Woke Professors Mistake Swing Set Rope For A Noose

In the latest example of wokism run amuk, a pair of black Penn State University professors reported a “noose” in a tree behind their house. With today’s ALG minute, I’m Catherine Mortensen. According to the student paper, the Daily Collegian, the professors said the incident was quote - deeply distressing to them and their family. The couple told a reporter they believed the noose was deliberately placed on the tree to harass them.
Responding to the professors call about “possible harassment,” Patton Township Police Department collected the “noose” and began investigating around the neighborhood. The university president sprung into action, posting a statement “expressing concern” about the incident and “offering support.”

After interviewing the neighbor police learned – wait for it -- the “noose” actually was part of a swing set. The neighbors’ kid told police he merely had thrown the rope “into the woods.”
Patton Police Chief Tyler Jolley concluded there was “no malice” involved. The department added “no kind of crime [was] committed at all” and that the rope just “happened” to fall on the tree.

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