An organized group of students shut down a “cops and robbers”-themed fraternity event at the University of Virginia Friday night because it made “a joke of mass incarceration.”

Attendees at the function wore costumes depicting police officers and inmates, and were met by a group of about 20 protesters organized by “UVa Students United,” a student group that describes itself as a “coalition of students from around the University community taking direct action and organizing for a more accessible, democratic, and inclusive UVa.” | More…

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