. . . only outlaws will have Nerf guns. From the you-won’t-believe-this category: The University of Colorado at Boulder says students armed with toy Nerf guns could be arrested. Signs across campus now warn students that Nerf gun sightings will be treated like real gun sightings. Seriously.
Apparently those zany college kids have started playing a game called “Humans vs. Zombies,” which is similar to tag, and the humans are supposed to shoot the zombies with Nerf guns. Some 6oo students are playing, according to 9News. That could disrupt a campus, we suppose, but outlawing Nerf guns? Treating them as if they were real? This sounds like a zero-tolerance policy gone too far. Get real.
And how did CU’s industrious students respond to the ban? They’re now pelting each other with rolled up tube socks, according to 9News.
Caped conservative crusader. Quick-thinking radio yakker and lawyer Dan Caplis saved a man’s life on Thanksgiving because he had wisely tucked a defibrillator into the back of his vehicle. Caplis deserves praise for his actions, but the saved man’s life also is a tribute to Jeff Bowman, a teenager who died in Montana after collapsing at football practice. After working as a lawyer on Jeff’s case, Caplis, who also coaches Little League, bought the defibrillator as a precaution. Nice move, Dan.
He said what? Who knew young Josh McDaniels had such a potty mouth? NFL Network cameras captured, and aired, a few dirty words uttered by the Broncos coach as he addressed players on the sidelines Thanksgiving night. The coach later apologized. Coach, you don’t owe anyone an apology. The NFL Network owes the apology, and it was delivered. Besides, winning means never having to say you’re sorry.
Lights, camera, zzzzzz. If C-SPAN wasn’t enough to cure your insomnia, the Colorado Senate goes live from the Capitol this year on the Colorado Channel, the legislature’s cable access channel. (Comcast channel 165.) The House has been broadcasting its proceedings live for the past two sessions. The Senate spent $119,000 on cameras, wiring and equipment, and it will cost each chamber an estimated $112,000 yearly to operate the video broadcasts and pay for staff. It’s a big investment in down economic times, but ultimately we think it opens the halls of government to more citizens and that’s a good thing. So, Senate President Brandon Shaffer, prepare for your close up.
Short Takes is compiled by Denver Post editorial writers and expresses the view of the newspaper’s editorial board.
