Posted on 10/19/2017 2:01:18 PM PDT by Sopater
A University of Florida professor freaked out Wednesday after seeing police officers on campus, believing they were an armed gang of racists.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R.) had declared a state of emergency on Tuesday in preparation for a speech two days later on UF's campus by white supremacist Richard Spencer. Tensions are high on campus, and rumors are now swirling, the Miami Herald reports.
One geography professor emailed his students a warning that was later picked up and sent out on the student email listserv.
"FYI, I just walked into Turlington 10 minutes ago, and there were armed Aryan Brotherhood militia circling the building. It feels like they are testing how much they can get away with, openly carrying weapons," he wrote.
But as the news spread on campus and social media, it turned out that the oddly dressed men were actually Florida state troopers sent to keep the peace.
A Herald staffer tweeted out an image of the khaki-clad troopers.
The Herald also reported that a rumor sprang up that a noose was on campus. That rumor was also unfounded.
County police set up a hotline to address the noose and armed militia rumor, but "there are so many rumors flying that police have said they will not address them individually."
What a drama queen asshat.
Between McElwain and this professor, my Alma Mater has come out with a terminal case of the stupids.
they look like Boy Scout uniforms
Is it Clayton Bigsby, the blind black white supremacist? He should have a gun because he can’t see.
That’s racist! Why can’t a black man be an Aryan? This is 2017, not back in, oh, I don’t know,2007.
You don’t have to be a stupid moron to be a leftist...but it helps.
That’s funny. They have the look. At least a couple of ‘em look to be black tho.
The “professor” is a drooling moron. At the same time, those are some majorly f***ed up uniforms. Not appropriate at all for police.
Mercenaries in the Congo, maybe...
Those caps too.
So blacks can join the armed Ayran Brotherhood Militia? who knew?
Gotcha! ;)
Ahhhh, you fools, look at them, they are all members of the SA. The good part is they are probably gay if they are the old SA. OMG! A purge of our higher learning school so called professors is definitely needed.
And the guy with a liquid in a bottle...must be Molotov cocktail
That ain’t any kind of camo
Two
lol
The LEO’s in the pic look like they’re wearing ball caps and pajamas.
Nazis? Nazis! I hate Florida Nazis!
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