There was a minor boomlet a few minutes ago after a Twitter user posted a photo that went viral of what she reported was a noose on the campus of Louisiana State University. The “noose,” however, was really a “lightning cable” that broke loose after a tree limb fell on it.
Here’s the tweet, now deleted, that started all the fuss:
https://twitter.com/ClarkePerkins/status/664845917829378049
Here’s a screenshot of what was thought to be a noose:
As you can see, that’s a really long cable. Why would someone climb all the way up the tree to place a “noose” that high in the first place?
LSU’s official account even tweeted back to Perkins that they were on the way to investigate:
@ClarkePerkins LSUPD are on their way to the scene to investigate this fully. We will update as we learn more.
— LSU (@LSU) November 12, 2015
And found it was a “lightning cable”:
LSUPD was dispatched to the scene & discovered that this is a grounding wire used for lighting protection. (1/2) https://t.co/15WkuntvN7
— LSU (@LSU) November 12, 2015
LSU takes these types of reports seriously and appreciate it being brought to our attention. (2/2)
— LSU (@LSU) November 12, 2015
It's actually a lightning cable ripped out of place after a tree limb fell. The diameter of noose is 1inch #LSU pic.twitter.com/YvxiN4a8Jh
— Mark Armstrong (@TvMarkArmstrong) November 12, 2015
A very exaggerated tale of a noose hanging from a #LSU tree. pic.twitter.com/TGoFVONxyl
— Mark Armstrong (@TvMarkArmstrong) November 12, 2015
#LSU NAACP President called "noose" incident "silly over reaction" pic.twitter.com/yoJRjYEqJa
— Mark Armstrong (@TvMarkArmstrong) November 12, 2015
Flashback. There was a similar incident at the University of Delaware a few weeks back that turned out to be a false alarm, too:
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