Over the weekend, William H. Gates Hall at the University of Washington Law School was peppered with threatening (and vague) graffiti [p-i]. The school itself is under very tight (and vague) security. Students have been advised to not ask too many questions and trust that the administration and police are doing everything [vaguely] necessary to ensure their safety. The police say they’re not sure how serious the threat is and they’re being vague about the details of what was exactly threatened.

So, as you can see, everything is under control.

I asked a friend who is a student at the law school if he had any more information and this is what he had to say:

From what I understand, and they’ll be telling us more this afternoon, but somebody made vague, non-specific threats to shoot law students in the month of November. Makes me feel safe, although it’s probably just some street kids who are angry over the fact that they can’t use the internet in our library all day long anymore.

As usual, the Sound Off [#] section of the P-I produces some fantastic dialogue about the facts as reported in the story. There was sparkling commentary, insightful observations, and new details uncovered! Oh wait, that’s wrong. Ah, yes, I see it devolved into a debate about the school’s attention to social justice and how it ranks against other law schools. Note to Sound Off’ers: You’re not actually required to Sound Off to every story.

Update: Contrary to earlier reports, the graffiti was discovered last Thursday, not over the weekend.

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