I went to my part-time job near the University of Denver campus (seen at twilight in the photograph above) last night and was told that two armed gunmen (one with a rifle and one with a handgun) were wandering the campus and headed this way. But don't alarm the customers. A short time later one of the managers told us it was all a hoax. I watched a re-broadcast of the news when I got home late that night, and the film footage was from in front of the Ritchie Center - directly across the street from my condo - where the gunman with the rifle had allegedly entered the building. The spokesperson being interviewed didn't say if it was a hoax or not, simply that it was important to take all necessary precautions. If it was a hoax, was it an end of quarter prank by one of the students? The act of a disgruntled employee? One of the many still bitter ex-employees laid off by the university? In any case, if the culprit is caught, I think that a day locked in stocks in the middle of the Campus Green would be a very suitable kind of punishment. Sometimes the old ways really are best. Just call me a traditionalist.
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