Teen Arrested for Terrorist Threats in Apple Store

[skit75]

My point is, these jokers.... http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60E5TA20100115 are still not comfortable calling this a terrorist act yet, DA Donovan has this 17 year old pegged as a homegrown terrorist already. Is it because this kid was in New York?

 

[Pailin]

Not Fcking funny.

But 7 Years!?!?

That is seriously harsh!!

Would have thought 3 would have been a bit stiff.

1 year possibly 2 as Dr.Meat's little plaything would be enough for a complete idiot like that to regret the day he was born

 

[rippleyhakd]

Well what would we be saying, if an Adult saw this kid writing the message, and the adult put foot to #$@ on this kid?? Is the adult in the wrong?? OR Worse,, With 15yr old's gang raping girls, or worse, pouring alcohol on a 14yr old, and setting him on fire.. I guess this kid will find out what it is like to be bubba's prison wife.. very soon.

 

[rickd_2689]

Oh yeah, well I threaten to throw a grenade at this website and blow up all their HTML code! Put me behind bars, I'm ready.

 

[Lynxs59]

Where are the "You want to go to jail for 7 years, there is an app for that" jokes?

 

[Guest]

"light of recent terrorist attacks nationwide."

However, District Attorney Daniel Donovan is taking the threat seriously in light of recent terrorist attacks nationwide.

What is attorney talking about? Did I miss any news? I reacall 9/11 to be the last attack, about 8 years ago.

 

[rickd_2689]

Just kidding btw. Seriously c'mon. He was just playing a little joke. Cut him some slack.

 

[ravewulf]

Definately serious, but 7 years is way too much.

A few months to a year at most plus community service and a few psych sessions to explain why he can't go around doing stuff like that would be more appropriate if it really was intended as a "joke"

 

[Guest]

Counseling, apologizing to those he threatened and possibly community service makes sense. Any amount of jailtime is flat-out retarded.

The only thing that'll result in is a wasted youth with a chip on his shoulder and no respect for either the system or the community. In short, it'll punish everyone but him a lot more.

This kind of news, cue the topless tween in the other one, and the excessive, medieval punishments associated with them is an insult to the dual concepts of 'law' and 'justice' as well as humanity at large.

 

[doc70]

Chill, people. he was talking about his overheated iPhone....

 

[choujij]

The question is: Has Apple launched a lawsuit yet?

 

[Pailin]

[citation][nom]rickd_2689[/nom]Oh yeah, well I threaten to throw a grenade at this website and blow up all their HTML code! Put me behind bars, I'm ready.[/citation]

Take it all Biatch!!! LOL

 

[Impulse Fire911]

thats what you get for being in an apple store

 

[jaglows3]

[citation][nom]edilee[/nom]So a real terrorist could say he was just joking and he should be allowed to go along his way? Terrorist comes in all ages and races and this should be evidient by now. I bet the little punk will think twice before he plays another prank. Kids are not real smart these days and are coddled to much by their parents. Of course after 7 years in prison he will be a bitter individual and will be ready to commit some real crimes.[/citation]

I said nothing of the sort. In fact, my point was essentially the same as yours. I was simply saying that stupid kids should be treated like stupid kids and terrorists should be treated as terrorists.

 

[hellswaters]

Well, I am all for the punishment. If he handed a note to a flight attendant saying "I have a bomb and will blow up this plane," he should have the book thrown at him, even if he said "well it was just a prank." This is the same thing. If your stupid enough to think that is funny, then all your doing is fulfilling Darwinian evolution.

 

[rooket]

[citation][nom]duckmanx88[/nom]are you retarded? You don't go around threatening people regardless of the location or where you threatened them. Please write something threatening on Twitter,Myspace,Facebook or Tom's and see where that gets you. The courts allow that as evidence and there's no way to tell if it's a joke or not.[/citation]

No and at least I am not immature enough to go around name calling so I'm not going to stoop down to your level. Plus there are mentally retarded people in this country that need special care. By calling me "retarded" are you trying to say that those types of people are inferior to you? Maybe I'm not the one who needs to get his head checked.

Anyway I would say that there should be some reprecussion but 7 year is a bit over the top and plus after scaring the kid, I'm sure that an official can just come in and sit him down and go over it with him and send him on his way and that would normally suffice. Just because a bunch of Americans have their tail between their legs and scared pissing their pants in this country doesn't mean that they need to overbear punishment on their fellow citizens of whom are not terrorists. That makes me feel that people in power are just a bunch of pussies tbh. Just send the little boy on his way.

 

[rooket]

[citation][nom]hellswaters[/nom]Well, I am all for the punishment. If he handed a note to a flight attendant saying "I have a bomb and will blow up this plane," he should have the book thrown at him, even if he said "well it was just a prank." This is the same thing. If your stupid enough to think that is funny, then all your doing is fulfilling Darwinian evolution.[/citation]

Of course and my point was that it has been well known for several decades that it is illegal to do so in an airport. Never heard of it being treasonous in a lame-o Apple store.

 

[eddieroolz]

In this post-9/11 world, a teem saying "I'll blow this place up" - I'm surprised he wasn't half beaten to death by vigilantes.

He should definitely pay for his time. A joke may be a joke, but this is way over the line.

 

[mayne92]

[citation][nom]avatarprime[/nom]Seven years in prison is a long time for something like that. But the kid should definitely be punished for it.This is really just a big reminder of how terrible the prison system is in the USA. A much smaller punishment aimed at rehabilitation and driving the message home would do a much better job at fixing the problem. Seven years in prison will only help ruin a kid's life.[/citation]
Naw it's alright man! A local woman in my area was drinking and driving and crashed killing her 5-year old...but hey!...it's alright...she got 6 months in prison. Justice will prevail! ~sarcasm~

 

[mayne92]

[citation][nom]eddieroolz[/nom]In this post-9/11 world, a teem saying "I'll blow this place up" - I'm surprised he wasn't half beaten to death by vigilantes.He should definitely pay for his time. A joke may be a joke, but this is way over the line.[/citation]
I agree man. We give and give to kids now-a-days that they think anything goes...not like it was when I was a kid...This type of discipline will always be good and make them think twice about acting stupid and LEARN to take responsibility for their actions...