| I'm getting kicked off campus for having a letter opener. | | That's right, a letter opener. Yesterday there was "health inspections" in my dorm, and while I was at class, RA's (dorm officials) confiscated a wooden letter opener that was on my desk and declared it a "KNIFE" and charged me with the offense of "POSSESSION OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON". |
The object in question is a 0.5inch wide by 4inch long, dulled, wooden blade. It is sheathed with very nice designs including 2 stones - 1 on the center of the sheath and the other on the handle. It was a gift from my father many years ago after he came back from a business trip to Brazil. I liked how it looked, and brought it to my dorm for the aesthetic value. Never would I have imagined that anyone would consider this a "DANGEROUS WEAPON", because I assumed anyone who saw it wouldn't be a complete retard and realize it is a letter opener. But apparently the muslim RA who confiscated it felt otherwise.
When I came back to my room after class yesterday, there was a piece of paper on the floor stating that they had found a weapon and that my room will be re-inspected in 7 days. There was no other information. At approximately 11pm last night, an anonymous caller called my dorm phone and hung up after I answered. 30 minutes later, cops, more RA's, and the RD (resident director) from my building knocked on my door, to tell me a dangerous weapon was found in my room and that I have been suspended from living on campus - and if I do not leave immediately that the police here will arrest me. Mind you it was raining at the time, and I have nowhere to go, not even a car to sleep in.
After explaining my case that it was a fucking letter opener and not a god damned weapon, the police convinced my RD to let me stay the night so I didn't have to sleep in the rain. Note that the police, RD, and other RA's did not even see the weapon in question. When I asked to show them what this was all about, they told me I have to go through paperwork first and follow the guidelines of their beaurocracy. The police then stated to me that I should get this straightened out so they won't have to return the following night and escort me off campus.
Today, I have to make a bunch of meetings and explain my case to even more people, all because of a letter opener and a muslim, or I will be kicked off campus. So what do you guys think? Should I be kicked off campus for having a letter opener? Or do you think this is as equally ridiculous as I do?
Also note that in my apartment on campus is a kitchen, with several cooking knives that are about 1,000 times more dangerous than my wooden letter opener, which I'm sure I'm completly allowed to have. I'll post pics of the object in question if I can manage to get it back from the muslim who has retained it. I'll try to update this throughout the day as my anger for this school spirals into unfathomable depths. | | Comment |17-11-2005 | views 790 |
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