stonehill college dorm evacuated

[LORD of WAR]

not sure if this was posted here or not

i went to stonehill college and before i left for work this AM i had a bunch of text messages, voicemails and instant messages about people who are still in attendence there asking me "what kind of gun shoots buckshot, is it dangerous, should we leave the school for the week etc?" [sad2]

http://stonehill.edu/update/index.htm

 

[JonJ]

My God, what have we come to? Cardboard boxes!

 

[Twigg]

AHHHHHH ...it's a BOX !

POLICE UPDATE #4 4:52 PM April 19, 2007:

The origin of Stonehill’s empty ammunition boxes, which prompted a precautionary evacuation of a student residence hall Wednesday night, has been identified.

On Thursday afternoon, a Stonehill student, who is a member of a sportsman’s club in another state, contacted the Stonehill College Police Department to report the possibility of ownership of the empty ammunition boxes.

Over Easter, the student had been skeet shooting out of state and inadvertently left five empty ammunition boxes in the car. At some point, unbeknownst to the student, they fell on to the ground of the parking lot behind O’Hara Hall.

There, another student found them and brought them to the attention of the Stonehill College Police Department, which in response evacuated O’Hara Hall as a safety precaution.

Upon meeting with the police officers, the student provided detailed information such as identifying the brands as being the type used when the student was skeet shooting.

The student regrets that this inadvertent action has caused disruption and concern to so many people both on and off the campus. No action will be taken against the student.


POLICE UPDATE #3 8:07 AM April 19, 2007:

Since our last alert, some Stonehill community members have asked additional questions about the evacuation of O’Hara Hall last night. We wish to respond to those questions.

At 6:35 p.m. last night, the Stonehill College Police Department received a report that five empty cardboard boxes that are used to store buckshot shells were found by a student behind O’Hara Hall.

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POLICE UPDATE #2 11:09 PM April 18, 2007:

This evening, Stonehill College Police Department (SCPD) received a report that five empty boxes of buckshot shells were found by a student behind O’Hara residence hall.

Working with the Easton Police Department, SCPD evacuated O’Hara Hall so that a search of the building could be conducted.

O’Hara Hall residents were escorted to the nearby Martin Institute on campus while the search was conducted.

Upon searching the building, the police did not find any weapons or ammunition.

Students have returned to O'Hara Hall.

SCPD and Easton Police will continue to their policy of close cooperation and vigilance.

Students should feel free to resume their regular activities on campus.



ORIGINAL UPDATE 10:44PM April 18, 2007

This evening, Stonehill College Police Department (SCPD) received a report that five empty boxes of buckshot shells were found by a student behind O’Hara residence hall.


Working with the Easton Police Department, SCPD has evacuated O’Hara Hall so that a search of the building can be conducted. O’Hara Hall residents have been escorted to the nearby Martin Institute on campus while the search is underway. Students on the rest of the campus have been asked to stay in their rooms until further notice.


As soon as we have more information, we will provide an update.


David DiNapoli
Chief
Stonehill College Police & Safety

If this wasn't so f*cking sad I make some kinda wisecrack about the size of the Skeet they shoot up there, being that they hafta use BUCKSHOT !

This is worse than the blinky lights in Boston.

 

[FiveseveN]

I've worked in places that sell guns and ammo and I saw the pictures of the boxes they found at Stonehill, and they didn't appear to be buckshot. They appeared to be target loads, likely #8s high velocity all purpose target loads.

I could be mistaken, but I think I'm right.

 

[Jose]

And the sheep go running round and round the pen.......

 

[95thFoot]

RUN!! RUN!! The corrugated killers are after us!

Well, what did we expect? College students are cossetted babies who are put in a weird little bubble of sex, drugs, alcohol and relativism for four years. Everything is provided for them. They don't have to face reality or grow up until they have to leave the womb, er, dorm, in search of a real job. And if that doesn't pan out, there's always the ethereal nebulous refuge of grad school...which can go on...forever. An empty box utterly terrifies them because they have no instructors telling them what to do about it or take care of the problem for them. Oh the horror!

 

[Len-2A Training]

I would have liked to see what they could have charged him with (other than "capital littering")!

Let's see . . . possession of "ammo components" (cardboard) on a college campus?

If I found them, in the old days, I would have picked them up and thrown them in the nearest trash bin. Today, I'd only touch them if I had rubber gloves with me, to prevent them from backtracking my fingerprints! [Regrettably, I'm serious!]

 

[Weerd Beard]

I'm glad none of the above wimps were emptying my trash. I just recived a case of 7.62X39, and loaded 500 of it on my stripper clips.

Should I have put a lock on my trashcan?

 

[K-DUB]

What a bunch of *ussies.

 

[dwarven1]

Well, what did we expect? College students are cossetted babies who are put in a weird little bubble of sex, drugs, alcohol and relativism for four years. Everything is provided for them. They don't have to face reality or grow up until they have to leave the womb, er, dorm, in search of a real job. And if that doesn't pan out, there's always the ethereal nebulous refuge of grad school...which can go on...forever.

I begin to think that it should be REQUIRED for students to spend a year after high school WORKING - in the REAL world - before going to college. It gives so much more incentive to study hard, not to mention giving them some experience with how the real world works. I know that it did that for me...

 

[sksguns]

we use buck shot all the time to shoot trap and skeet at my club. Yeah, it's a little louder and hase a bit more kick, but we say if you want to kill it you need to use the right load.

WTF!!!!!! Now we are running from empty boxes??? On top of that can't the police even read? Or for that fact when they found out the student was shooting skeet wouldn't they know you don't use buck shot? Everyone knows you use slug to shoot skeet.

This is ridiculous.

 

[EddieCoyle]

Well, what did we expect? College students are cossetted babies who are put in a weird little bubble of sex, drugs, alcohol and relativism for four years. Everything is provided for them. They don't have to face reality or grow up until they have to leave the womb, er, dorm, in search of a real job. And if that doesn't pan out, there's always the ethereal nebulous refuge of grad school...which can go on...forever. An empty box utterly terrifies them because they have no instructors telling them what to do about it or take care of the problem for them. Oh the horror!

The upside is that these are the people that my kids are going to compete with for jobs, etc in the "real world".

 

[matt1956]

freaking sad.... just freaking sad.

of course it does make me wonder what my trash man thinks since I make no effort to "hide" my empty boxes in the trash...

I'm sure I'm now on some watch list

 

[Adam_MA]

of course it does make me wonder what my trash man thinks since I make no effort to "hide" my empty boxes in the trash...

I don't give a damn what they think. Actually, I know they like me, because whenever I leave a bunch of stuff, and some things that even shouldn't be taken, I leave a 12 pack on top with a note. Do that a time or 2 and they will take ANYTHING!

BTW, I put my empty ammo boxes right in the recycle bin. They are recyclable!

 

[Finalygotabeltfed]

The absurdity of people knows no bounds.

 

[matt1956]

I don't give a damn what they think. Actually, I know they like me, because whenever I leave a bunch of stuff, and some things that even shouldn't be taken, I leave a 12 pack on top with a note. Do that a time or 2 and they will take ANYTHING!

BTW, I put my empty ammo boxes right in the recycle bin. They are recyclable!

same here for the empty ammo boxes.

 

[95thFoot]

I would have liked to see what they could have charged him with (other than "capital littering")!

Let's see . . . possession of "ammo components" (cardboard) on a college campus?

Naaaahh..."creating a terroristic threat"? Due to the panic created by.....empty boxes? I've seen stupider things.

If I found them, in the old days, I would have picked them up and thrown them in the nearest trash bin. Today, I'd only touch them if I had rubber gloves with me, to prevent them from backtracking my fingerprints! [Regrettably, I'm serious!]

Good point. We are all in FBI databases because of our LTC fingerprinting. I wonder how far that info goes....