Univ. of Minnesota students victimized by bureaucracy

Crimes are immediate, but notification is lengthy, at least in the parallel universe of your average state university:

University [Minnesota] police sent a crime alert Monday to all University students, faculty and staff members regarding an armed robbery that took place Friday night. Shortly after 10 p.m., a student was outside near Shevlin Hall when one to four men approached him, showed a handgun and demanded the student’s wallet and cell phone, according to the alert.

When serious crimes are committed on campus, the University has a multistep system in place to alert students as quickly as possible. Sometimes, this process takes a few days.

Read it and weep: "Alerts a lengthy process. The University has a multistep system in place to alert students about crimes."