Current Events > NYC boy who was bullied arrested after threatening to shoot up school on Kik

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BlueTigerLion
02/22/18 5:07:42 PM
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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-boy-arrested-threatening-shoot-school-kik-app-article-1.3835546

Police have arrested a bullied 15-year-old Bronx boy who threatened on the app Kik to shoot up his school, then tried to buy firearms online, officials said Thursday. Members of the NYPDs Computer Crimes Squad arrested the teen at his home in Fordham Manor Wednesday night more than two months after he wrote on his Kik message group that he was sick of being bullied and going to get a gun and take care of things, at his school, sources said. The teen attends the Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics, sources said. Workers at Kik, the global chat platform based in Canada, learned of the threat and handed the information over to Homeland Security, which notified in the NYPD.

When cops caught up with the boy, they found he had a bullet-proof vest in his home. He had made several attempts to buy firearms online but was unsuccessful in purchasing one and no guns were found in his apartment, sources said. The teen told investigators he was serious about killing his classmates because they made fun of him, according to sources. The NYPD charged the teen with making terroristic threats.


Kid should have just beat up the bullies with his fists. Now the bullies are free to continue to make fun of him and he gonna be in jail for a while.
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EnragedSlith
02/22/18 5:13:41 PM
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Yeah, I dont know where this gun shit it coming from. Wouldnt you want to take revenge with your own mitts?
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ImTheMacheteGuy
02/22/18 5:16:28 PM
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Kik


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LightHawKnight
02/22/18 5:17:08 PM
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Punish the bullies.
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BlueTigerLion
02/22/18 5:18:47 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
Kik


??


It is a texting app with usernames/screenames. Some view it as one of the spiritual successors of AIM.
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TheGrindery
02/22/18 5:19:46 PM
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Is he JUST arrested or is he getting a counselor? Helping people should be at least as important as punishing them.
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REMercsChamp
02/22/18 5:20:32 PM
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Lock him up and throw away the key
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BlueTigerLion
02/22/18 5:22:11 PM
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TheGrindery posted...
Is he JUST arrested or is he getting a counselor? Helping people should be at least as important as punishing them.


Arrested. He is charged with making terroristic threats. If he had done something like say he was gonna crack a chair over their heads he'd probably get less/no jail time. Along with his friends not snitching. The gun threats fucked him.
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TheGrindery
02/22/18 5:26:41 PM
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Yeah. Have him locked up but also let him talk to a professional and help him to NOT want to do it when he gets out.
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masticatingman
02/22/18 5:27:46 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
Kik


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Seriously? Bitches love using it because its texting without all the exchanging of numbers etc. Very common in dating to see it
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Sad_Face
02/22/18 5:29:14 PM
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I don't see a need to lock up the kid in this case. We know what bullying can do, and it drive a victim to suicide. He just needs a resolution to his classroom environment.
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DesuDeku
02/22/18 5:33:20 PM
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BlueTigerLion posted...
Kid should have just beat up the bullies with his fists. Now the bullies are free to continue to make fun of him and he gonna be in jail for a while.

I doubt he would be capable if he was willing to buy a gun. Even though it's unfortunate that he was bullied, I don't have sympathy for someone who's willing to take someone else's life.
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TheGrindery
02/22/18 5:36:07 PM
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Suppose one of these shooter gets on the stand and says to a parent of one of the bullies..

"If you would've raised a decent son, you'd still have one."
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Darklit_Minuet
02/22/18 5:37:11 PM
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The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately
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REMercsChamp
02/22/18 5:38:45 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately

Maybe try not threatening to kill people then?
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The Admiral
02/22/18 5:38:51 PM
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Fair, next
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Darklit_Minuet
02/22/18 5:40:39 PM
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REMercsChamp posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately

Maybe try not threatening to kill people then?

Literally the internet. Not a single person alive today hasn't received death threats on the internet. Especially if you play an online game
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REMercsChamp
02/22/18 5:43:38 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
REMercsChamp posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately

Maybe try not threatening to kill people then?

Literally the internet. Not a single person alive today hasn't received death threats on the internet. Especially if you play an online game

I think not threatening people is probably a good best practice to follow if you want to stay out of trouble. They also take into account if the person on the receiving end felt threatened or if it seemed legitimate.
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Darklit_Minuet
02/22/18 5:44:27 PM
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REMercsChamp posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
REMercsChamp posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately

Maybe try not threatening to kill people then?

Literally the internet. Not a single person alive today hasn't received death threats on the internet. Especially if you play an online game

I think not threatening people is probably a good best practice to follow if you want to stay out of trouble. They also take into account if the person on the receiving end felt threatened or if it seemed legitimate.

Hey, I've never threatened anyone personally. I'm just against criminalizing trolling. You're not far behind what Britain is doing
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The Admiral
02/22/18 5:46:57 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
REMercsChamp posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately

Maybe try not threatening to kill people then?

Literally the internet. Not a single person alive today hasn't received death threats on the internet. Especially if you play an online game


Youre really conflating death threats during video games with an angry kid making a specific threat to shoot up a school?
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Darklit_Minuet
02/22/18 5:47:56 PM
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The Admiral posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
REMercsChamp posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately

Maybe try not threatening to kill people then?

Literally the internet. Not a single person alive today hasn't received death threats on the internet. Especially if you play an online game


Youre really conflating death threats during video games with an angry kid making a specific threat to shoot up a school?

Trolling is trolling
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Ben_Ruggiero
02/22/18 5:50:13 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
REMercsChamp posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately

Maybe try not threatening to kill people then?

Literally the internet. Not a single person alive today hasn't received death threats on the internet. Especially if you play an online game

I honestly can't remember ever being death threated. But then again I'm just your average guy so idk why anyone would bother
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DesuDeku
02/22/18 5:54:53 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
The Admiral posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
REMercsChamp posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately

Maybe try not threatening to kill people then?

Literally the internet. Not a single person alive today hasn't received death threats on the internet. Especially if you play an online game


Youre really conflating death threats during video games with an angry kid making a specific threat to shoot up a school?

Trolling is trolling

Are you trolling?
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Darklit_Minuet
02/22/18 5:55:31 PM
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DesuDeku posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
The Admiral posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
REMercsChamp posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately

Maybe try not threatening to kill people then?

Literally the internet. Not a single person alive today hasn't received death threats on the internet. Especially if you play an online game


Youre really conflating death threats during video games with an angry kid making a specific threat to shoot up a school?

Trolling is trolling

Are you trolling?

I never troll
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Kineth
02/22/18 5:57:59 PM
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EnragedSlith posted...
Yeah, I dont know where this gun shit it coming from. Wouldnt you want to take revenge with your own mitts?


Well, sure, if the person had the sack to not hide behind a weapon.
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Turbam
02/22/18 5:58:36 PM
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The Admiral posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
REMercsChamp posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately

Maybe try not threatening to kill people then?

Literally the internet. Not a single person alive today hasn't received death threats on the internet. Especially if you play an online game


Youre really conflating death threats during video games with an angry kid making a specific threat to shoot up a school?

He also tried to buy a gun
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Lathissamus
02/22/18 6:09:03 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
The US is literally becoming a police state. People keep getting arrested for posting shit on the internet lately


It's time to stop posting
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MelzezDoor
02/22/18 6:13:54 PM
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Sad_Face posted...
I don't see a need to lock up the kid in this case. We know what bullying can do, and it drive a victim to suicide. He just needs a resolution to his classroom environment.

This. Whether it actually happened or not authorities should have at least looked into to show how serious it is.
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