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04-22-2008, 10:36 AM
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This was in interesting question that was posed on the radio this morning. If you found that your child ordered and had delivered explosives to your house, would you call the police? What would you do in this situation? CHESTERFIELD, South Carolina (AP) -- A prosecutor urged a mental health evaluation for a teenager whose alleged plot to bomb his high school was foiled when his parents discovered he had ordered explosive materials on the Internet. Ryan Schallenberger, 18, was arrested Saturday after his parents called police because he had ordered 10 pounds of ammonium nitrate, which they retrieved after getting a delivery notice from the postal service, authorities said. Mental evaluation sought for teen in school bomb plot - CNN.com
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04-22-2008, 10:43 AM
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I know! I'm still wresting with this one in my head.
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04-22-2008, 10:49 AM
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I can't say for sure what I would do unless I was actually in their shoes, but I hope that I would call the police, especially considering the tragic outcomes of similar cases. I applaud the parents for doing this. It must have been a heart wrenching decision, but the right thing to do. | ||
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04-22-2008, 12:25 PM
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04-22-2008, 03:40 PM
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I would give him a firm talkin to and make sure we resolved his Issue one way or another. As for the explosives If the police wernt already at my door, I would probably keep them and use them for fishing.. (Im not a fisherman but I've always wanted to do that..)
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04-22-2008, 11:59 PM
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I am not sure with this one actually. I would try and find out what or why my child wanted it and see what kind of friends he or she was hanging around with. Yea its a hard one.. | ||
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04-25-2008, 04:00 PM
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Police without a doubt. Im not sure if any of you realize that this is the same substance used in the Oklahoma bombing? This young man was trying to take lives ... or at least about to try. What if it had been your child inside.. and his parents HADNT called the police when they found it... flip the shoe. | ||
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