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Society is relatively lenient towards college students being mischievous.

It helps that colleges have their own police forces with a standing directive to not be too harsh on students.

Although maybe that’s a US thing? We are a weird country.

The college police force is a US thing.
Oxford University had its own police until quite recently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_University_Police

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Unfortunately that’s also how the Seven got away with it like generations before them. I’ve been wondering lately if the private force is a net negative on society.
Could be a US thing, but that's very cool to hear that!