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Last fall, five Duquesne basketball players were shot following a confrontation at an on-campus dance. One of the players has now filed a lawsuit against the school.

The lawsuit, filed late Wednesday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, says university officials did not take action once they knew of potential criminal activity. A doorman let two armed men into the dance even after their friend asked if the men would be frisked, according to the lawsuit.

"Rather than alerting the campus police who were present inside the ballroom about (the frisking inquiry), or taking other similar reasonable steps, the doorman simply responded that they would not be frisked," and allowed the men to enter, the lawsuit states.

From a civil liberty/personal freedom standpoint, it's uncomfortable to think that inquiring about what security scrutiny one faces should subject a person to heightened suspicion. On the other hand, it simply could be a reflection of the world today.

Stuard Baldonado, a JUCO from Miami, was shot in the arm, and is the one who filed. He remains on scholarship and on the team, though with a medical redshirt. Bet those practices might be a little awkward after this.

Previously on Fanhouse:
Whatever They Did, They're Sorry