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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
Why this guy then? Is it your assumption that he was one of the most dangerous men in America or something? Or is the arbitrary enforcement of justice based on assumptions just fine and dandy with you?
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Probably because this guy made a comment about wanting to kill a bunch of people that someone took seriously enough to tip off the FBI. I haven't read anything about the FBI setting up a storefront with a banner saying 'Terrorists wanted, apply within'. If he had the intent to kill a bunch of people at a public gathering, then yes, he ranks rather highly on the list of dangerous people. I don't think there's anything arbitrary about this except for the guy making the mistake of talking to the wrong person.
All I've read about this was that the guy had a cell phone that he seriously believed was going to set off a bomb. Furthermore, the FBI reportedly gave him the opportunity to change his mind. So the responsibility for this is his, and he's going to get what he deserves.
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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
If we are dealing with assumptions here, why not assume that, left to live his life the next few years and without guidance from the FBI, that this young man might have had a turnaround in his thinking?
woopsie. sorry to mess with your assumptions, but assumptions are unfaithful like that.
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Who knows what he would have done in the next few years? Since he was serious about doing this now, the FBI was right to make sure he doesn't get a chance to do it later when he wasn't being watched so closely. It's not like the FBI agents pinned him to the ground and forced him to dial that cell phone.