Yes, these are the same people you see at football games (although they usually are better hidden).
It is a bad PR move and looks bad for the university - ESPECIALLY a university in Ohio. They should also be more discreet and maybe realize that it looks like a damn gun instead of a scope.
That being said, there may be a protocol that when x number of people are gathered in an area, they have to deploy these people.
A couple of thoughts.
Yes, these are the same people you see at football games (although they usually are better hidden).
I wonder if they were loaded with live ammo or rubber bullets, either way - yikes.
in this thread we respect laws of physics. you aint sniping anything with a rubber bullet
Good point. Still wonder if live ammo was loaded