Temple student robbed at gunpoint on campus

[scotchrocks]

Temple student robbed at gunpoint on campus | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/09/2011

[MariusPontmercy]

There's so many cameras on campus, they ought to have a million pictures of this guy by now.

[Smooth Sailor]

"What's he doin' out on campus at 1:30 in morning anyway?"

-Block Captain Brenda

[Dayman]

Late night studying?

[Geno]

My son is a 17 year old freshman at Temple. He lives off campus with me in Mt Airy. Last night he had to play a football game at the Linc with the marching band and didn't get home until 1:30 am. He usually just takes the 23 bus from 11th st at the edge of campus all the way home. He was probably by himself. Glad it wasn't him who got robbed.

[cewillm]

I love how taking the OwlLoop is a suggested safety precaution in the article.... except this poor sap was robbed less than 50 feet from where the OwlLoop picks students up. It's not like he was at 17th and Montgomery.

I've found campus to be VERY desolate and without much foot traffic on weeknights after 10 or so. There have been times where parts of campus were just as scary as 19th and Berks. Tons of cameras and bright lights are wonderful but don't do much if there's no one patrolling the grounds.

[jennyL]

This is really scary, what if this will happen again. I just hope that they already have appoint some police in the temple specially that there are still lots of students who tends to go home so late ...

[Gladys]

there are times you need to be in the library or researching, rehearsals or practice. that's what happens in college. they should be able to do that with out being at such risk. what has temple done about this problem? I love that the tone of the article makes the victim look culpable, well i warned you!!! There are times you can't find someone to walk with. it would be great if there were guards or someone to escort the students from buildings to the owl line or whatever until they get on. it seems that's the only way to truly guarantee safety.

[Dayman]

My son is a 17 year old freshman at Temple. He lives off campus with me in Mt Airy. Last night he had to play a football game at the Linc with the marching band and didn't get home until 1:30 am. He usually just takes the 23 bus from 11th st at the edge of campus all the way home. He was probably by himself. Glad it wasn't him who got robbed.

And I am a 23 year old soon to be junior...:/

[thoth]

This is really scary, what if this will happen again. I just hope that they already have appoint some police in the temple specially that there are still lots of students who tends to go home so late ...

Temple has it's own police force. I believe it's the most heavily policed couple of streets in all of PA.

[MariusPontmercy]

Broad & Cecil - The blog of The Temple News - » Student is robbed on Polett update

That is one brave kid to take on an armed robber.

[Gladys]

maybe there will be another bill submitted to city council demanding students not to object when being robbed because the robber incurs emotional pain and suffering when students put up a fight. It's been a long standing tradition of the neighborhood culture that students should just submit and when they do not it upsets the balance. It's a form of taxation and the students simply need to pay when requested.