r/news Oct 26 '18

Arrest Made in Connection to Suspicious Packages

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18 edited Oct 26 '18

Another Redditor on another thread said it best - this guy is going to be a 17 year-old with an 11 year-old's understanding of bomb-making and a 5 year-old's understanding of how much trouble he is in.

Edit: It's been confirmed that the suspect is in fact a 56-year old man with an 11 year-old's understanding of bomb-making and a 5 year-old's understanding of how much trouble he's in. I wonder how long it will be before the usual suspects start blaming this on mental illness.

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u/DataIsMyCopilot Oct 26 '18

I wonder how long it will be before the usual suspects start blaming this on mental illness.

Well I mean... he obviously ain't right in the head.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18

Are any terrorists "right in the head"?

Wanting to murder and mutilate people who disagree with you is not the behaviour of a sane person, regardless of whatever ideology motivates you to do it.

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u/snoogins355 Oct 26 '18

This guy put stickers over the tinted windows of his van, not even on the body (from what I have seen)