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Chattanooga school threat

by Trench on January 26th, 2007

Girls charged with conspiring to kill classmates, Oprah:
It seems that six girls at Sequatchie County High School in Chattanooga had drawn up a hit list of 300 names that included classmates, faculty members, Oprah Winfrey, and the Energizer Bunny as well as posting threats on MySpace. All six girls are facing charges of homicide conspiracy.

Sequatchie County High School Principal Tommy Layne said that he initially considered it a joke, but that authorities then found the ninth-graders’ online MySpace pages and postings that included the word “kill.”

“In general terms, it was like, ‘Let’s kill these people,’ ” Dunlap Police Chief Clint Huth said. He declined to provide the specific wording on the posting, which has been removed.

“I am not saying we thwarted a shooting incident or an act of violence,” Huth said. “On the other hand, had this gone unchecked, down the road it could have grown into something a whole lot more serious than a list of names.”

More than likely this was a joke but posting threats like that online is illegal and it deserved investigation. Whether or not they deserve homicide conspiracy charges I don’t know.

What I do know is that nobody can stop the Energizer Bunny. He just keeps going…and going…and going…

Thanks to Toby, Mandy, and my lovely and talented wife Jade.

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