Drawings of Weapons Led To New Jersey Student's Arrest

N Sperlo wrote: In other news, the entire group, "a-ha," has been arrested.

lol

N Sperlo wrote:

Curmudgeon wrote: Is doing this going to be perfect? No.

Of course not. Also, all systems go though that awkward phase. Along with all reported events, little info is given, and everyone must draw their own conclusions until further information is released. This is a delicate issue and if I'm the PR officer, I'm giving as little information as possible. I was not far from being a PR LEO recently, myself.

The kid in the Conn shootings was not raising red flags.. he was waving them high and wrapping himself in them.

I found this blurb in the Press of Atlantic City

Press Of Atlantic City said: Ciccariello said the community now is more alert to potential threats, but it did not change how the district would have handled the Cedar Creek incident. On Wednesday morning, he praised the teacher who reported the drawings and said Cedar Creek High School was “business as usual.” He did not name the student or discuss his disciplinary record, but he said the student was not in conflict with anyone. He added, “I wouldn’t expect this type of behavior.” After the district contacted Galloway police, investigators from that department and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office went to the boy’s house in the township. There they said they found electronic parts they did not identify and unspecified chemicals that could cause an explosion when mixed. The student was charged with possession of a weapon, an explosive device, and was placed in Harborfields Detention Center, police said. Bomb-sniffing dogs from as far away as Atlantic City and Salem, Cumberland and Gloucester counties were brought in to search the school, but police said no bombs were found. Cedar Creek opened in September 2010 as a magnet school with programs focusing on engineering and environmental sciences and specializing in hands-on learning. Students said teachers and staff at the school on Wednesday didn’t address the incident during classes. “Nothing really happened,” said freshman Angel Andujar, 14, of Egg Harbor City. Allie Hare, 17, added, “Everyone’s kind of blowing it (the incident) out of proportion.” Hare, a senior, said people who knew the boy said he was a science-oriented student who was not particularly outgoing. “He loved science. That was just his thing,” said Hare, of the Lower Bank section of Washington Township. “I guess, with everything happening, with the world ending tomorrow, that this was seen as a threat to the school, I suppose.”

Curmudgeon wrote: Remember in the school shooting thread the consensus for the most part was it is high time to address the underlying mental issues rather than the tool/symbol. That might be what they were trying to do. Is doing this going to be perfect? No.

That's the hypocrisy here. "Somebody" has to judge mental stability. Which of course infringes on people's privacy. Or we have armed guards everywhere, which infringes on our free society. Or we ban weapons, which also infringes on people's constitutional rights.

What's the answer? A little bit of everything?

well... I did read an article on the kid in conn.. he was definatly "odd" said he used to "slither" down the halls against the walls to avoid people and very rarely, if ever, spoke. He once gave an entire presentation in front of a class using a computer.. and never uttered a single word the entire time.

As a kid that would have been me. I still hate getting in front of a group. Wasn't till I was well out of high school that I "Came out of my shell". I still hate it, but I can do it and appear comfortable doing.so.

mad_machine wrote: He once gave an entire presentation in front of a class using a computer.. and never uttered a single word the entire time.

that could be considered creepy... or brilliant, I dunno