The comments are even funnier. What have we become as a nation.
Do you not see what fear is driving us to do to each other ?
Tell me again that the terrorists haven't won.
Umbrella Causes 3-Hour Lockdown At East Carolina University « CBS Charlotte
"A three-hour lockdown at East Carolina University was triggered when a man carrying an umbrella was mistaken for a gunman.
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Heavily armed officers from at least four law enforcement agencies responded in force, sweeping campus buildings, searching buses and briefly surrounding a nearby house. A state Highway Patrol helicopter hovered overhead.
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Calls to Greenville police seeking comment were not returned."
From the comments section :
"..arrested for carrying a concealed umbrella."
"This is why Cabelas and other sporting goods stores catering to hunters don’t carry umbrellas."
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