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Noose Reported On Campus. It Was A Steel Crane Loop Used To Hoist An American Flag For Memorial Day.

Ashe Schow
Noose Reported On Campus. It Was A Steel Crane Loop Used To Hoist An American Flag For Memorial Day.
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Some people seem to want to see racism everywhere. Construction sites are particular targets these days, since looped ropes and cables can be common.

The latest example comes from Central Connecticut State University, where a construction company has been building a new parking structure, The College Fix reported. For Memorial Day, the company used one of the construction cranes to raise an American Flag, which required a steel cable loop. Someone saw this loop and insisted it was a noose, reporting such to campus officials.

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