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| NY teen arrested for threatening repeat of VTech |
| 2007-04-26 |
| A high school student in New York City's Queens borough was arrested for writing a letter threatening a Virginia Tech-style shooting at a school dance, authorities said Wednesday. Prosecutors said Michael DiGiovanni, 17, wrote a letter warning students and faculty at Middle College High School in Long Island City that those attending the senior prom would share a fate similar to the victims at Virginia Tech, where Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and then himself on April 16. The word you're looking for is "dipshit." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Another one tried the same stunt in Portland, Oregon! Shut down a campus for over a day. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-04-26 15:52 |
| #11 One of the most critical moves would be a total boycott of any publicity for the killer. Once he had been identified, nothing more goes out. Only pictures of the victims and their grieving families. Keep the fifteen minutes of fame down to fifteen seconds. To an extent this has happened with John Lennon's killer and it should become common practice. NBC's shameless thrusting of Cho into the national spotlight was both shameless and reprehensible for its needless aggrandizement of this worthless turd. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-26 15:14 |
| #10 How about a late term abortion for Michael DiGiovanni? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-04-26 14:38 |
| #9 Angei: You have a point. Though Cho's grandfather called him a "Bastard that deserved to die for what he did" or something along those lines. That would be more shameful to me at least than anything else. Though I'm sure we can go over to Fark and start a photo-shop contest with Cho's picture. Show him in front of hot-dog stands, have him yelling random phrases. Can you imagine the embarrasing stuff some of the people would come up with? |
| Posted by: Charles 2007-04-26 14:14 |
| #8 Losers! Arise and rejoice! You've found your new hero, Seung-Hui Cho! Does anyone else think that maybe prolonged public ridicule is the best way to nip these things in the bud? Kids who shoot up schools are looking for respect, but they'll settle for fear and hate. Would they think twice if they knew their post-mortem 15 minutes would be full of ridicule and humiliation, rather than somber omphaloskepsis and pleas for "understanding"? |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2007-04-26 12:58 |
| #7 Losers! Arise and rejoice! You've found your new hero, Seung-Hui Cho! You'll show those cool kids now!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-04-26 10:36 |
| #6 It's not the idiots that write letters beforehand that we have to worry about... However, at least everyone is paying attention now... well at least for awhile! Blackvenom-2001 |
| Posted by: Blackvenom-2001 2007-04-26 09:32 |
| #5 Two yesterday here in Richmond area. Threat scrawled on wall of school bathroom. Cops are pissed, expect someone will be made a "example". |
| Posted by: Steve 2007-04-26 08:08 |
| #4 Had one in Cincinnati, too. Idiots. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-04-26 06:44 |
| #3 Gorb, me like your synthesis. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-04-26 03:49 |
| #2 OK, how about "Dipshit volunteers for jailtime"? |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-04-26 01:51 |
| #1 The word I'm looking for is "jailtime". |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-26 01:23 |