Seriously. They charged him for "having chemicals that could be made into a bomb." But really, who doesn't?
...At no point in time did the boy threaten the school, school officials, or his classmates. He cooperated fully with authorities, and a search of the school itself found nothing dangerous. The boy’s mother describes him as a good boy and frequent volunteer with a passion for disassembling old things and reassembling them. School district superintendent Steve Ciccariello stated that he would not expect violent behavior from the student. Further, Galloway Township Police Chief Pat Moran recognized that “There was no indication he was making a bomb, or using a bomb or detonating a bomb.” Despite all this, the boy was arrested — all because he doodled in his notebook.
Why would a teenager have some old electronic parts and chemicals? Well, it could be because he attended a magnet school, which stressed
engineering and
environmental sciences, and encouraged hands-on learning.
Good arrest, guys. Let's all be thankful this dangerous criminal is off the streets.
Onward and upward,
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