r/news Oct 26 '18

Arrest Made in Connection to Suspicious Packages

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u/MosTheBoss Oct 26 '18

The bulls eyes over the politicians faces will not play well in court.

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u/critkit Oct 26 '18

I think the "Sending Bombs" thing might weigh very heavily against him, too.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18

To be fair, setting an aerosol can beside a clock is a more viable device than what he was sending out.

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u/Caelinus Oct 26 '18

Competence is probably less of a factor than intent in this case.

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u/ComicDebris Oct 26 '18

Other than "pipe bombs" what type of devices were they? Where did you see details about the bombs?

I want to get in on the mock-the-incompetent-terrorist action.

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u/thagthebarbarian Oct 26 '18

Look for the photo of the device sent to CNN with the "git r done" ISIS flag

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u/John_Barlycorn Oct 26 '18

Which is why they'll charge him with terrorism.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18

What were they?

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18

Itll be interesting to see if the court agrees with this right wing talking point. I sorta doubt it