Comments on: HPD: Would-Be Bomber Says He Was Forced http://hburgnews.com/2010/07/13/would-be-bomber-says-he-was-forced-to-carry-out-bomb-threat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=would-be-bomber-says-he-was-forced-to-carry-out-bomb-threat Harrisonburg's Community News Network Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:10:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brooke http://hburgnews.com/2010/07/13/would-be-bomber-says-he-was-forced-to-carry-out-bomb-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-123116 Brooke Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:48:36 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=7873#comment-123116 Scott, if I understand Dr. Smith's version of things, the idea was that the bomb was to make sure he did as he was told. He was supposedly given a 20 minute time frame in which to get the money and return, or they'd detonate. What I read on either DNR or WHSV was that he had a jacket on to hide the bomb. They were alerted to the supposed bomb when he felt like she was taking too long, and he *told* her about the bomb and said he was being robbed, asking her to please hurry up with the withdrawal. So, theoretically, the teller wasn't ever supposed to know there was a bomb, it was only meant to make him scared and compliant, and that, yes, he'd bring the money back to them, at which point I guess they'd tell him the joke was on him and get away with the dough. Scott, if I understand Dr. Smith’s version of things, the idea was that the bomb was to make sure he did as he was told. He was supposedly given a 20 minute time frame in which to get the money and return, or they’d detonate. What I read on either DNR or WHSV was that he had a jacket on to hide the bomb. They were alerted to the supposed bomb when he felt like she was taking too long, and he *told* her about the bomb and said he was being robbed, asking her to please hurry up with the withdrawal. So, theoretically, the teller wasn’t ever supposed to know there was a bomb, it was only meant to make him scared and compliant, and that, yes, he’d bring the money back to them, at which point I guess they’d tell him the joke was on him and get away with the dough.

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]]> By: Scott http://hburgnews.com/2010/07/13/would-be-bomber-says-he-was-forced-to-carry-out-bomb-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-123105 Scott Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:05:10 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=7873#comment-123105 I am perplexed about how this strategy would have worked regardless of whether or not masked robbers were involved. You can't expect to walk (or send someone) into a bank with a bomb without raising a few eyebrows. Would the robbers request that he bring the money back to them without anticipating the police getting involved in one way or another? Seems like a pretty ridiculous plan no matter who hatched it. I am perplexed about how this strategy would have worked regardless of whether or not masked robbers were involved. You can’t expect to walk (or send someone) into a bank with a bomb without raising a few eyebrows. Would the robbers request that he bring the money back to them without anticipating the police getting involved in one way or another? Seems like a pretty ridiculous plan no matter who hatched it.

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]]> By: Barkley Rosser http://hburgnews.com/2010/07/13/would-be-bomber-says-he-was-forced-to-carry-out-bomb-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-123092 Barkley Rosser Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:10:09 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=7873#comment-123092 Not unreasonable replies. I would suggest at this point, however, that nobody should be worried about appearing to "presume guilt" on his part. After all, what did he do? He walked into a bank and tried to withdraw money from his own accout. That certainly is not a crime. He did have something strapped to his back that he said was a bomb, but it was not. So, he was not guilty of bringing a bomb into a bank, athough maybe falsely claiming that one has a bomb is somehow a crime. In any case, it is not surprising that no charges have been brought, despite all the upheaval and scare, especially given that the alleged two black men have somehow not shown or been reported to have been seen at all by anybody other than this gentleman. Not unreasonable replies. I would suggest at this point, however, that nobody should be worried about appearing to “presume guilt” on his part. After all, what did he do? He walked into a bank and tried to withdraw money from his own accout. That certainly is not a crime. He did have something strapped to his back that he said was a bomb, but it was not. So, he was not guilty of bringing a bomb into a bank, athough maybe falsely claiming that one has a bomb is somehow a crime. In any case, it is not surprising that no charges have been brought, despite all the upheaval and scare, especially given that the alleged two black men have somehow not shown or been reported to have been seen at all by anybody other than this gentleman.

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]]> By: Brent Finnegan http://hburgnews.com/2010/07/13/would-be-bomber-says-he-was-forced-to-carry-out-bomb-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-123091 Brent Finnegan Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:52:58 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=7873#comment-123091 I wondered something similar when I watched Speed back in the 90s: why not just shoot the tires off the bus before it reaches 50 mph? What. do. you. do? I wondered something similar when I watched Speed back in the 90s: why not just shoot the tires off the bus before it reaches 50 mph?

What. do. you. do?

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]]> By: Lowell Fulk http://hburgnews.com/2010/07/13/would-be-bomber-says-he-was-forced-to-carry-out-bomb-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-123085 Lowell Fulk Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:27:34 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=7873#comment-123085 ;o] ;o]

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]]> By: seth http://hburgnews.com/2010/07/13/would-be-bomber-says-he-was-forced-to-carry-out-bomb-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-123084 seth Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:22:45 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=7873#comment-123084 i wonder if there's even the most obscenely small possibility that he'd have realized that your everyday citizen would be afraid to tamper with an alleged explosive, and so didn't tamper with it, so as to appear like an ordinary citizen..... or maybe, it's possible that it's more of a fight club kind of thing and his crazy, brad pitt side, unbeknownst to the ordinary citizen side, was aware that it wasn't a real explosive, but the edward norton half thought it was real. gosh this is exciting! i wonder if there’s even the most obscenely small possibility that he’d have realized that your everyday citizen would be afraid to tamper with an alleged explosive, and so didn’t tamper with it, so as to appear like an ordinary citizen…..
or maybe, it’s possible that it’s more of a fight club kind of thing and his crazy, brad pitt side, unbeknownst to the ordinary citizen side, was aware that it wasn’t a real explosive, but the edward norton half thought it was real.

gosh this is exciting!

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]]> By: seth http://hburgnews.com/2010/07/13/would-be-bomber-says-he-was-forced-to-carry-out-bomb-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-123080 seth Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:18:13 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=7873#comment-123080 oooh, like shutter island! oooh,
like shutter island!

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]]> By: Brooke http://hburgnews.com/2010/07/13/would-be-bomber-says-he-was-forced-to-carry-out-bomb-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-123079 Brooke Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:13:18 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=7873#comment-123079 That's my thought as well, Emmy. If he really believed there was a real bomb strapped to his back, he'd probably be pretty hesitant to tamper with it. I know I would be. I wouldn't try to mess with it. That’s my thought as well, Emmy. If he really believed there was a real bomb strapped to his back, he’d probably be pretty hesitant to tamper with it. I know I would be. I wouldn’t try to mess with it.

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]]> By: Emmy http://hburgnews.com/2010/07/13/would-be-bomber-says-he-was-forced-to-carry-out-bomb-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-123076 Emmy Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:05:56 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=7873#comment-123076 Well I've thankfully never had a bomb strapped to me, but I can only imagine that if I did, I'd be afraid to touch the thing for fear of setting it off. I know that I wouldn't try to get it off without the aid of a trained professional. I assume they didn't remove it until they were sure it wasn't real as well. Well I’ve thankfully never had a bomb strapped to me, but I can only imagine that if I did, I’d be afraid to touch the thing for fear of setting it off. I know that I wouldn’t try to get it off without the aid of a trained professional. I assume they didn’t remove it until they were sure it wasn’t real as well.

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