On May 26, Bates College students Spencer Collet and Joe Musso were reported as among the organizers of a student protest against “police brutality” and “for justice we so dearly deserve.”

Those young men are on a fool’s errand.

It is not uncommon for paramedics (of which I am one) to be called to Bates College for students so drunk that leaving them unattended would endanger their lives. Emergency responders are commonly impeded by other drunken students.

There is no constitutional right to underage drinking or violent behavior.

We pay our police to enforce laws. We expect them to prevail in confrontations with drunks. All of the interactions with Bates Security and Lewiston police I have observed have shown the officers to be professional and restrained.

Their school and the community would be better served if these young men expended their energy advocating for responsible behavior from their peers.

Charlie Mock, Holden