The only answer to this is to refuse to respond to calls for assistance, and see if they don’t start singing a different tune

“do I know there’s a guy with a gun in there? no, but if you hum a few bars I can probably fake it”

Boston’s Berklee School of music bars cops from entering its buildings, even to use the bathrooms.

The president of Berklee College of Music is being slammed for banning police from school buildings after Boston cops were allowed to use the bathrooms hours before protesters ripped up the city.

Berklee President Roger Brown said in a letter to the school community that allowing the officers inside on Sunday, May 31, perpetuated “feelings of oppression, silencing, and marginalization.”

Brown, who is stepping down from his post at the Boston music school next year, added: “Let us assure you, this should not have happened, and going forward, it will not happen again.”

He explained in the letter, obtained by the Herald, that Boston cops staging at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street two Sundays ago were allowed access to restrooms in the Berklee Performance Center. Outside, a peaceful protest was taking place at the State House over the death of George Floyd.

Brown added city police “have jurisdiction over the roads and other public spaces around our campus, but not inside our buildings.

“We have heard from many of you personally and across social channels of your hurt and anger that this access was permitted, especially as the facility is not currently open for students and members of our community,” he added. “Allowing police officers into the space was in no way meant to undermine Berklee’s support for Black Lives Matter.”

Related? Chicago cops napped on couches, made coffee and popcorn while rioters rioted. That’s probably normal behavior for Chicago’s finest, but the incident does provide a taste of what may happen in other cities when cops are second-guessed and disciplined for every action they take.