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    Smith College employee who called police said black student looked "out of place"

    https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cops-c...smith-college/


    NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- An employee who called police on a black Smith College student who was eating lunch in a common room on the western Massachusetts campus Tuesday has been placed on leave, school officials say. In a transcript of the call released by school officials Friday, the unidentified employee tells campus police dispatchers that the student seemed "out of place."

    In a statement Friday, the college announced they have retained an outside law firm to "conduct a thorough, external investigation." The employee, who hasn't been identified, has been placed on leave pending the result, the school said.


    The student, rising sophomore Oumou Kanoute, told CBS Boston she works at a summer program teaching chemistry to high school students for Smith's STEM program and was reading in the dining hall of the Tyler House dorm Tuesday.


    "Next thing you know, I see the cop walk in with a Smith employee whom I've never seen before and the man said, 'We were wondering why you're here?"' Kanoute said.Oumou Kanoute speaks with CBS Boston on August 2, 2018 after a Smith College employee called police on her. CBS BOSTONKanoute tells the officer she works on campus and was eating lunch and relaxing.


    "Oh you're just taking a break? You're with one of the summer programs?" the officer responds.


    Campus police found "nothing suspicious" about Kanoute's presence, Amy Hunter, the school's interim director of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, said in a statement. A police report wasn't filed because the officer determined the report to be unfounded, according to the school.

    In the transcript of the police call, the employee who made the report tells a dispatcher, "I was just walking through here in the front foyer of [redacted] and we have a person sitting there laying down in the living room area over here. I didn't approach her or anything but he seems to be out of place … umm … I don't see anybody in the building at this point and I don't know what he's doing in there, just laying on the couch."
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    The only item of interest in this story is this:
    Amy Hunter, the school's interim director of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity...
    I wonder what her salary is? WTF?
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    Is Smith College an all white college? If so then a black student would look out of place, if not then just because they were black would not necessarily trigger suspicion. One must wonder just what caused the Smith employee to question why this person was there.


    https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/...6IM/story.html

    Keep in mind Smith College is an all female college. To the employee, who could not see the woman clearly nor did she approach her, she looked like a man. And that would trigger the suspicion.. Why was a male sleeping on the couch? Of course to many on this forum and elsewhere everything is about race, there can never be any other reason for someone's actions if a black person is involved.
    Last edited by nathanbforrest45; 08-06-2018 at 08:51 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45 View Post
    Is Smith College an all white college? If so then a black student would look out of place, if not then just because they were black would not necessarily trigger suspicion. One must wonder just what caused the Smith employee to question why this person was there.


    https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/...6IM/story.html

    Keep in mind Smith College is an all female college. To the employee, who could not see the woman clearly nor did she approach her, she looked like a man. And that would trigger the suspicion.. Why was a male sleeping on the couch? Of course to many on this forum and elsewhere everything is about race, there can never be any other reason for someone's actions if a black person is involved.
    So, one calls the police when one cannot really see the person clearly and just assumes that they are some random black dude sleeping on the couch which might be dangerous because? No males ever set foot on the campus? Hardly.
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    "If you see something, say something."
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    Report your neighbor... remind you of any historical mandates?... before they collected you an your family in the back of a transport truck to a camp or campfire?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    The only item of interest in this story is this:
    Amy Hunter, the school's interim director of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity...
    I wonder what her salary is? WTF?

    It would be entertaining to read her job description.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    "If you see something, say something."
    Unless it violates one of the principles of politically correctness

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmyz View Post
    Report your neighbor... remind you of any historical mandates?... before they collected you an your family in the back of a transport truck to a camp or campfire?
    After every Islamonazi massacre the neighbors said they were afraid to make a report because of foolish comments like yours.
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmyz View Post
    Report your neighbor... remind you of any historical mandates?... before they collected you an your family in the back of a transport truck to a camp or campfire?
    So, should people report others who are perceived to be suspicious or not?

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