03 March 2005It Really Sucks When...
Enter the Thought Police

Is this what happens when wingers run every branch of our government or this just the logical ad absurdum conclusion to the Justice Department's endless domestic War on Terror in post-Columbine America?

Student Arrested For Terroristic Threatening Says Incident A Misunderstanding

A George Rogers Clark High School junior arrested Tuesday for making terrorist threats told LEX 18 News Thursday that the "writings" that got him arrested are being taken out of context.

Winchester police say William Poole, 18, was taken into custody Tuesday morning. Investigators say they discovered materials at Poole's home that outline possible acts of violence aimed at students, teachers, and police.

Poole told LEX 18 that the whole incident is a big misunderstanding. He claims that what his grandparents found in his journal and turned into police was a short story he wrote for English class.

"My story is based on fiction," said Poole, who faces a second-degree felony terrorist threatening charge. "It's a fake story. I made it up. I've been working on one of my short stories, (and) the short story they found was about zombies. Yes, it did say a high school. It was about a high school over ran by zombies."

Even so, police say the nature of the story makes it a felony. "Anytime you make any threat or possess matter involving a school or function it's a felony in the state of Kentucky," said Winchester Police detective Steven Caudill.

Poole disputes that he was threatening anyone.

"It didn't mention nobody who lives in Clark County, didn't mention (George Rogers Clark High School), didn't mention no principal or cops, nothing," said Poole. "Half the people at high school know me. They know I'm not that stupid, that crazy."

On Thursday, a judge raised Poole's bond from one to five thousand dollars after prosecutors requested it, citing the seriousness of the charge.

Poole is being held at the Clark County Detention Center.

Is common sense is that shockingly uncommon? Forget that the "authorities" think this constitutes a felony and successfully raised this kid's bail because he's such a threat to society. If my grandparents did that to me, I might do something that actually is illegal, like burn down their house with them in it.

Posted by andrew at March 3, 2005 02:56 PM


Comments

Says:

I think it's supposed to be illegal to raise bail for any reason other than flight-risk.

March 4, 2005 06:21 PM
Michael Says:

"A judge raised Poole's bond from one to five thousand dollars after prosecutors requested it, citing the seriousness of the charge."

Are these people out of their minds? He wrote a story about ZOMBIES taking over a high school. How is that a terrorist threat? Last I knew, zombies don't exist. How can writing about something that doesn't exist be a threat? Wow, that's terrible.

March 7, 2005 10:58 AM
Andrew Writes:

It is crazy, isn't it? It's a mad, mad world we live in at the moment. I'm sure this is just the tip of the iceberg.

March 7, 2005 10:59 AM
badnewswade Says:

That boy needs a better lawyer- he has the Constitutional right under the First Amendment (I think it's that one) to write stories about anything he bloody well wants. He can even put them on the Internet if he wants. It's called "freedom of speech" / "freedom of expression".

Laws made in the State of Kentucky can get to fuck and are effectively over-ridden by the national constitution. After all, you guys did fight a civil war over the matter. (It was the South, who wanted to keep their slaves that time, which was overridden somewhat by the Constitutional rights of the slaves and by federal law)

March 7, 2005 03:10 PM
Andrew Writes:

Very eloquently stated, my good man. However, the point is not that this is illegal or unconstituitonal. That's plain as day. The point is that is the sort of shit that's happening in this country where civil rights have become increasingly inconvenient to the current administration's agenda.

Thanks for the comment.

March 7, 2005 03:22 PM

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