The March 22 student newspaper of Texas A&M-Commerce reported:
"A sexual assault on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus earlier this month has local law enforcement raising safety awareness.
"The incident, which occurred on March 1 around 10:30 p.m. at the West Halls, resulted in a campus-wide e-mail from the University Police Department encouraging students to take precautions when traveling through campus at night."
The story went on about how scary the attack was, and so on and so forth.
Well, it turns out it was just another false college rape claim. The same student newspaper reported:
"The Texas A&M University-Commerce University Police Department has released a statement concerning the recently reported sexual assualt on campus.
"'After a comprehensive and thorough investigation into the sexual assault reported on March 8, the University Police Department has determined that the report was false and the described assault did not occur,' the statement read. 'While all reports are taken seriously, the university community is urged to remember that false reports carry a penalty under Texas State Law.'"
"The false report, which stated that a sexual assault incident occurred on March 1st at the West Halls, wasn't filed until a week later. UPD continues to urge A&M-Commerce students to remain cautious.
"'Just because we don't have a serial rapist floating around on campus, you shouldn't just drop your guard,' UPD Crime Information Officer Jason Bone said. 'You should use those safety precautions all the time, regardless of the situation.'"
SOURCES:
http://www.theeasttexan.com/assault-raises-safety-concerns-1.2119423
http://www.theeasttexan.com/reported-assault-revealed-as-false-1.2123683
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"While all reports are taken seriously, the university community is urged to remember that false reports carry a penalty under Texas State Law."
Good for Texas for printing a warning that false reports carry a penalty and for Not still referring to the claimant as a victim as many other media sources do.
In a sense every person who makes a false rape claim is committing a non-sexual rape of police and community resources and tax dollars.
I would like to see the authorities, or whoever has decided to be responsible for the safety of the students at this college, to put out an alert that there is a false accuser on campus; and to be vigilant when travelling alone as a male. Telling men not to spend any time alone, or without people who can verify your whereabouts, might be good advice for the students there.
He is correct in telling people to not drop their guard, but for totally the wrong reason.
'Just because we don't have a serial rapist floating around on campus, you shouldn't just drop your guard,' UPD Crime Information Officer Jason Bone said. 'You should use those safety precautions all the time, regardless of the situation.'
I think this adds to the hysteria that fuels false rape reports.
Also, what EP said.
Hell yes,brother. That's what I want to see.
"Excuse me, it turns out that there is NO rapist on campus, so women, you can drop your guard. We DO,however, have a false rape accuser on campus, so men, YOU need to be cautious."
Thank you for that comment Evil Penis.
I am taking a great liking to you and your blog.
That is exactly the pro active thinking we need rather than constantly playing the defensive role
when we are in fact the aggrieved party.
Serious cudos.
Actually NO ONE should let their guard down - an innocent guy was shot and killed protecting the woman he was with when she felt confident enough to resist a robbery attempt even pulled the mask off the gunman.
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4/AP) – Police in Boulder, Colo., have arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting of a University of New Hampshire football player.
Kevin Michael McGregor, 22, of Longmont was being held without bail Saturday in the death of 20-year-old Todd Walker of Edwards.
Police say Walker and a female friend were walking home from a party when a man approached them early Friday and struggled with them near the University of Colorado campus. The woman told police Walker jumped in front of her when he was shot.
Police say McGregor faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted aggravated robbery and first-degree murder during the commission of another crime.
Kevin Michael McGregor (Boulder Police Department)
Police Chief Mark Beckner says a handgun that may have been used in the shooting was recovered from McGregor’s home.
“We are very pleased to have quickly identified and removed a dangerous individual from our community. My thanks to all who worked so tirelessly on this case and to the community for all of their assistance,” Beckner said in a prepared statement.
Walker was a star quarterback Battle Mountain High School in Edwards and was on the team at the University of New Hampshire.
“I’ve known him since he was 3 or 4 years old; great kid, good athlete, always smiling. He’s going to be missed,” family friend Jim Gannon said. “My son is taking it hard, as all his friends are. They were very close. It’s going to be a while and a lot of counseling to let these kids get through it.”
Gannon’s son was with Walker the night he was killed.
“According to my son he was the last one to say goodbye to him when he walked that girl back to her house,” Gannon said.
Hundreds of people showed up at Battle Mountain High School on Saturday to mourn Walker’s death.
“He risked his life doing something good. It’s really sad somebody like that can just die,” former classmate Daniel Chavez said.
In 2008 McGregor was arrested on burglary, aggravated robbery, assault and weapons charges. The same year he was also convicted of driving under the influence. In 2006 he was convicted of drug possession.
It wasn’t immediately known whether McGregor has a lawyer who could comment on his behalf. He’s due in court on Monday.
One of the ugliest things about campus rape accusations, real or false, is that a college campus is ripe with sexual anarchy.
When a woman makes the case that there was a rape, then it simply becomes she said / he said because nothing can be proved. Sure, sex may have actually happened, but on a college campus, nothing else is expected. Abstinence is a fantasy.
Essentially, students are sabotaging their own integrity living out undisciplined sexual lives.
And then they go out into the world ...
How deep does society have to go into the now "Culture of false rape accusations", before someone is to start being held accountable for keeping or (neglecting to keep) law and order???
And people wonder why less and less men are deciding to go to college each year.
"Actually NO ONE should let their guard down - an innocent guy was shot and killed protecting the woman he was with when she felt confident enough to resist a robbery attempt even pulled the mask off the gunman."
Reason #300,677,989,002 to not white knight. There are clearly too many broads walking around who should have been allowed to remove themselves from the gene pool.
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