(UPDATED) Mizzou Campus On High Alert After Threats Of Racial Violence Hit Social Media
The University of Missouri campus has descended into complete chaos.
A comprehensive breakdown of all the events leading up to the headline-grabbing student protest — where a communications professor encouraged nearby “muscle” to forcibly remove a student journalist for simply documenting a public protest on public property — can be found HERE.
Mizzou police also encouraged students to notify them if they hear anyone using hurtful or hateful language. Yes, that really happened, too.
The situation at Mizzou has now taken a very dark turn, as posts made on anonymous social media outlets warn students to stay away from campus Wednesday. The threats of violence have been targeted at “black people” and “privileged white people,” and, while I tend to believe these threats are intended to stir up more drama and will not be carried out, they certainly sound pretty terrifying and should be treated sincerely.
MUPD is taking the threats seriously and has increased security on campus, according to Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin.
MUPD is aware of social media threats and has increased security. Call 911 immediately if you need help.
— R. Bowen Loftin (@bowtieger) November 11, 2015
We’ve also gotten word that Mizzou sororities and fraternities are on lockdown until the situation calms.
Here’s to hoping the storm over Columbia soon passes and the University of Missouri community gets back to business as usual before anyone gets hurt. We’ll continue updating this story as details unfold.
UPDATE: Suspect has been apprehended.
From MU Alert:
University of Missouri Police have apprehended the suspect who posted threats to campus on YikYak and other social media. The suspect is in MUPD custody and was not located on or near the MU campus at the time of the threat. We will update this website as additional information is confirmed. MU is operating on a regular schedule.
Finally, a positive development at Mizzou..
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It seems like no one here understands the phrase “historically discriminated against”. No one is out to get you white people, but there is a history of racism against African Americans in this country and if you think its gone in our systems, youd have to be some kind of ignorant. Racism doesnt just live in the hearts of redneck southerners, it exists in mass incarceration, wage rates between races, and America’s weariness of black culture (hoodies, hip hop, etc.). So basically, check your privilege bro.
10 years ago at 8:15 amYou must be new around here
10 years ago at 8:25 amThe guy who’s on a hunger strike’s father is a VP with the Union Pacific and made $8.3 mill. Next to that, my family’s trailer trash.
But please continue on about white privilege.
10 years ago at 8:40 amYou’re 1000% correct but this place is full of racist conservative trolls so don’t waste your effort.
10 years ago at 9:33 amI guess your right… if you ignore the death threats and made up offenses like the poop swastika…
10 years ago at 10:46 amWeariness of black culture? I see blacks, whites, hispanics, asians, and every other fucking person living in the ghettos dressing that way, listening to that music, etc. Shitty environments foster shitty people — crime, drugs, and financial hardship keep them there and bring others in. I am weary of drugged up dumbasses with weapons and a desperation to take what they need because there is not always a way to earn it. And it’s easier the second, just ask Bundy. I don’t give a fuck about your race. Don’t dress and act like a drug-dealing hardass brandishing a gun if you don’t want to be perceived as one. No, it’s not racist. Gangs thrive on drug dealing in shitholes. That’s a pretty simple fact to understand, right? If you want to dress and act like some gangbanger, that’s how I’ll treat you. The risk of being shot/mugged outweighs the reward of not hurting someone’s feelings. And I understand fully that for those good people stuck living in those areas, dressing to that fashion is a real form of safety. But a middle-class nutfuck flashing cash, guns, and other bullshit for his YouTube music video? Go fuck yourself. You’re asking for it. Drug dealers bundle cash because it keeps them untraceable; your parents have a few bank accounts open. Drug dealers show their fire power as a serious threat and actually follow through often (territory, deals gone wrong, users in debt, etc.); the biggest human threat to your life was probably that middle school bully stealing your lunch money and you never learned to fight back anyway. I don’t see the need to expand on your hip hop example. I already typed too much. It’s not racist to assume the guy dressing and acting like a criminal may be a criminal, and that includes the guy with Aryan Brotherhood tattoos (pro tip: they’re whites-only). Gangbanging is not limited to blacks and it shouldn’t be “your culture” or anyone else’s.
10 years ago at 12:29 pmThis is going to kill their enrollment next year
10 years ago at 10:40 amIs this the thank you for the white troops who gave their lives to help end slavery during the Civil War?
10 years ago at 10:40 amBest part of this whole situation is, it turns out the hunger strike kid is the son of a Nebraska railroad sr. executive. Worth $20M. #checkyourblackprivilege
10 years ago at 11:07 amYO homeboys over here talking shit about “pc movements” and “pc people” y’all might as well just say shit like “I’m a white man who experiences extreme privileges in a white supremacist, hugely racist, sexist, male-dominated and controlled society and anybody else who is uncomfortable sucks because their discomfort challenges the position I have at the top of the social and political hierarchy here in the USA” like honestly???? please just be explicit. I challenge any one u fuckboys to IMAGINE what it might be like living in the same spaces ur in if ur anything but white, straight, and of a place of affluence. and don’t any of u come at me like “I pay my own bills actually” because the only reason why yall have jobs is because ur white and because ur straight.
10 years ago at 6:14 pm