Planned shooting on 11/11/11 is foiled

[ShyGuyInChicago]

http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2010/august/141951/Detectives:-Teen-accused-of-plotting-school-shooting-similar-to-Columbine

TAMPA --
A former Leto High School student was arrested for plotting a school shooting, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Detectives say that the 17-year-old suspect had told several people over the summer that he planned a mass shooting at the high school on November 11, 2011.

After investigations dating back to July, detectives seized a .22-caliber rifle, a bow and arrow, books about firearms, and a computer from the suspect's residence. The computer had a Columbine video game and showed previous searches for the Columbine and the Virginia Tech school shootings and Tampa gun shops, according to detectives.

In the suspect's arrest report, it indicates that he claims he was trying to break the record of the Columbine and Virginia Tech school shootings by shooting and killing everyone he could. Detectives say that the suspect also threatened to blow up Leto High School.

Detectives say the suspect denied the accusations and said he was merely joking with his friends about the shooting.

Speaking at a press conference Wednesday night, H.C.S.O. spokesperson Larry McKinnon said they take all threats seriously.

"We're going to take it like it's real," he said. "It's not something to joke about. It's like yelling fire in a crowded movie theatre."

McKinnon said the tip came through Crime Stoppers.

The suspect was arrested at his home on August 24 before school started and taken to the Orient Road Jail.

He has been charged with solicitation to commit murder and threat to discharge a destructive device.

The teen is alleged to have planned a mass shooting that would be even worse than the Virginia Tech massacre. That is the scariest part.

[ShyGuyInChicago]

I put this in the wrong category I meant to put it in this category. http://www.virtualteen.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86

[Cloud]

moving to chronicle

[Sage]

...A bow and arrow? Seriously? You aren't Rambo, kid.

[[[chickaroo92]]]

Anyone who has thoughts of killing others seriously have issues, and therefore, locking this kid up is a smart idea, just saying.
You wouldn't want this kid running around freely in the streets >.<

[DarkHorses]

In a way I feel kind of bad for the kid. A lot of people who have such violent thoughts can't control them. He could have been asking for help in his own way when he told people about his plans. If he was really serious about doing this and had no concerns about the lives he was going to take then why would he tell anyone about what he planned to do? Just doesn't really make sense to me.

[danielf123]

];1004107']Anyone who has thoughts of killing others seriously have issues, and therefore, locking this kid up is a smart idea, just saying.
You wouldn't want this kid running around freely in the streets >.<

when a 17yr old kid has those type of thoughts, it isnt a smart idea to lock him up. lock him up for what? cuz he had those thoughts? thats censorship.

if he had those thoughts with serious intent to carry them out, instead of simply locking him up where he will just learn how to be a better criminal, they should give him therapy or something and try to figure out why he had those thoughts and how the feelings got strong enough that he was about to carry them out.

Simply locking up people doesnt solve a fucking thing, all it does is take hardened criminals and put them in one spot where they can teach younger people how to be better at being a criminal. Society is fucking stupid in this way, most people, after going to prison, go back, and many times for the same crime. Instead of trying to "fix" the problem, why not try and figure out what exactly caused this problem?

Like with Columbine, they shot the school up because the way people treated them, but that didnt get nearly as much attention as what they did. If attention had been paid, the entire mess could have been avoided.

This country needs to learn its not as easy as to just lock people away, it makes it that they dont care if they go back, they dont want to go back, but they already know how to make it and survive in prison. We need to look at the issues of what is causing the crimes more then the crimes themselves because if we did that, we might just be able to avoid the crimes taking place altogether

[BOBBY HILL]

lol a bow and arrow, what a geek

[deadpie]

He tried to copy the book, "We Need To Talk About Keven" i'm guessing.

Failed horribly, obviously.

In that book this teen gets a shit ton of people killed with just a bow and arrow.

[Hewhohasnoriches]

Stewpid teanaygurz...

But, really I don't know what to say for this one.

[Suicune]

Bow and Arrow? Really?
"Hold on I gotta go reload."

High Schoolers. -_-

[Scarface]

He's going medieval on us folks, the next thing we'll see is "It puts the lotion ON THE SKIN!" but seriously if he thinks he's going to be able to just slip that bow and arrow into school without someone seeing especially now that all eyes are on him, he's sorely mistaken. Unless he pulls a columbine and wears a trench coat, but that would look so sketch. This kids going to get locked up, end of.