Threat made toward President Bush

[therock1811]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12064531/

FLORENCE, Ky. -- He said it was a prank gone wrong, but police are taking a 13-year-old student's alleged threats against the president very seriously.

Authorities have charged the teen with terroristic threatening, a felony.

The Ockerman Middle School student is accused of making threats against the city of Florence and the president of the United States in e-mails he allegedly sent to city officials, police said.

Principal David Claggett told News 5 that the teen claimed the e-mails were just a joke.

[x-y-no]

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

The Secret Service, quite properly, have no sense of humor about that sort of thing.

[Janice]

If he is old enough to use the computer, he is old enough to know what is and what is not a joke. Teens this age take guns to school and kill people.

[therock1811]

If he is old enough to use the computer, he is old enough to know what is and what is not a joke. Teens this age take guns to school and kill people.

Exactly. You can't go and do this and expect people to believe that it was "only a joke".

[MiamiensisWx]

I'm a teenager and I hate such idiotic jerks like him!

[MiamiensisWx]

If he is old enough to use the computer, he is old enough to know what is and what is not a joke. Teens this age take guns to school and kill people.

Correct!

[HurryKane]

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

The Secret Service, quite properly, have no sense of humor about that sort of thing.

True dat. Several years ago someone on Usenet made a joke concering the current Pres and death. It was very obvious it was a joke.

However, he still got a visit from some dudes in suits not too long after that and he was rather shaken up by it.

[Terrell]

This is not a thing to joke about and the teenager should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

[MGC]

Lock the kid up. This behavior is unacceptable. We as a society are too easy on teenagers. Sorry but by the age of 13 you know the difference between right and wrong. Start making examples of this and maybe young people will start to think before they act.......MGC

[Aslkahuna]

While there's no excuse for the act, I wonder how many here can say that everything they did as a teenager was well thought out before hand? Getting a visit from the suits and having the parents being questioned as well will undoubtedly make an impression on the young person (especially if his Father is like I was when it came to discipline).

Steve

[Stephanie]

While there's no excuse for the act, I wonder how many here can say that everything they did as a teenager was well thought out before hand? Getting a visit from the suits and having the parents being questioned as well will undoubtedly make an impression on the young person (especially if his Father is like I was when it came to discipline).

Steve

Oh I know I didn't. Then I got the wake-up call from my parents.

This kid needs to have an example made of him. I agree with MGC that if we start doing this and holding people, HEAVEN FORBID, accountable for their actions, things may actually get better.

[gtalum]

Something should definitely be done to teach this kid a lesson. However, throwing him in prison (or even juvy to a lesser extent) will guarantee that when he gets out he will be a REAL hardened criminal. There has to be a better way.

[greeng13]

While there's no excuse for the act, I wonder how many here can say that everything they did as a teenager was well thought out before hand? Getting a visit from the suits and having the parents being questioned as well will undoubtedly make an impression on the young person (especially if his Father is like I was when it came to discipline).

Steve

Oh I know I didn't. Then I got the wake-up call from my parents.

This kid needs to have an example made of him. I agree with MGC that if we start doing this and holding people, HEAVEN FORBID, accountable for their actions, things may actually get better.

gotta agree with you on that....i don't buy the whole "it's not my fault it's society's" that we hear so much today...or "it's not my son/daughter's fault it is the teachers'"....i could go on and on. my parents used discipline!

i never got beat but at the same time i KNEW when i was doing something wrong and i also was held accountable when caught.

suffice it to say that i believe in holding people accountable for their actions...

[Miss Mary]

Good thing they caught him before Bush comes to town next Monday. Florence is a short drive from downtown Cincinnati, where he's throwing out the first pitch at the Reds/Cubs game.

I voted for Gore and Kerry, never Bush. Not to turn this political, but I wonder if this boy's parents went a little too far with their anti-Republican opinions? I have my own but I'm careful how I say them. And where. Still respect that he's our President though.

Mary

[Stephanie]

Good thing they caught him before Bush comes to town next Monday. Florence is a short drive from downtown Cincinnati, where he's throwing out the first pitch at the Reds/Cubs game.

I voted for Gore and Kerry, never Bush. Not to turn this political, but I wonder if this boy's parents went a little too far with their anti-Republican opinions? I have my own but I'm careful how I say them. And where. Still respect that he's our President though.

Mary

Good points.

It's a crime, pure and simple. He needs to learn from it somehow and in a way that will frighten him NEVER to do it again.

[Hurricaneman]

There are certian things you can joke about, and other you should never joke about, and this Kid did the latter an is going to pay for it

[george_r_1961]

While there's no excuse for the act, I wonder how many here can say that everything they did as a teenager was well thought out before hand? Getting a visit from the suits and having the parents being questioned as well will undoubtedly make an impression on the young person (especially if his Father is like I was when it came to discipline).

Steve

Oh I know I didn't. Then I got the wake-up call from my parents.

This kid needs to have an example made of him. I agree with MGC that if we start doing this and holding people, HEAVEN FORBID, accountable for their actions, things may actually get better.

I agree he needs to be held accountable but since its apparent he had no intention of hurting anyone that should be taken into account when the court decides his punishment. I do not think a long prison term is in order, but rather many hours of community service ( and I mean hundreds of hours ) and house arrest might be the best thing for him. Take someone that age thats not a hardened crimimal..ground them and make them work for free, and you punish constructively.

[Weatherfreak14]

[quote="x-y-no"]Stupid, stupid, stupid. quote]


u said it.

[HurricaneHunter914]

Cool CapeVerde I didn't know you are a teenager, so am I

[Miss Mary]

What Pres Bush oughta do is ring this kid's doorbell, next Monday (with armed guards of course). I'm serious. Meet the kid face to face and ask why? That would send a really clear message (maybe, of course you'd have the other nut jobs thinking, cool, I can meet the Pres this way).

Our airport is in that general direction (after the ball game, , )

Mary