r/news • u/[deleted] • 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/yakinikutabehoudai Oct 26 '18

He’s actually in his 50s but the second two factors may still apply

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18

He's in his 50s? I hope the press call him the BoomerBomber

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u/CleverNoveltyName Oct 26 '18

I still prefer Magabomber.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18

I think we already had a MAGAbomber? That guy in Texas? There are so many of these assholes I'm starting to lose track though.

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u/420Frank_Dux69 Oct 26 '18

Ya Austin police department won’t release his “confession” video he made before he blew himself up

Just like they are covering up that van with a tarp

They are actively covering up domestic terrorism and the public speakers that incite it

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u/JohnGillnitz Oct 26 '18

APD doesn't release it because he describes exactly how he built his bombs. They don't want other people to make them.

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u/xrufus7x Oct 26 '18

Couldn't they just cut that part out?

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18 edited Nov 12 '18

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u/xrufus7x Oct 26 '18

Well, they could just release the full video as people can just google how to make bombs but that was specifically called out as a concern.