, we don't need a militarized police force to harress the community. It's clearly not working. We need to be more accommodating the female student population to attend games. Towson is 70/30 girl to guy ratio. Bring the ladies and the men follow. If all the beautiful girls at school will be uptown on Gameday then what incentive does a 19 year old guy have to choose to get bullied by SAFE in Lot 13 over going to the bars where all the beautiful people are hanging out? Tim, Kim, Spiro, Rob whoever can see this please for the sake of the program you need to cut ties with SAFE security they are scum! They should be getting people inside at kickoff. You cannot blame them for doing that. However, I had to park in the Glen Garage and walkover. As I came close to the stadium SAFE employees were checking bags, backpacks and people walking up the hill by the stadium. They were also sending people away. (one of which had a shopping bag of about 8-10 beers). This is not a good look. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sr16 158 Report post Posted November 5, 2018 19 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said: They should be getting people inside at kickoff. You cannot blame them for doing that. However, I had to park in the Glen Garage and walkover. As I came close to the stadium SAFE employees were checking bags, backpacks and people walking up the hill by the stadium. They were also sending people away. (one of which had a shopping bag of about 8-10 beers). This is not a good look. Its so trivial Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TU2018 4 Report post Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, Blounge said: I can confirm, as a freshman at the tailgates I felt seriously unsafe by the SAFE security. They Screamed at everyone to dispurse Lot 13 as soon as kickoff was about to happen. They aggresively hound people if God forbid they brought a cooler with more than a six pack in it. The demographic of people we need to attract to the games are underage students so why intimadate them in their first few weeks at their new school in a new environment? SAFE certainly is putting a bad taste in anyone's mouth who tries to support the program. The parking lot at Towson is not West Baltimore, we don't need a militarized police force to harress the community. It's clearly not working. We need to be more accommodating the female student population to attend games. Towson is 70/30 girl to guy ratio. Bring the ladies and the men follow. If all the beautiful girls at school will be uptown on Gameday then what incentive does a 19 year old guy have to choose to get bullied by SAFE in Lot 13 over going to the bars where all the beautiful people are hanging out? Tim, Kim, Spiro, Rob whoever can see this please for the sake of the program you need to cut ties with SAFE security they are scum! As a graduate from Towson in May I completely agree. My junior and senior year going to the game wasn't even a thought among my friends/frat because of all the rules and regulations. Everyone goes to day drinks uptown Saturday during the day so why bother going to the tailgate/game when no one is there. It's pretty sad to hear by other people on this thread that the SAFE security was harassing people last weekend. It seemed like there was a decent amount of students and greek organizations which is big, tailgating and at the game. Seemed like they may have gotten something going with getting them out to homecoming that I was hoping would continue and change students mindset but sounds like SAFE ruined any progress, sad. Even alumni in the the alumni lot were getting harassed, crazy. I know it's like at-least $100 to rent a space down there, what makes Towson think treating alums like this is going to make them want to spend money next homecoming on just a place to tailgate lol Edited November 6, 2018 by TU2018 spacing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTiger10 9 Report post Posted November 6, 2018 I was in the alumni lot for homecoming and did not have one problem at all. We brought in coolers full of beer and not one issue. There were a lot of younger students/alumni and it seemed there were no problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mat1992 2,235 Report post Posted November 6, 2018 So if security is looking at you, that’s harassment? Perception is not always reality and I think some people are looking for excuses not to come to games and support their fellow students. I get wanded and bag searched before I got to the press box. It’s just today’s world we live in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,070 Report post Posted November 6, 2018 There needs to be a balance. The students shouldnt act like idiots and drink themselves into doing dumb things and endangering themselves/others. They also should be there to go to the game, so I agree with SAFE shutting it down 15-20 minutes before kickoff. But at the same time SAFE shouldnt be bag checking everyone who looks to be under the age of 30, on the corner of olser/auburn drive. It also backs up foot and car traffic on the road there, which already is a cluster with the parking police. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blounge 520 Report post Posted November 6, 2018 There’s a general mistrust between the TUPD/SAFE and the student body when it comes to events like this. The students don’t want to risk a fine and citation at the game and this strong security presence up front on Osler intimidates the college kids. It creates a feeling of having to look over you shoulder instead of being able to enjoy yourself when at the pregame festivities. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blounge 520 Report post Posted November 6, 2018 If you were in college would this team be good enough in your opinion for you to risk a $150 citation x 5 each home game? Towson are you trying to finesse money through alcohol citations to offset where you are lacking in ticket sales? fire safe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TUTigers 119 Report post Posted November 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, Blounge said: If you were in college would this team be good enough in your opinion for you to risk a $150 citation x 5 each home game? Towson are you trying to finesse money through alcohol citations to offset where you are lacking in ticket sales? fire safe Or you could just not act like an idiot and then not risk a citation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,070 Report post Posted November 6, 2018 24 minutes ago, TUTigers said: Or you could just not act like an idiot and then not risk a citation. Yeah, this. They also sell affordable alcohol inside to anyone over the age of 21.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
