Meet the Dominican friar mistaken for an armed KKK klansman

[KamaAina]

http://thetab.com/us/indiana/2016/04/06/dominican-friar-1859

There was really only one course of action in light of the chaos that ensued Monday night when a priest in white robes bearing rosary beads spotted on 10th St. was mistaken for a Klu Klux Klan member armed with a whip.

Meet Father Jude McPeak, a Dominican friar, an active member of the St. Paul’s Catholic Church network, and the man of the cloth whose great habit contributed to the biggest false alarm IU has encountered since Read Residence Center’s most recent literal false alarm....

He didn’t know his white-robed presence was causing mass alarm when he went with the student group to the 10th St. Red Mango. It wasn’t until the next day he realized how much things had been blown out of proportion.

“I thought it was kind of funny,” Father Jude said. “A lot of my friends have been teasing me. It’s been humbling.”

Note that Loyola University of New Orleans, right in the heart of Dukkke country, is run by Dominicans.

[nichomachus]

1. The US is suffering from Mass Psychogenic Illness nt

[pinboy3niner]

2. Reminds me of a bit of verbal confusion in The Big Lebowski...

Da Fino, Private Snoop: I'm a brother shamus!

The Dude: Brother Seamus? Like an Irish monk?

[Blue_Tires]

3. Obviously he isn't wearing the klan insignia

But yes, if I saw that dude from a distance walking around at 9 p.m., I'd wonder what the fuck was going on...

[ileus]

4. Another "safe" zone idiot.

[snooper2]

6. notice how it is always about "feeling" safe not actually being safe...

[Yo_Mama]

5. New topic for freshman orientation? Very funny story!! n/t

[Arkana]

7. I went to Providence College, which was run by the Dominican Order.

I never thought once about giving them shit for that.

[KamaAina]

8. Did you know? God used to play for PC!

God Shammgod, that is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Shammgod

Shammgod played for two seasons at Providence College, where he averaged 10.3 PPG for his college career. He was selected to the Big East All-Rookie Team as a freshman in 1996 after setting the Big East freshman assist record, which has since been broken. As a sophomore, Shammgod teamed with future NBA player Austin Croshere and Dennis Cleary in leading the Friars to the 1997 Elite Eight, where they lost to eventual NCAA champion Arizona in overtime. Shammgod registered 23 points and 5 assists while matching up against future NBA player Mike Bibby in the loss.

[Yo_Mama]

13. It wasn't deliberate - somone just didn't know. n/t

[Kingofalldems]

9. They mistook a rosary for a whip?

[KamaAina]

10. Crack that rosary!

Give the past some hosiery! </devo>

[csziggy]

11. Hah! When I was in college we had to watch out for the SCA guys dressed up

Society for Creative Anachronism - medieval recreationists. http://www.sca.org/

We used to wander all over campus in our period costumes, some of the men carried their swords. Somehow no one freaked out though we'd get some very strange looks.

[rug]

12. Loyola's a Jesuit School.

There may be an ISIS sighting in New Orleans.

[KamaAina]

14. Someone must have gotten that wrong when I lived down there years ago

during the flap over them going through all the Time magazines in the bookstore and ripping out the condoms distributed therein. No, srsly. That happened.