The student hearing involving Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is for approximately two years after a female student accused him of sexual assault in December of 2012. The Florida state attorney general declined to file charges because of lack of evidence last December. Winston could face a wide range of punishments, one of which could potentially be removal from the Florida State football program.
Day: December 20, 2014
College Crime Rate Stats
The main crimes on college campuses are assault, rape, robbery, and murder. According to concealedcampus.org the crime rate by type between the years 2005-2007 was: 39% Assault, 25% Rape, 36% Robbery, and less than one percent murder. College crime seems to be becoming more and more of an issue as the years pass and hopefully by making people more aware we can help stop it.
Why I chose this topic
I chose this topic because it is very important to me. I think that keeping people updated on the crime that goes on at college campuses nationwide can help students to be more aware of the potential dangers in the college environment. Being in college and having friends that attend various colleges across the country, I like being updated on what is going on where they are to check on their safety.
3 UMS-Wright students hurt in hit-and run
On October 5, 2014 three UMS-Wright high school students were victims of a hit-and-run in Auburn, AL. The three students (Davis Sarrett, Mary Cullen Cutrell, and Brittaney Brown) were struck by a dark-colored pickup truck around 1 a.m.
Davis Sarrett sustained severe injuries and was airlifted to Columbus Regional Medical Center.
Mary Cullen and Brittaney Brown both sustained only minor injuries and were treated on the scene.
The driver of the vehicle fled the scene, but has turned himself into authorities since then.
Shooting at University of South Alabama
Gil Collar, a student at the University of South Alabama, was shot and killed on October 6, 2012 by a University of South Alabama police officer. Collar had taken LSD earlier in the evening and was reported to have been acting aggressively. Witnesses say that Collar was approaching vehicles and yelling incoherently before allegedly climbing into a driver’s window and biting him. Video reveals Collar, naked and unarmed, approaching the campus police station and banging on the glass window, he then walks away from the police station again before officer Trevis Austin came out from the campus police station with his gun drawn. Collar approaches the officer multiple times with his arms outstretched and palms open before the falling to the ground after being hit with the gunshot. Trevis Austin was dismissed of all charges.
College Campus Crime 