I sometimes wonder what motivates people to be do damnably stupid, especially without the thinking through of the consequences of their actions.

Of course, the answer is simple: hate and logic are not compatible trains of thought.

The police and other law enforcement have been making plans for increased security, and plans are being made for a total campus lockdown on Monday, November 2nd. There was no shootout, no angry student making threats against staff or students, no ... somebody wrote, in a bathroom stall, that African Americans and Asian Americans were going to die on November 2nd. Of course, there trying to find out who did it, but I doubt they're going to find the culprit.

And, while I'm glad that they are taking proactive measures to make sure nothing does happen, the whole situation rather makes me mad. More like than not, whoever wrote the message thought they were being funny or clever or whatever ... or, they knew the reaction the message would elicit, and thought, "If I write a threat here, maybe they'll cancel class on Monday..."

Of course, I hope this is the case, and nobody does actually try to do anything ... which would be exceedingly stupid on their part, since the campus will be in lockdown, and there will be squads of law enforcement on campus anyway...and there will likely continue to be increased levels of law enforcement, probably for a couple of weeks, as a result of some person's stupidity.

Perhaps it's just the cynic in me, but I find it amusing that the campus is planning a march/demonstration ... and they're wearing red. It's thoughtful of them to provide such a colorful beacon for any person or persons who decide to act on this threat.