3 Campus Robberies and E-Mail Alert Failed

MidwestMom2Kids_1
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:16:43 +0000

At the large, urban University of Texas campus, there are about 3 campus thefts a day, from bike racks, gyms, offices, and libraries throughout the campus. I get the daily email update from the police department. Kids (and office workers there) need to keep their stuff locked and secure when any piece of their property is not with them. This stresses me out, but not too much…

But you noted robbery, a

specific intent crime, requiring both theft and a form of violence or threat of violence used to deprive someone of their property. The most common example of a robbery is a convenience store holdup, in which a robber threatens to shoot a cashier unless the cashier hands over the loot.



Did the paper describe robberies with a gun or knife or something like that? I have to admit, that would make me sick, too. This reminds me that the next time I talk to the D, I make sure she knows that if someone with a threat toward her asks for her purse, cell phone, laptop, etc., that no matter how much she loves the possession (and she does love that laptop!) she should just hand it over.