Can't make this reality-averse nonsense up. It's almost common these days. ::)
*Huge Facepalm*
The University of Delaware and the case of the phantom hate crime
On Monday, Townhall's news editor, Katie Pavlich, went to the University of Delaware to give a speech about the Second Amendment. University of Delaware's student group–Students for the Second Amendment–had invited Pavlich to speak about the issue, which was open to the public at the cost of three dollars. Yet, Pavlich criticized the Black Lives Matter (BLM) for their atrocious "pigs in a blanket" chant – and the overall movement – as one that promotes violence against police officers. Well, surprise; that didn't bode over well with some folks on the left and a protest was organized during her visit to U-Del.
There was a heavy security presence at the event, and it ended without any major incidents. Yet, reports of nooses being hung in some trees on campus one day after Pavlich gave her speech got everyone freaking out about hate crimes. There was only one problem: these weren't nooses, thus no hate crime:
University of Delaware police say what was originally believed to be "nooses" hanging from a tree on campus were actually leftover lantern decorations.
Officials say a hate crime investigation ended when it was determined the items were paper lantern decorations leftover from an event that was held on campus on September 16.
The items that were left in the tree were part of a decoration from a paper lantern that was used during an event held on The Green that was a UD-sanctioned event," University of Delaware Police Chief Patrick Ogden said Wednesday morning.
It was determined that the paper lantern decorations were removed from the tree, but the strings were never taken down, leading to them being mistaken for nooses.
The issue should have ended right then and there, but nope–not a chance. We need to meet and discuss this non-hate crime for reasons that escape logic. On Wednesday, the acting president of the University of Delaware, Nancy Targett, encouraged students to meet her at The Green for a dialogue about what happened.
Can we at least agree that we should be happy that these aren't nooses? Could we come to that consensus? Of course, if such an incident had occurred, it does deserve the wrath of disgust and anger over what is a blatantly racist act. This incident didn't carry any of that–and having some un-serious discussion about events that are the figments of some people's imagination isn't helping anyone, it's enabling one's disconnect with reality.
The worst part of this whole fiasco is how the media tried to link Pavlich's event with the discovery of the nooses. In their minds, the timeline went like this: a prior student event featuring paper lanterns is held before Pavlich speech on Second Amendment, said event ends with improper cleanup procedure, Pavlich arrives for speech on Second Amendment, Pavlich leaves, "nooses" are found a day after Pavlich speech, liberal freak out about racism, police conclude that the nooses are just left over paper lanterns, Pavlich (according to the media) might be linked to nooses that are really paper lanterns because she was there 24 hours prior to their discovery (aha! a connection!*), and acting college president holds event to have a dialogue about a racially insensitive incident ... that never occurred.
Alas, a huge lesson from the left: the narrative always trump the facts. Always.
Again, it's good that this wasn't a hate crime incident–and I'm sure all the American Studies majors will have a field day debating about things that don't exist. We've entered an End of Discussion era, where nothing can be debated because we can't agree upon what is real. Granted, conservatives have their own little freak-outs over inane issues, but they're usually not as successful as the left, given how progressives have an institutional mindset, which makes them more organized from the get-go. Nevertheless, in the search for unicorns, there's nothing more entertaining than watching liberals crow about racism and hate crimes where there is no evidence. Better yet, evidence that's been proven 100 percent to not be associated with any such crime. At the same time, it can be incredibly annoying since the new media keeps recycling misinformation to the point where people begin to believe it a la Ahmed's piece of junk clock.
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/09/25/the-university-of-delaware-and-the-case-of-the-phantom-hate-crime/
AAAAAAND........
Students Double Down, Insist Fake Hate Crime Was Real
BLAKE NEFF
Reporter
4:35 PM 09/25/2015
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Students at the University of Delaware are taking it hard after the discovery that an alleged hate crime was just a misunderstanding. Some students even insist a hate crime still occurred.
The incident happened Tuesday night, when students thought they found several nooses hanging from a tree. Word quickly spread as campus officials swiftly released a statement condemning the foul hate crime. But come morning, police said a short investigation had led them to conclude the "nooses" were really just the remnants of paper lanterns from an event held all the way back in June.
Unperturbed by the truth, students launched an assembly following the incident to speak as though the hate crime really did happen. According to The News Journal, a local paper, the assembly was held "to find ways to change the campus climate" in the wake of the bad atmosphere apparently exposed by a fictional hate crime.
"We are here today because we're not returning hate with hate," Black Lives Matter protester Ayanna Gill said Wednesday, according to The News Journal. "But this is not the end." It's not clear what hate Gill was avoiding the return of, since no hate crime happened.
One administrator said the climate of hate at Delaware was exposed by the mere fact he could even believe the alleged hate crime occurred.
"To wake up early and see that [photo] caption," said UD director of government relations Rick Deadwyler. "The image and the idea that something like that was plausible on our campus was concerning."
Some students flat-out said they thought the university and police may be lying to cover up a crime, even though UD police chief Patrick Ogden made a special video explaining exactly how the misunderstanding happened:
[Video at link]
"I shouldn't feel unsafe walking past a building where there were supposedly nooses hanging down, but I do," student Elexis Keels told The News Journal. "I don't think it was paper lanterns." According to The News Journal, "many" students agree with Keels, and say the completely innocuous wire objects revealed a huge problem.
As a result, school officials say the hate crime (which, again, did not happen) is spurring them to action.
"We are bigger than hate," said UD vice provost for diversity Carol Henderson, whose claim seems self-evident given the lack of any hate crimes at Delaware. "We hear you. We see you ... We need to walk arm in arm with them and say 'I am concerned because you are concerned.'"
As a result, Henderson said, the college is planning to launch a new "diversity action plan" as soon as it's approved by school officials.
http://dailycaller.com/2015/09/25/students-double-down-insist-fake-hate-crime-was-real/
They are trained to read stories as symbolic narratives. Of course the fake symbols are what they latch on to! :2funny:
Let's party like it's 1692.
If the hoax floats, it's a witch!
Quote from: LongBlade on September 26, 2015, 08:36:01 PM
If the hoax floats, it's a witch!
And really small pebbles!
This fits right in with all the other craziness that's been taking place in this country lately.
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^How that shape kinda looks like a female butt. That offends me.
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Don't forget a pox too. Any kind will do.
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^Perfect. Looks like everyone has made it.
Quote from: Gusington on September 26, 2015, 08:32:56 PM
Let's party like it's 1692.
I believe the proper quote is "If I do my chores, and you do thine. Then tonight we're going to party like it's 1699." :)
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Totally not surprising. I wanted to be shocked, but I'm not.
Quote from: Gusington on September 27, 2015, 09:30:59 AM
^How that shape kinda looks like a female butt. That offends me.
I'm offended that you would be such a chauvinist pig as to turn everything into an objectification of women's bodies. :tickedoff:
And I'm offended that... that...
Gimme a minute, I'll think of something, just you see...
Take your time.
I would like to speak on behave of Massive Book-Binders everywhere. We find the comparison of our likenesses to large female buttocks offensive and strangely titulating at the same time. Thank you for your time.
Quote from: mirth on September 29, 2015, 09:30:17 PM
Take your time.
NO!
Do *not* break the circle. It must continue!
The hate crime that never happened continues never happening in this thread. O0
I hate that people are offended at running out of things to be offended about. I recommend the slighted, offended, to be offended they don't have a tail to chase. >:D