Tuesday, May 2, 2017

"Implicit Racial Bias" Cited In Mistaking Black Student With Glue Gun For An Active Shooter

The president of Colgate University cited “implicit racial bias” for a report of an active shooter on campus that turned out to be a black student who was using a glue gun for an art project.

The president of Colgate University — a liberal arts college in New York — said there was "implicit racial bias" involved when a black student using a glue gun for an art project was mistaken as an "active shooter," leading to a nearly four-hour lockdown of the campus.

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The college sent out a series of tweets about searching for the "alleged armed person" inside a building.

The college sent out a series of tweets about searching for the "alleged armed person" inside a building.

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Reports of the armed shooter and the ensuing lockdown caused students and their family members to panic.

Reports of the armed shooter and the ensuing lockdown caused students and their family members to panic.

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