I wish I were joking about that:
Campus police at N.C. State University are investigating a noose made from toilet paper found hanging on the stall of a restroom door this morning. …
In a statement, Chancellor James Oblinger urged students not to overreact.
“This could be someone’s idea of a prank or it might constitute a crime,” he said. “In either case, it is inappropriate. This is an act that has become a symbol of racial hatred.”
Seriously. It “might constitute a crime” — and no, he’s not talking about felonious littering. Here’s what the chancellor should have said:
I’m the head of the largest research university in North Carolina. You’re going to ask me about a wad of toilet paper? Just flush the damned thing. Problem solved.
You watch, however; this will be treated as if it were the biggest civil-rights crisis ever faced by the university.
