Yale 'Poopetrator's' Laundry Line Incident Was Just Chocolate; Offender(s) Still At Large
ByYale University's "poopetrator" is still at large, but his/hers/their latest offense was not quite as dirty as perceived.
In a tweet Monday afternoon, the Yale Daily News reported that the incident involving a line of laundry that appeared to be soiled by human feces was actually just chocolate.
But the person or group responsible has still yet to be caught, despite rumors stating otherwise. According to the News, one student said he is in regular contact with the campus police, who are still investigating.
"I have been talking with Yale and New Haven law enforcement, and I have not gotten any sense from them that the investigation has determined any possible suspects-let alone that 'the poopetrator' has been caught," sophomore Walden Davis said.
Although the latest public display turned out to just be chocolate, Yale security supervisor Bill Hewitt is turning his attention back to laundry rooms. He said security would be heightened, but did not specify how.
Students perpetuated a rumor recently that the poopetrator had been caught and was even to appear before the university's highest disciplinary body, the Executive Committee. Sterling Johnson, a junior Saybrook resident, said he heard the person(s) were caught but could not specify from where he received the tip.
"I heard the rumor that the poopetrator was already caught from some Saybrook Master Aides, but that was before the latest attack," he said. "It is clear that whoever is doing this has some deep-seated mental issues and has to go."
The same anonymous Master's aide who confirmed the laundry line incident was just chocolate also said the university is handling the case "discretely." Another part of the rumor is an alumni group known as "the pundits" are responsible. All members contacted told the News they had not even heard about the school's poopetrator.
Amy Hungerford, chair of the council of masters, said the school is seeking a balance between intrusive security measures and students' right to privacy. Regardless, the school administration is taking the investigation very seriously.
"I myself see these incidents not as the sign of a general decline in civility and consideration on campus, but rather as disturbing and unusual behavior that is likely to be isolated to a particular individual or individuals," Hungerford said. "The sad thing is that while we live our lives here feeling a high level of trust, such acts remind us of the variability of human behavior-a variability we sometimes happily forget until we are reminded by acts like these."