Students arrested in alleged bomb plot (Jr. ROTC members)

[Khephra]

Students arrested in alleged bomb plot

KOMO-TV STAFF

SPANAWAY - Three Spanaway Lake High School students were arrested by Pierce County Sheriff's deputies Tuesday for allegedly plotting to bomb the high school and injure other students, Pierce County detective Ed Troyer said.

A sheriff's deputy assigned to work in the high school and school officials followed up on information received about one of the suspects. Their investigation eventually led to multiple search warrants, where deputies found hand-drawn floor plans of Spanaway Lake High School, along with notebooks and other documentation laying out details of the plan.

The suspects, an 18-year-old man, a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old woman, indicated to deputies they were planning to take over the school by force with weapons and bomb-type items, deputies say. They are also investigating the possibility of a hit list.

Troyer said the suspects told investigators they were going to do this for several reasons, including being teased for 12-plus years, to effect government change and for revenge. All three students were part of the Junior ROTC program at the school.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/201714_bomb30ww.html

I've nothing against the ROTC, but boy am I glad it's not Lefties or Goths.

I wonder if we'll be checking up the music that these kids listen to that might have influenced them?

Nahhhhhh....

The press will probably portray these kids as "good kids that did wrong" instead of them being the usual social deviants that we're used to hearing about in these cases.

[stevedeshazer]

1. Wow

Wonder if they are Toby Keith fans?

They must not have been able to wait until they go to war to blow something up? :shrug:

[illflem]

2. More likely John Philip Sousa

[NuttyFluffers]

5. ha ha ha! i hope i'm not the only one who got that :D

but this incident sure does beg the question why. 12 years of being teased? was it hazing, was it emotional instability? why didn't the jr. ROTC give them the tools to feel confident about themselves and let such teasing roll off their backs?

sad story, but i'm glad it's not the usual whipping boys caught this time. shows that something ain't right at home in america.

[stevedeshazer]

8. You're not

:)

I'm a trombone player!

[ClintonTyree]

Hitler youth............

welcome to Bushamurika. The lesson we're teaching our youth; the first method to achieve your goals should be violence. Talk and debate are useless, brute force solves everything immediately. This country is fucked.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

3. Precious little things, aren't they?

Fruit of American Youth and all that. What is right with America's patriotic children. Exemplars to all.

They have a future in politics, to be sure.

[merh]

4. There have to be hidden messages in country music!

I don't get it - they said rock & roll was bad, but ever since it is cool to be country and listen to that "crying in my beer cause I feel sorry for myself" music, things have gotten really kooky in our society!
(sarcasm?) :silly:

[Anakin Skywalker]

6. "My Pickup Truck Broke Down!"

"My trusty hunting dog ran away! And my shotgun jammed! Boo hoo hoo!"

[struggle4progress]

7. Lots of my friends have had broken down trucks, have lost dogs, ...

... and have no working guns.

[rabbit2484]

9. In Eminem's words

They blame it on Marilyn,
And the heroin,
Where were the parents at?