Florida State Fraternity Brothers Help Stop Assault On Female Student
With the fun and excitement of everyday life on a college campus comes at least one very sobering fact: it is loaded to the brim with potential victims. With social awareness at an all-time low, and creepy motherfuckers lurking among us, it only becomes a question of when, not if.
The legal system failed us when it released 24-year-old Patrick Furman onto the streets of Tallahassee, Florida. He was fresh off of five years in lockup after being convicted of aggravated battery with intended harm and escaping a treatment program. Only three days after he was released from Gadsden County Prison, he found himself back in cuffs in the custody of the Florida State University Police Department.
Yesterday, just after midnight, Furman approached a young woman from behind and began grabbing her chest and attempted to pull her away with him. As the victim struggled, several Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity brothers were walking near the Oglesby Student Union when they unknowingly walked into a crime in progress. That’s when he released the victim, and the fraternity brothers gave chase.
From WTXL:
Police said some of the fraternity members began to chase Furman, who ran toward DeGraff Hall. A public service officer was also able to get the suspect’s description from the fraternity members.
The felonious idiot was captured shortly afterward thanks to the information provided by the brothers. As he ran, he approached an undercover Florida State University police officer and asked to get in the unmarked cruiser. The officer granted his request and took him into custody.
The chief of the FSU Police Department praised the brothers’ actions.
FSU Police Chief David Perry says they are grateful for the students’ action to help a fellow student in distress. “With their help, and swift coordination with our uniformed and plainclothes officers, FSU stood united to stop this offender and ensure he was taken into custody. We want to say loudly and clearly that anyone who seeks to harm our students will be dealt with using every resource we have.”
Furman was charged with felony kidnapping and aggravated assault..
[via WTXL]
Image via Florida State University
if we do hear about this anywhere else we can almost guarantee that they will be identified as “FSU students” not “fraternity members”
11 years ago at 10:07 am“She didn’t ask to be helped.” – feminists.
11 years ago at 10:08 amMedia headline: “Frat boys save girl from sexual assault. Should be kicked off campus for assaulting horny young man.”
11 years ago at 10:25 amWay to shine that positive light. Can’t wait for a Florida state football player to post a video discussing his support and appreciation in the matter.
11 years ago at 10:34 amThe guy was so scared that he asked a cop to get taken into custody? Is that what I just read?
11 years ago at 10:47 amThere’s a difference between being scared and retarded
11 years ago at 6:43 pmFSU: Where frats are more of a deterrent to rapists than the Campus Police.
11 years ago at 10:57 amEveryone who seeks to harm our students will be dealt with, with every Resource we have. I take it everyone excludes Jameis
11 years ago at 11:38 amPlease continue to write more stories on stuff like this. I hate propaganda as much as the next guy but this website is one of the only voices for the Greek system right now. We need everything that we can get.
11 years ago at 11:50 amI wonder if they’d give Jameis a bid.
11 years ago at 3:09 pmIt’s not the obvious assaults we should be looking for though. It’s the ones that happen at parties. Look around, you see you brother making a move on a girl? Make sure neither of them are too drunk. This shit matters because most campus assaults don’t happen from strangers who grab women from behind in the middle of the night, they happen during parties by people who know each other. Gotta stay vigilant.
11 years ago at 5:25 pmIf I see one of my brothers a party that isn’t too drunk I’m going to ice his pussy ass.
11 years ago at 6:42 pm