Posted on 08/14/2013 12:45:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
On February 8th, Clemmons posted the following on his Tumblr page:
hello. my name is irenigg and i plan on shooting up georgia southern. pass this around to see the affect it has. to see if i get arrested.
As it turns out, Clemmons got exactly what he was looking for: Officials, who were reportedly tipped off by an anonymous person, arrested Clemmons a few hours after he posted his comments.
Initially, the case received minimal media attention until a Gawker post brought it to the forefront on Sunday.
Clemmons has remained imprisoned at Bulloch County Jail since his family is unable to pay his $20,000 bail.
As for Clemmons’ motivation, the 20-year-old says he posted the message as ”an experimental literary piece and an art project,”
Of his time incarcerated, Clemmons’ family claims that he has been abused while behind bars, and because of Clemmons’ prior arrests for fighting his step-father and marijuana possession, they worry he will spend even more time locked up.
“Though Caleb might have chosen the wrong time to post a prank, his present punishment and possible fate is beyond my comprehension… Caleb was attending a great school and had a promising future,” his mother reportedly wrote on his page.
Clemmons’ supporters have cited the case of Brett Ball, a Texas teenager who brought a shotgun to school this year and had his felony charge dropped.
Clemmons faces up to five years in prison on charges of making terroristic threats via computer.
But he didn't do that, he posted a sentence online. Postulating what 'he might do next' is how we got into the state we are in now. Every police department has a paramilitary swat team because when you kick in someone's door they might...., roadblocks are setup stoping drivers because those drivers might be.... Gvns and ammo must not be in hands of citizens because they might....
This guy didn't do anything, if the 'threat' needed to be checked out, that could've been done quite easily.
I am not a fan of pre-crime.
How are they able to pay his tuition?
I have my share of PSYs there, it's a solid school.
Wanna have some fun? Look up the Hugo Bowl.
el inglés es idioma difícil, sobretodo por idiota.
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