Last December, students were throwing paper on the court during a basketball game.
After a few warnings, a patrol officer went into the crowd to assess the situation. A student threw a paper airplane toward the court with the officer in plain sight.
“What are you going to do, arrest me for throwing a paper airplane?” the student said.
“That’s a novel idea,” said Lt. Arnold Lemmon, of University Police. “He suggested it, so we did it.”
The University Police help keep campus safe and controlled, but sometimes they enjoy spending time laughing at the comments students make. Several officers said the most common phrase used when trying to get out of trouble is, “I wasn’t the only one!”
While this may be true, it is not an excuse and officers don’t take it into consideration when issuing tickets.