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Ransdell explains Western officials' actions after incident Wednesday
POSTED: 11:29 a.m., Oct. 23
Michelle Day
Issue date: 10/23/08 Section: News
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He said in a press conference Thursday morning that he's pleased that the emergency communication system worked and that officials responded quickly.
"Any threat or aggressive behavior will be taken seriously," he said. "I must state that uncontrolled aggressive behavior in this world of catastrophic events has consequences which often go beyond the individuals involved."
All five students who were detained and interviewed yesterday in relation to the incident, which turned out to be a physical fight that started on South Campus and continued near PFT, deny participation and have been released, Ransdell said.
But the information police did get from the students was helpful, he said.
Campus Police Chief Robert Deane said the names of the students aren't being released.
Police are continuing the investigation, he said. The report of two witnesses later in the day that there were shots fired haven't been validated by other witnesses.
Kim Carter, Louisville, addressed police at the press conference and said her son and daughter told her that police pointed guns in their faces for no reason.
Carter, who was visibly upset, said her daughter was so shaken up that she wanted to drop out of Western.
"I want to take action for my children's civil rights," she said.
Deane said he would speak with Carter and see how police could resolve the situation.
Ransdell said officials acted appropriately in sending text messages warning of armed men and shots fired because that was the information they had.
Western will be working on finding an effective way to communicate in the absence of cell phones because reception was weak because of a system jam caused by the high amount of calls being made, he said.
Reach Michelle Day at news@chherald.com.
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W
posted 10/23/08 @ 12:20 PM CST
There are a lot of details missing from this story. Who are Kim Carter's son and daughter and how were they involved? It gives no mention of that, and that is a huge missing piece. (Continued…)
Robert
posted 10/23/08 @ 12:48 PM CST
If you read the article in its entirety, it is obvious that Bowling Green Police Officers, or another agency present, pointed guns into the faces of her children. (Continued…)
jd21
posted 10/24/08 @ 2:42 PM CST
this is so wack that these police can do all this over i fight. just because someone said they had a gun. hell we in kentucky all these country folks up here got a gun hell i cant step out da house with out seeing someone walking around wit one on they waste. (Continued…)
BNS
posted 10/24/08 @ 9:30 PM CST
here is the deal why in the H... were they out walking around campus when WE WERE ON LOCK DOWN...it doesnt sound right to me.. white or black I do not care. (Continued…)
v
posted 10/24/08 @ 10:52 PM CST
First of all, why is it that ANY time a black person is involved in something, it's because of a racist white? Come on. Could it be that people just don't know when to keep their damn mouths shut? It doesn't matter what color you are. (Continued…)
bmf
posted 10/26/08 @ 6:41 PM CST
i agree with you V
Phyllis
posted 10/27/08 @ 9:37 AM CST
I too, do not believe that we are getting the entire story behind Ms. Carter's complaints and I believe it's not coming from Ms. Carter. I do not believe that there was any racial profiling here. (Continued…)
Phyllis
posted 10/27/08 @ 9:46 AM CST
And also, I applaude the University in the way they handled the situation.
WCP3
posted 10/27/08 @ 1:09 PM CST
I honestly think that Western didn't really care about who got hurt, to me, it seems as if the police where taking actions that seem to be unnecessary for the BLACK RESIDENTS on this campus. (Continued…)
WCP3
posted 10/27/08 @ 1:17 PM CST
by the way, i meant to say ground instead of grown.
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