Jun 4
Sweden have murderous teens as well
Swedish teenagers charged with school massacre plan
STOCKHOLM, June 2 (Reuters) – Swedish prosecutors charged two teenage boys with planning an armed attack on their school on the sixth anniversary of the shootings at Columbine in the U.S. which claimed 15 lives, authorities said on Wednesday. The two, aged 16 and 17, planned to “rob as many people as possible of their lives” by attacking the Slottsstadens school in the southern city of Malmo with home-made bombs and guns, according to the prosecutor’s charge sheet seen by Reuters. The attack was planned for April 20, 2005, the sixth anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School when two pupils murdered 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves, the charge sheet said. The older Swedish boy has admitted planning the attack but the younger boy has denied the charges, the prosecutor’s office said. According to the charge sheet police found material on the younger student’s computer which describes the two boys training with rifles and explosives and a plan of how the attack on the school would be carried out. Police also recovered chemicals which the charges allege could have been used for criminal acts. According to the prosecutor’s office, the two boys face a variety of other charges including attempted robbery. The younger of the two has also been charged with sexual molestation and child pornography and possession of a hunting rifle.
These guys look like they were trying to do a Methuen, Columbine, and Michael Jackson all in one go. The wag (named Jon Pearce) who sent me this piece wondered about the next step. No doubt some nut will blame it on Swedish kids’ fondness for heavy metal! For once, wouldn’t it be nice if some murderous loon liked Steps, S Club 7, or Abba? The Barry Manilow Killer has a nice sound to it…
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Right… Blame it on the music!
Hmm…that’s weird. I wonder why Columbine is so fascinating, and still such a hot topic among many younger teens and media. It happened six years ago…i dont understand what the big deal is. It’s gunna get worse, they’ll be another one. Before i read this i was thinking to myself, i bet you someone is gunna pull a columbine this year. hah….looks like they werent too smart about it
[...] uch events in the US. It struck me amusing that they didn’t bother to mention that a Swedish school massacre was recently averted. Nothing like making a political point [...]
[...] uch events in the US. It struck me amusing that they didn’t bother to mention that a Swedish school massacre was recently averted. Nothing like making a political point [...]
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