{"id":1382,"date":"2011-07-26T06:32:35","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T10:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2011-07-31T12:58:48","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T16:58:48","slug":"vandals-story-in-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1382","title":{"rendered":"Vandals story in paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Independent Alligator newspaper has now published a story about the vandals<\/a> who have been striking pro-evolution displays on cars. This time the victims were named and quoted. (When I first reported it here on this blog, one person was out of the country and the other wished to remain anonymous for the time being.)<\/p>\n

“I can’t prove who did it and I don’t want to jump to any conclusions,” [Brian] McNab said. “But I think it’s obvious that it’s someone who has a strong opposition to evolution.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but where do you draw the line?” McNab said. “I think they ought to learn something about science.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And yet again the campus police say no reports have been filed when both victims have, in fact, reported the incidents.<\/p>\n

[edited to add: There is erroneous information going around that the victims had never reported these incidents to the university police department. In fact, there were multiple reports filed<\/strong>. The latest incident was filed with the police on June 23, 2011. Case report number was 11-1178. ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Independent Alligator newspaper has now published a story about the vandals who have been striking pro-evolution displays on cars. This time the victims were named and quoted. 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