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Topic started on 18-4-2007 @ 02:05 PM by Infoholic

CU Junior Arrested For Comments About Virginia Tech Gunman


www.thedenverchannel.com
A University of Colorado junior has been arrested, and suspended from school, after allegedly making comments that sounded sympathetic to the Virginia Tech gunman.

Police arrested CU-Boulder student Max Karson Tuesday on suspicion of interfering with staff, faculty or students of an educational institution.
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reply posted on 18-4-2007 @ 02:35 PM by niteboy82
Karson said he was "angry about all kinds of things from the fluorescent light bulbs to the unpainted walls, and it made him angry enough to kill people," multiple witnesses told police, according to a police report.Source.


That's all he said? Ok, now I hear sarcastic remarks like that about different things all the time. I don't take it seriously though.

Something similar to this happened after Columbine to me. Because of the fact that I wore all black (no trenchcoat, too hot) and I listened to Marilyn Manson, first I was called to the counselor, because obviously I was "troubled" if I wore black clothes. Everything was cool after that for a little while, when I convinced her I wasn't going to kill anyone (can you imagine?) A month later, I gave a friend of mine a cross that I used to wear (wasn't exactly practicing Christianity at that point, anyhow). What happened? "I was giving away personal possessions, a sign of depression, suicidal thoughts, and being about to explode."

I gave it to her because I was thoroughly disgusted with religion at that point in life, and knew she liked the cross. Didn't stop the paranoia from making high school that year a bit more difficult, since rumors began to fly.

Reactionary paranoia of everything is so unhealthy. It would be like if everytime I saw someone walk into the bank when I was there, I'd fall to the floor with my hands behind the head, in case he was a robber. It feeds itself, and makes things worse, imo.

If that kid had no intention of doing anything, and now has his picture all over the internet because a few people "thought he meant something the wrong way," he's going to be screwed where he lives. And that alone, gives me sympathy for this dude, until I hear something a bit more conclusive.


reply posted on 18-4-2007 @ 03:15 PM by Muaddib
Originally posted by niteboy82

I'm just saying he could have been being sarcastic.


Threatening with killing other people because things bother you is more than being sarcastic...

I am very sarcastic and i don't threaten people with killing them....

Sarcasm and threats are not the same...

Originally posted by niteboy82
It isn't that far out there. If someone just discovered that there dog destroyed all of their flower gardens, and the person said "i'm gonna kill that whipper-snapper", should I be calling the police for animal abuse?


First of all that's an entire different issue. Personally, I wouldn't threaten or beat the other dog, unless it is attacking anyone in my family or one of my pets.

Second of all, threatening people you don't know should never be considered as just being sarcastic...

One thing is to play around with a friend, another one is doing so with other people who don't know you and who you don't know. How do people who don't know you can be certain you are not crazy?...

As an example, look at the threat made in the other Universities around the country after the Virginia Tech murders.. maybe some smartass and his/her friends decided it would be funny to make those threats in the other Universities... But it is not funny in the least, more so when people could get hurt thinking there is a real threat... but there are people who don't think of others and only think of "having fun at the expense of other people"....

You should be using common sense niteboy82, common sense.


reply posted on 18-4-2007 @ 04:28 PM by Infoholic
Police arrested CU-Boulder student Max Karson Tuesday on suspicion of interfering with staff, faculty or students of an educational institution.


He was arrested "on suspicion" of interfering with staff, faculty or students of an educational institution?

By Colorado State Law, and by voicing self opinions, they have adjudicated him of the following offense in the State of Colorado.

23-5-124. Student enrollment - prohibition - public peace and order convictions.
- (2) A student who is enrolled in a state-supported institution of higher education and who is convicted of a riot offense shall be immediately suspended from the institution upon the institution's notification of such conviction for a period of twelve months following the date of conviction; except that if a student has been suspended prior to the date of conviction by the state-supported institution of higher education for the same riot activity, the twelve month suspension shall run from the start of the suspension imposed by the institution.
enciting a riot?

and by here, they've waived their responsibility to him...

2) 23-19.5-104. Duty - immunity from liability.
- This article shall not impose a new duty on a state institution or modify an existing duty under law to either monitor behavior or identify circumstances under which a student poses a risk to himself or herself.
suicidal thoughts?


I did not see that he incited a riot?

[edited to fix broken links]

[edit on 4/18/2007 by Infoholic]


reply posted on 18-4-2007 @ 06:50 PM by Muaddib
Originally posted by Vinadetta
Well they must be very paranoid since they armed and in Wyoming!!!!
That is true paranoia at it's best.


Paranoid?... not really... When I said "paranoia indeed" I was talking about your own statements....

Most people have owned guns around these parts for hundreds of years...no paranoia involved...

Originally posted by Vinadetta
Of course small town communities that are rural are you are more likely to still see people that leave keys in cars, houses unlocked etc!! I highly doubt you see that in any metropolitian city or suburbs


The paranoia happens in large cities, and has been so for a long time even before 9/11.

I live in the outskirts of a medium sized city, with 50,000-60,000 people, without counting those of us in the city outskirts and mountains around here. I go to the city at least once a week, or unless we need supplies.

BTW, there are some Muslim people living here too, noone goes after them or accuses them of anything. Everyone is polite around these parts, always greeting you with a "howdy" or "goodmorning/evening/afternoon", and people help you if they see that you need some help.

You will see more racism going on farther up north in Montana and almost getting to the Canadian border, but in these parts there is not much racism.

I know people in these parts who are co-workers and friends and are Russian, Venezuelan, Ethiopian, Iranian, and other nationalities. Granted we are a minority, i was born in Cuba, but you have people from all nationalities also living here with no problems.
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