Submitted by Lackofspace (not verified) on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 5:55am.
First of all I want to express my sympathies to the Strickland family. Despite what led up to it, the end result was indeed a tragedy.I'd also like to agree 100% with the comments made about our UNCW Chancellor and (mis) management.
I've seen more gaffs and errors and a continual lowering of morale on campus in the last three or four years. It seems like every new change there makes things worse. And, finally, I can't understand why UNCW is being sued---the Campus Police (in my opinion) wisely realized that they were not the people to handle what appeared to be a possibly dangerous situation. I'm not sure of the protocol of calling the Sheriff vs the Wilmington Police in this matter. But the point is UNCW police officials realized that they needed help and then they seeked it out instead of trying to handle it themselves. If anything they deserve kudos for their caution.
First of all I want to