Student in standoff claimed to have bomb

[EdNigma]

Well, yet another 'student' hunting on campus. What REALLY saddens me though? Is the US' refusal to call an act of terrorism an act of terrorism now-a-days.

I mean, what's the deal eh? The more you see it infiltrate your country, the more you can justify war against it. Instead of covering it up under slick quotes, and vague wordage, call it what it IS!

Here we had 7 or 8 terrorists try to take out the PM. They were going to bomb Ottawa, take hostages, and start a beheading frenzy. And THAT is exactly how it was reported.

The public opinion of Canada in Afghanastan and other mid-east theaters shot straight up. Because the terrorist threat was seen at 'home', and it scared a lot of people. Scared the RIGHT people, the citizens.

Notice in the article the school is already letting him setup a 'insanity plea'.

geee.. I am distraught because I can't get past level 4 in F.E.A.R. Does that count as an excuse to reek terror?

ppffsstt.. For some odd reason, I have to be accountable for my actions. I've nothing to fall back on. Not a 'recognized' minority, not female, not gay, not a witch or satan worshiper. I suppose, they think I should know better, since I come from such fine stock.

ROLLA, Mo. - Nearly two dozen people were being decontaminated Tuesday after a white, powdery substance was found on a student who claimed to have a bomb and threatened "terrorist-type" actions at the University of Missouri-Rolla, officials said.

The man, described as a graduate student depressed about his grades, also claimed to have anthrax, according to police. School officials said "possible bomb materials" were found when he was taken into custody.
Twenty-three people were sent through a decontamination process Tuesday morning outside the university's civil engineering building, where a police standoff with the student had started around 2:30 a.m.
Acting Police Chief Mark Kearse said that when police arrived the student was holding a knife and that he held up a bag and said: "This is a bomb." He also claimed to have anthrax.
Police used a stun gun to subdue him and found a note in which the student threatened to destroy the building, Kearse said.
The man's identity and nationality were not released, though school spokesman Lance Feyh said he was an international student.
Mayor William Jenks and Kearse said the student had been distraught over his grades, which may have led to the incident. Jenks said the student "had problems and was depressed."
The 5,850-student technological research and engineering campus in south-central Missouri was shut down during the incident and classes were canceled for the day while officers investigated. The Fort Leonard Wood Explosive Operations Division was investigating the possibility that a bomb may be in the building.
"We have no hard evidence that there's anything wrong in the building but we simply can't take a chance," Jenks said. "We're taking a very cautious approach."
A nearby Catholic school also canceled classes.

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[Manchu34]

Here's an update on this. I live about 30 miles south of Rolla.

From what I've been told by friends who live and work in Rolla. The student from what I've been told is from India. He was failing some of his courses at UMR. He was afraid to return home having failed. Furthermore, they believe he wanted the Police to shot and kill him so he would not have to return home.

[Woodmonkey]

I'm sick and tired of people making others pay for their own short-comings. There's a high school in Gladstone which is shut today because of threats - third time too.