Earlier this year, Carter and a friend got into an Facebook argument with someone regarding "League of Legends," an online video game with notoriously die-hard fans. Justin's father, Jack, explained to ABC local affiliate KVUE that at the end of the conversation "omeone had said something to the effect of 'Oh you're insane, you're crazy, you're messed up in the head,’ to which [Justin] replied 'Oh yeah, I'm real messed up in the head, I'm going to go shoot up a school full of kids and eat their still, beating hearts,’ and the next two lines were lol and jk [all sic]."
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We're talking about Texas here. I wouldn't live in Texas because it seems the insane is running the asylum in that state.
Sarcasm does not translate well in text... especially for cops apparently.
well, it could have been worse.. it could have been a pop tart fashioned into a gun ( Maryland).. or an NRA t-shirt (W. Virginia)
the authorities, across the land, have lost their ****ing minds.
Um, no. I'm pretty sure it was based in the line, "I'm going to shoot up a school."An overreaction based on an irrational fear of firearms in the hands of civilians.......why does that surprise anybody?
You shouldn't write "I'm going to shoot up a school" anywhere. Saying something like that isn't "trivial". He shouldn't have been jailed, but he's a dumb****,
You shouldn't write "I'm going to shoot up a school" anywhere. Saying something like that isn't "trivial". He shouldn't have been jailed, but he's a dumb****,
An overreaction based on an irrational fear of firearms in the hands of civilians.......why does that surprise anybody?
We're talking about Texas here. I wouldn't live in Texas because it seems the insane is running the asylum in that state.
Um, no. I'm pretty sure it was based in the line, "I'm going to shoot up a school."
Yes, this really isn't the best time to make such comments. Now, suppose he'd have made good on that threat. How many people would bitch about the authorities not doing anything despite the kid clearly stating his intent?
Exactly. There have been cases where people have made threats online and carried out those threats, but they were initially ignored because people assumed they were joking or being sarcastic and they didn't want to "take it too seriously". The guy probably should not have been arrested, but taking his comment seriously and investigating it is not out of line.Yes, this really isn't the best time to make such comments. Now, suppose he'd have made good on that threat. How many people would bitch about the authorities not doing anything despite the kid clearly stating his intent?
Posting "lol" after such a comment could just as easily indicate psychopathy as it could indicate sarcasm. The problem is that you're looking at this from the perspective of knowing that the guy wasn't serious. If the guy had been serious, we'd be looking at the same post and saying, "what a psychopath. I can't believe he laughed about it."However, since the lol, etc was added at the end and taking the post in context, is was sarcasim.
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