It is a shame and I hope the man recovers. However, I did smile at the description "delusional but praised by his students." Are delusional teachers better than sane ones?
A University of Florida graduate student described as delusional but praised by his students remained hospitalized Wednesday after being shot Tuesday night by university police, who went to his apartment after getting a 911 call about someone inside screaming. On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 10:57 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > According to the article, the police did use a Taser first, but were not > able to subdue him. > > I hope the man is able to recover. > > > Go Gators!!!! > > Ken B. (NYC Gator) > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed > ------------------------------ > *From: *John Vega <[email protected]> > *Date: *Thu, 4 Mar 2010 10:41:20 -0500 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *Subject: *[gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Sources: UF graduate student > was shot in head by police [Swirko, Crabbe, Fisher] > > It's a shame that police in Gainesville don't have tasers. > > It would seem more humane than shooting a mentally ill man in the face. > > -Zeb > > > On Mar 4, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Shane Ford wrote: > > A University of Florida graduate student described as delusional but > praised by his students remained hospitalized Wednesday after being shot > Tuesday night by university police, who went to his apartment after getting > a 911 call about someone inside screaming. > > Kofi Adu-Brempong, a 35-year-old doctoral student in geography from Ghana, > remained under police guard Wednesday night at Shands at the University of > Florida. > > Sources close to the investigation said he suffered a gunshot wound to his > head or face. A report on his condition was not released Wednesday night, > but another source said the wound was considered life-threatening. > > Police reported that Adu-Brempong's colleagues said he was having delusions > linked to fears that his student visa would be denied. Police also reported > that he had threatened officers with a knife and pipe before being shot. > > While several charges were filed against Adu-Brempong, including one count > of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, an > Alachua County judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that there was not probable > cause in the case. > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
