fletcher
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This happened on my campus (NCSU), right in front of the dorm I used to live in. This is I think the third armed robbery on campus just this semester. Crime this year is ridiculous:
Thing is, there were two students, and Thurman drive is lighted. Gooo safety tips.
I've about had it with this stuff, so I sent off a message to the chancellor. Doubt it will have any effect, but it made me feel better
Expires: 11/7/2004
On Wednesday October 27, 2004, at 2:45 am, two subjects were robbed on
Thurman Dr. while walking to their vehicle. Two suspects armed with
handguns approached them demanding money. One victim was hit on the head
with the butt of the gun, while the other suspect fired a warning shot.
Both victims complied with demands and handed over their wallets. The
suspects were last seen getting into a late model, four door sedan,
burgundy in color, that is possibly a Ford or Mercury. The vehicle left
the area in an unknown direction of travel.
Suspect descriptions and composites are available on the NCSU Police
website www.ncsu.edu/police
Anyone who might have information about this incident should call the
NCSU Police at 515-3000 or Crime Stoppers of North Carolina State
University at 226-CRIM(E).
Safety Tips:
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*Always walk in well-lighted areas at night.
*Don't walk alone after hours, use the Safety Escort 515-3000
*Report suspicious activity to the Police immediately.
Thing is, there were two students, and Thurman drive is lighted. Gooo safety tips.
I've about had it with this stuff, so I sent off a message to the chancellor. Doubt it will have any effect, but it made me feel better
Dear Chancellor Oblinger,
As a student at NC State, I am particularly disturbed with the amount of
violent crime on campus this year. Just this morning, two individuals
were assaulted and robbed at gunpoint on Thurman drive. One criminal
even fired a shot. Fortunately, no one was hit. The 'Crime Alert'
email provided the following safety tips:
*Always walk in well-lighted areas at night.
*Don't walk alone after hours, use the Safety Escort 515-3000
I have noticed these in all the previous crime alerts sent out. Thurman
drive is lighted, and the victims were not walking alone. While these
tips will help avoid some crime, apparently this is not enough.
Campus policy bans firearms on campus, which obviously did not prevent
these two thugs or the other armed robbers this year from walking well
into campus and victimizing students. I strongly recommend the firearms
policy on campus be modified.
It would greatly improve safety if students, faculty, and staff licensed
with the state of North Carolina to concealed carry handguns be allowed
to carry on campus. Concealed Carry License, or CCL, holders have gone
though hours of training as well as having a thourough SBI background
check. People like this are the ones we need with firearms on our
campus to deter crime.
Many uninformed individuals might view this as a precursor to "western
style" gun fights on campus. This is simply not true. That was a
common fear before the CCL law was passed in North Carolina. None of
these incidents occured. In fact, states with CCL laws have lower
violent crime rates than those without. This connection could be
applied to our campus to improve safety.
It is best that students be given an opportunity to defend themselves.
If a student chooses to walk alone, at night, and in the dark, then that
is their choice. However, if a student desires to carry a firearm for
self-defense, the student (if licensed) should be allowed. It is
inhumane to subject a responsible person to these crimes through
disarmament.
Requiring persons carrying to register with the NCSU Campus Police would
even be a reasonable precaution, and make the campus safer.
I hope you consider this as an option to reduce crime on campus, before
a student gets seriously hurt or killed.
Thank you for your time,
[Fletcher]