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by BTin
Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:25 am
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: Star Telegram: Suit says TCU falsely depicted campus as safe
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Star Telegram: Suit says TCU falsely depicted campus as safe

Basically, a woman was allegedly raped by 3 men with criminal histories on campus. She is suing TCU because they advertise to be safe. Here are some interesting quotes:

According to documents entered as evidence, TCU is in a low-crime area, but even so, there is no way university personnel could have protected the woman from crime, TCU attorneys argue.

To expect that would place too great a burden on university officials, they argue.

Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/01/18 ... es-default" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;#ixzz1BUFKaCSg

I find it interesting that people in power at businesses / schools / government etc... believe you shouldn't carry on their property, partly because they purport it to be safe. However, time and again, I have read quotes like the above. Once you put them in a court of law, they admit that your safety is not their responsibility.

The message I got was that my safety is my responsibility, and that it is also my responsibility to ensure that laws are passed/repealed so that I can protect myself at as many locations as possible. In other words, maybe it is time to start sending money to the NRA and TSRA.

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