Wednesday, May 03, 2017

A Sticky Situation

Colgate University went on lockdown and students were ordered to shelter in place for four hours Monday night while police investigated reports of a gunman on the upstate New York campus. But the “threat” turned out to be a student using a glue gun for an art project. [More]
See, this is what happens when you have ignorant, hysterical pussies cranking out new batches of ignorant, hysterical pussies.

[Via Keith B]

2 comments:

Henry said...

"Stick ‘m up, dude."

Mack said...

It's worse, David. The student is black and was 'profiled' (allegedly) so Colgate's President is falling allover himself apologizing:

*https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/05/02/a-black-student-a-glue-gun-and-a-lockdown-prompt-debate-over-race-at-colgate/?utm_term=.448cbd687b27

Worse yet, he asks the Campus Police Chief to take a leave of absence:

* http://news.colgate.edu/2017/05/statement-to-the-colgate-community-from-president-brian-w-casey.html/

[SNIP]
It is important that we understand the role that implicit racial bias had in the initial reporting of and responses to the events of last night. I want to make sure we speak with those who made and received the initial report to understand the role this played.

More egregiously, perhaps, was the effect profiling had on the response of safety officers and other University offices to these events. In addition, communication and enforcement steps were taken that, I believe, confused and harmed this campus and our students. As a first step, I have asked Campus Safety Director Bill Ferguson, who was leading university security efforts last night, to take an administrative leave from his position effective immediately while we conduct a review of the events of last night.
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I might suggest an update posing to reflect on all the idiocy on college campuses these days.