School shooting plot thwarted: FBI

A teenager was arrested after investigators said they found writings where he described a plan to shoot up his former schools.

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[erikad]

Respect to the friend that told the police... you've possibly saved many lives

[mugen]

Whoever called the police 🚓🚨🚓, saved dozens of innocent people.

[jwill]

Finally a cop takes this threat seriously

[TRAYVONN_]

this is what happens when society keeps ignoring mental health issues

[snooozecc]

The friend that called the police will never know how many lives he saved…

[hyunryu]

Don't drag other people into your miserable life.

[maxpower]

“Little kids make easier targets.”

That is not a quote you want attached to your name entering prison.

[gimmyyy]

“little kids make easier targets” is fucking diabolical.

[WatsHamNunu]

This is honestly just sad, but the dude is right. Sick people romanticize murderers and make them famous. Mass murderers and serial killers all have documentaries, movies, and shows and it's like why?? This is why parents need to watch what their kids interact with because they can get influenced by some crazy stuff and make them do things like this. It is scary cuz dude had a wholeee plan and all he needed was a gun and a date.

Also let me just add that everyone is unpredictable. You can think you raise your child right but somehow they ended up as a killer anyways. Not all killers are mentally ill or come from broken homes. People just be killing people for fun nowadays. I understand documentaries shows a little light to the mentality of murderers but it’s not all the same!!! Honestly the world is just full of evil and it doesn’t really take much for someone to kill somebody. People get killed over stepping on someone’s shoes!

[lj]

What sick young man .
Targeting innocent small elementary school kids .
That's the lowest of the low .

[annm]

Thank God the person he showed his writing to took it seriously and told the police. This is scary. Glad he's locked up.

[motherlove]

He doesn’t look like 18, I thought he was 12 or 13

[andresamaya]

Whoever snitched on him saved many innocent lives that day.

[adv_free]

He wasn't wrong when he said that serial killers are romanticized more which is why we have so many series and movies made of them

[awsomeninja]

You just saved so many people’s lives thank you to whoever called the police to prevent this

[hitman]

"Wanted to become a serial killer and not a mass murderer. Because serial killers are romanticized a lot more" - Looking at you true crimes people

[roser]

He knew what he’s doing. He said he wants to be famous, on the news. So his plan is done.

[Metro]

"Kids make easier targets" Yea there shouldn't even be a trial, Just give him a instant life sentence in prison. God this makes me want to home school my kids

[Terror-Wrist]

Why target school? I don't understand why people would target children.

[matthewgower]

How do you not give someone like that life in prison?