Shoelace mistaken for noose causes racial uproar at Michigan State University
A lost shoelace at Michigan State University caused a racial uproar Wednesday after someone mistook it for a noose.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon released a statement Wednesday morning saying she was “distressed” after finding out “a student reported a noose was hung outside of her room.” Simon commended the student’s “courage” for reporting the “racial incident” and put out a clear message.
“This type of behavior is not tolerated on our campus,” Simon said. “No Spartan should ever feel targeted based on their race, or other ways in which they identify.”
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But by Wednesday afternoon, the investigation by MSU Police revealed there was no noose.
Instead, they found “the object was a packaged leather shoelace and not a noose,” MSU spokesman Jason Cody said in a news release , adding that the shoelaces “are packaged in a way that someone could perceive them to look similar to a noose.”
Officers tracked down and interviewed the student who lost both of the shoelaces. That student happens to live on the same floor as the one who made the report.
“Also, the original shoelace found inside the residence hall was not directed at any individual,” Cody said, adding that police believe someone found the shoelace and put it on a stairwell door handle after picking it up off the floor.
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But by Wednesday afternoon, the investigation by MSU Police revealed there was no noose.
Instead, they found “the object was a packaged leather shoelace and not a noose,” MSU spokesman Jason Cody said in a news release , adding that the shoelaces “are packaged in a way that someone could perceive them to look similar to a noose.”
Officers tracked down and interviewed the student who lost both of the shoelaces. That student happens to live on the same floor as the one who made the report.
“Also, the original shoelace found inside the residence hall was not directed at any individual,” Cody said, adding that police believe someone found the shoelace and put it on a stairwell door handle after picking it up off the floor.
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Good thing a noose wasnt mistaken for a shoelace.
That would have been embarrassing for somebody,
how did somebody that dumb get into Michigan State University?
Affirmative Action.
I guess I better stop walking my dog on the campus of MSU an Affirmative Action student might mistake the leash and collar as a noose. My dog is black.
They will accuse you of oppression.
Hyper sensitive.
You have to go to college to be this stupid.
New college rule: When you see a shoelace, run for the "Safe Room" and play with the modeling clay.
There you will be met by the MSU President, who, not investigating the complaint before commenting, will meet you with lollipops and give you a big hug.
Am I ever glad I went to university in the 50s and not now. There seems to be some kind of reversal. You start by going to university and work your way up to kindergarten. Then you graduate.