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7/6/13
There is a 19 year old kid in Texas who has been in jail the
last five months. He is being held as a
terrorist and has a bond of $500,000 currently.
He is in jail because he made an inappropriate comment. Apparently he was on facebook arguing with a
friend about a video game. The friend
said that he was crazy, and he replied with something along the lines of, “Oh I
am crazy alright. I am so crazy I am
going to shoot up a school and bathe in their blood and eat one of their still
beating hearts. Lol. JK”.
This comment is obviously very cruel and insensitive to the recent
tragedies that have occurred in our country.
The comment was spotted by a woman who reported it to the
authorities. The authorities responded
by arresting the kid, and then doing a complete investigation including
searching his home. I completely agree
with this response. There is no way to
know if he is serious or not from reading the comment, and it makes absolute
sense to investigate to ensure another shooting doesn’t take place. This all happened in February 2013. No evidence whatsoever was found indicating
that this kid had the capacity or intent to engage in the activity he joked
about. Instead of just publically
shaming him and using his case as an example to demonstrate law enforcement’s
due diligence in response to potential threats the kid has now been in jail for
5 months. It is now being reported that
he is on suicide watch and is in solitary confinement, because he is being
physically assaulted while in the jail.
He faces up to eight years in prison for his comment if convicted. This kid did not commit a crime. It is unjust that he remains in jail. I have included a link to a petition, that
can be signed for his freedom if you are so inclined.
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