That was a lot of not fun

[clevermanka]

OK, so that sucked.

Sent: Fri 6/1/2007 10:42 AM
SAFETY ALERT

KU PUBLIC SAFETY HAS RECEIVED AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF A MAN CARRYING A RIFLE NEAR WESCOE HALL. KU AND LAWRENCE POLICE HAVE RESPONDED TO THE AREA AND ARE CONDUCTING A PERMETER SEARCH. REPEAT— THIS IS AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT.

THE CAMPUS IS NOT IN LOCKDOWN BUT IF YOU SEE ANY SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR ON CAMPUS, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE IN THE CENTRAL CAMPUS AREA, PLEASE REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Sent: Fri 6/1/2007 11:01 AM
UNIVERSITY POLICE HAVE COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE SEARCH OF CAMPUS IN RESPONSE TO AN UCONFIRMED REPORT.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY THREAT AND EVERYONE ON CAMPUS IS ADVISED TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATIONS.

Now what really sucks is notice that Sent: time in the first message? Yeah, they evacuated Wescoe at 9:20 this morning. So it took them an hour to send out that message. Thanks.

Back at work, now. I don't feel real great about the fact that they didn't find anything. As I recall, they gave an all-clear at Virginia Tech, too. I have a feeling the rest of today is going to be really tense.

Edit From a comment I posted in cedarsong's LJ: It wasn't a shot I heard, thank gods. It was some fucking numbnut chopping down a tree behind Bailey. We definitely need a better communication system on this campus. I mean, if you're sending your cops into a building (with drawn rifles) to evacuate it, maybe you better tell your facilities crews to stop using loud machinery that makes big banging noises. I mean come on people. Jesus Fuck.

Comments

[curieuse.livejournal.com]

I was going to call you and check you got the email. But I figured you were Ms. On-Top-of-It.

Be careful up there! If you want a ride, call me.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm ok. Got a killer headache from the adrenaline residue, but I'm ok. Thanks!

[the-themiscyran.livejournal.com]

From the description of the supposed person White male, blue shirt, blue jeans, brown hair it could easily have been an F and O guy carrying something construction related.

Tense much, people?

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Or it could have been a cop. blue shirt, blue pants?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'd rather have a false alarm than no alarm in the event of a real emergency.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Believe me, if we weren't in the middle of this move, I would.

[grnvixen.livejournal.com]

We didn't hear about it in KC until my OM's sister called. She had heard about it from her SiL who thought it was here at KUMC. No email or anything and I'm sure we were not the only ones hearing exagerated rumors. Here is hoping it was a false alarm but a timely review of procedures for security.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Those two things - the huge delay in warning and the idiot using bang-bang equipment right after - both reduce my confidence in our system. Gaah.