OU takes extra security precautions

OU Daily ^ | October 19, 2005 | Scooby Axson

[popdonnelly]

There's a job for you. Feeding crocodiles at the zoo. Bush is right, there are jobs Americans won't take.

[MizSterious]

This is really frustrating. It seems there are some very real dangers out there, because all of this added security is not going to come at a low price. I don't believe they'd be adding all of this stuff if it were just about some depressed student committing suicide. I don't believe they'd spend all this money simply because of "school violence," I don't care what Prof. Sloane says (and by the way, there's that name again!).

[MizSterious]

LOL--maybe we should send you an emergency shipment of clothespins! I live nearby, and the more time passes, the more it reeks. But I have extra clothespins--I can share. :)

[El Gato]

Sloan said people have to accept the reality that school violence, shootings and bombings will continue and possibly increase.

How many other "lone suicide" bomb blasts have there been?

[LibertyRocks]

First, Sloan is a nut IMHO for saying we should just "accept reality" in regards to school violence (esp. bombings?) continuing and increasing? Plus, his mention that we are all just trying to prove our suppositions in this case re: terrorist connections? Well, I SUPPOSE HE assumes HE is correct rather than all of us in his SUPPOSITION that it had nothing to do with the war and/or terrorists, eh???

The second thing that I found interesting in the article is the mention of the UCLA incident...

“We suspect juveniles had something to do with this,” said Los Angeles Police Department Officer April Harding. “We found two grenades taped together, and the bomb squad was called. One of the grenades was detonated and the other one was bogus.”

The report in the Daily Bruin said - two m80s taped together - now they are GRENADES??? Sure... juveniles always play with GRENADES, right??

[Cougar66]

Now why would OU need to take precautions when it was nothing more than 1 suicidal kid detonating himself outside a packed stadium?

[cgbg]

This guy Sloan is very busy--covering up two Oklahoma terrorist actions at the same time.

He is a phony "expert" if ever there was one. I wonder who is paying money to his offshore accounts.

[LibertyRocks]

Exactly... and it wasn't just OU either...

From another related thread:
http://www.kotv.com/main/home/eclips.asp?clipid=1266

The above link originally posted by OKSooner is a news clip which covers the new security procedures at OU. At the end of the clip they state that Texas Tech has announced new plans via newspaper and TV, Missouri has developed a DVD, and Baylor has something prepared to be played on their Jumbotrons. Not sure about other ones, but that's 4 universities that have announced security procedures dealing with evacuations.

[auboy]

Oh yeah. The kids in our neighborhood always play with grenades. /sarcasm

[LibertyRocks]

Ping to this article... OU Daily reporter is stating LAPD told him the devices in Midvale on 10/07/05 were GRENADES!

[MizSterious]

You've done some outstanding research on this--thanks for continuing to post what you find.

[Cougar66]

Thanks for the info.

[LibertyRocks]

You're both very welcome. (o: