Friday, October 28, 2016

No Criminal Investigation To Follow Racist Threat Left In Florida Classroom

 
By Ryan Velez

Following a racially-motivated threat being scrawled on a whiteboard in a classroom at Florida Gulf Coast University, The Grio reports that campus police have said that there will be no criminal investigation. The drawing, which depicted a man hanging from a tree with the words, “Kill N******” was clearly disturbing,” but police chief Steven Moore explains that despite this, technically no crime was committed, so there is little they are able to do legally.

“This was on a white board with the proper type of pens so easily erased, therefore, no vandalism,” he explained. “As there is no crime, there is no hate crime.” At the moment, there are no clear suspects for who left the drawing.

Seidler Hall, which houses the College of Arts and Sciences, is open to the public. Its doors are unlocked, so anyone can come and go as they please during day or night. At the moment, it is believed that someone entered the classroom on the night of October 12th to leave the message. Despite the fact that there is no investigation, many students at the university have shared their outrage and concern.

“They’re talking about killing a certain race, so it’s not something that should be taken lightly in my opinion,” said Brielle Conner. 

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Source: Your Black World News

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