We read:
"A noose was found today in a doctors' break room at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. Administrators at the hospital and medical school said they have notified federal authorities and asked them to investigate. An employee about 11 a.m. found a rope with nooses at both ends hanging from a bed. LSUHSC police and administrators were notified.
"This day and time you just can't believe it's going on," hospital employee Janice Priest said. "I am very upset about it." LSUHSC Chancellor Dr. John McDonald issued a brief statement that said an investigation had begun and the U.S. Attorney's office in Shreveport has been notified. They would have jurisdiction if the noose incident was considered a hate crime directed at a particular racial or ethnic group. "Such an event is and will not be tolerated," McDonald said.
The head of the LSU system, John Lombardi, said the medical school and hospital will not tolerate such an incident. "It is not an act of free speech; this is a form of hate speech, which is clearly prohibited in our society," Lombardi said.
Source
Quite aside from Dr. Lombardi's poor grasp of the law, a regular correspondent of mine who is also a senior medical person at a hospital in Shreveport writes: "Hysterical: The noose was found in the Orthopedic Residents' call room. Orthopedic Residents learn to tie special knots to use traction devices to stabilize fractures, including suspected broken necks. This is highly skilled work, and they practice tying knots - like Boy Scouts do.
Update:
My source informs me that the medical person who tied the knots turns out to have been a BLACK female. Much hilarity in certain circles ensued, apparently.
