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| Thread ID: 102618 | 2009-08-26 04:08:00 | Attack by Armed California Teen Thwarted by 'Heroic' Teachers | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 804388 | 2009-08-26 04:08:00 | A teen armed with a sword and chainsaw who had several pipe bombs strapped to his body was arrested Monday after two explosions rocked Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif . , KTVU reported . Police called the foiled attack that forced the evacuation of more than 1,200 students and teachers a Columbine-style plot, according to the station . San Mateo Police Chief Susan Manheimer told KTVU that the 17-year-old boy came onto campus with the chainsaw, a 2-foot-long sword and 10 homemade pipe bombs attached to a tactical vest he was wearing . Don't get me wrong here but I don't see the parallel with Columbine . No way . Rifles and guns are "beyond human reach" weapons whereas swords and chainsaws are rather limited to the rather small kill-circle . The pipe bombs may have reset the odds, but then he would have to set the chainsaw down and find his lighter to get the fuses lit . He detonated two of the pipe bombs in an empty hallway near the library, and the smoke activated a fire alarm, Manheimer said . Authorities fielded several calls from Hillsdale High School beginning at 8:07 a . m . about a gunman on the grounds, the station said . Shortly thereafter, reports came in of an explosion inside the school . Two teachers heard the explosions, ran into the hallway and confronted the teen, who then fled, Manheimer told KTVU . A third teacher caught up with the boy and tackled him, according to police Lt . Mike Brunicardi . Another arrived a minute later with school Principal Jeff Gilbert to help hold the suspect down . Brunicardi called the actions by Gilbert and the teachers "simply heroic," according to KTVU . "All the while that the teachers and principal are confronting this kid, holding him down and tackling him, he's got eight live pipe bombs attached to his person," Brunicardi said . No one was hurt in the explosion and no gun was found, according to Manheimer . Ah well - it boggles the mind, wot Gov? And the school year is just starting . Maybe the kid was the son of a car dealer who hadn't gotten his Cash For Clunkers Money yet . Pictures here ( . foxnews . com/images/555435/3_61_320 . jpg" target="_blank">www . foxnews . com) Here and Here |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 804389 | 2009-08-26 11:21:00 | They say it takes all sorts to make a world, some sorts seem a bit pointless though. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 804390 | 2009-08-26 11:32:00 | Only in America! | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 804391 | 2009-08-26 18:13:00 | Shall I search the NZ . Herald . com archives for dirty laundry? This is a world-wide phenom and everyone knows it . Not defending the US - where only by happenstance I was born - but media-myopia is kinda near sighted I feel . Why, my-oh-my, here's a little tidbit from there right now: Man with rifle sparks AOS callout 12:55PM Wednesday Aug 26, 2009 A man standing on a lawn holding a rifle sparked an armed offenders squad (AOS) callout in Marlborough this morning . A neighbour called police at 7 . 10am after seeing the man with the gun on Clyde Street in Renwick, 13km west of Blenheim, Senior Sergeant Ciaran Sloan of Blenheim police told The Marlborough Express . The 66-year-old was arrested by the AOS as he tried to leave the property in a ute . He was charged with intimidation, Mr Sloan said . Was the intimidation factor from him driving a "ute" (is that some sort of musical instrument?) or that he was holding a rifle? Driving a musical instrument may very well be a capitol crime . Perchance driving a musical instrument whilst holding a rifle is a crime like texting or using a cell phone while driving a musical instrument? P robbery led to brutal revenge, jury hears 4:00AM Thursday Aug 27, 2009 By Andrew Koubaridis A man who robbed an Iranian-born drug-dealer of P and cash was later "lured" to an Auckland house, trapped and then beaten to death, a court has heard . Ahmad Matlobyaygazwini, 35, Tuale Joe Fuimaono, 28 and Ali Rafiee, 28, are accused of murdering Bjorn Justin Henderson on March 9 last year . Crown prosecutor Kristin Lummis told the jury in the High Court at Auckland that Mr Henderson, 27, was a regular drug user . I say that an Iranian stealing urine should not be persecuted, but instead be sent to mental evaluation and possible confinement for non-criminal mental low crimes . What type of urine was it anyway? Horse? Cow? Sheep? Human? Doncha guys have no compassion for the mentally ill? We keep ours out on the streets where they can be watched carefully by shop- and home-owners . Residents of a Christchurch street are reeling following a fatal stabbing, second killing in the street in three months 26 August 2009 The residents of a Christchurch street are coming to grips with a second killing in a matter of months . Andre Delamare died an the ambulance after he was stabbed outside an Olliviers Rd house just after 6 . 30 last night . A 39-year-old man initially charged with assault over the stabbing is now facing a murder charge, but is yet to appear in court . Neighbours say Mr Delamare had around five or six children and his wife is said to be devastated . They claim Mr Delamere's stepson is a witness in the Timothy Constable murder case . In May, Melissa Adcock and Tala Seleni died in a home on Olliviers Rd in an apparent murder-suicide . Residents say they are shocked at another violent death on their street . Maybe it was the same death but the gendarmes hadn't taken the body away yet and this is some sort of a clerical error . Imagine! Two fatalities on the same street! <shocked> Name of man who died after being stabbed in a fight in Christchurch last night has not yet been released; assault charges laid 26 August 2009 A man stabbed in a fight in Christchurch last night has died . Police were called to an incident on Olliviers Rd in Phillipstown at around 6 . 30 last night and found a man lying on the side of the road . Two people were with him . The man died in an ambulance on the way to hospital . The cordon around the area is likely to remain in place today . A man has been charged with assault and will appear in the Christchurch District Court . The name of the 41-year-old victim has not yet been released . Maybe the deceased guy accidentally rolled over on his own knife, stabbing himself in the back multiple times . Could happen! Ya gotta keep an open mind on these "newspaper" reports and the reporters that report them! Charges including reckless driving, breach of bail, laid against three teens accused of high speed chase through Western Bay of Plenty 26 August 2009 Three teenagers are facing a variety of charges in the wake of a high speed chase through the Western Bay of Plenty this morning . The pursuit began near Paengaroa around 7 . 30am, when a car failed to pull over for a highway patrol officer . The silver Subaru, which was allegedly stolen from Hamilton, was chased at speeds up to 160 kilometres an hour . The driver stopped near Pongakawa when confronted by three patrol cars . The 15-year-old male driver faces the most serious charges including reckless driving, failing to stop and breach of bail conditions . Maybe they were just out making wickets sticky or something like that . Boyish pranks should be ignored as this is a rite of passage and didn't we ALL do something foolish once in our own lives? It goes on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . everywhere . The weapons of choice are available, but I must admit that assault with a chainsaw is rather far-fetched . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 804392 | 2009-08-26 23:05:00 | When it happens locally it is merely high spirits, childish pranks, or the like. It's the "elsewhere" crimes that are so intrinsically evil. (Comes from a lack of chocolate fish in the early childhood diet.) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 804393 | 2009-08-26 23:14:00 | The usa does not have the monopoly of nuts with guns. New Zealand which has the most guns per population in the world has its fair share of nutters. Seems quite common here like Sweden, Switzerland, Finland and israel. Starts with with man drinking heavily then arguing with wife (waste of time anyway you cant win any argument with a woman even sober) then gets gun and out and does something stupid with it. |
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| 804394 | 2009-08-26 23:15:00 | That's what guns are for. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 804395 | 2009-08-26 23:18:00 | Dont see too many school attacks here though Joe, if any? | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 804396 | 2009-08-26 23:31:00 | The problem with guns is the things you see when you haven't got one handy and need it. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 804397 | 2009-08-26 23:33:00 | Dont see too many school attacks here though Joe, if any? Kelston vs Auckland Grammar? |
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