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Sun May 6, 2012, 04:36 PM

Judi Lynn (77,595 posts)

Virginia man accused of threatening to kill President Obama

Source: Raw Story

Virginia man accused of threatening to kill President Obama
By Andrew Jones
Sunday, May 6, 2012 16:09 EDT

A Virginia man was arrested and charged this weekend from planning to assassinate President Barack Obama, according to the Associated Press.

Christopher Hecker sent out an email to media outlets on April 19 planning to bomb the White House, Philadelphia City Hall, the former site of the World Trade Center, and other places. The FBI tracked the email to Hacker’s account and lead to the Secret Service exchanging emails with him, in which he revealed more plans to bomb locations.

Secret Service agents arrested him after he signed onto a computer at the Waynesboro, Virginia Public Library.

Hacker refused to be sworn during an appearance in a federal court in Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday, telling a judge that he wanted to be sentenced immediately and given the death penalty. The judge ordered Hecker to undergo a psychological evaluation.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/06/virginia-man-accused-of-threatening-to-kill-president-obama/

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Virginia man accused of threatening to kill President Obama (Original post)	Judi Lynn	May 2012	OP
sounds like the poor guy has a few screws loose.	think	May 2012	#1
No; He has taken a big "gulp" of birther concotion, that's all -- n/t	mazzarro	May 2012	#3
No comment	47of74	May 2012	#9
Wants to commit suicide via execution.	caseymoz	May 2012	#2
..And this guy "has it together" better than most Republicans.	BlueJazz	May 2012	#4
Why does Raw story misspell his name twice? n/t	Ptah	May 2012	#5
"The judge ordered Hecker to undergo a psychological evaluation. "	etherealtruth	May 2012	#6
The Doctor prescribes	Turbineguy	May 2012	#7
One less vote for Rmoney in Virginia in November...	CanonRay	May 2012	#8
April 19th...	JohnnyRingo	May 2012	#10
Crazy man. Dangerous? Let's hope it's for justice to decide. nt	Joseph8th	May 2012	#11
I find it intriguing	Jamaal510	May 2012	#12
The Republican brain is fearful and often irrational...	polichick	May 2012	#18
Funny thing about the Valley of Virginia	sofa king	May 2012	#13
I once had a conversation with a woman from Lynchburg...	polichick	May 2012	#19
Heh, UVA is on the other side of the hill.	sofa king	May 2012	#20
"... Fishersville which is being Ashburned...."	mahatmakanejeeves	May 2012	#21
If he wants to die why doesn't he turn his gun on himself	madokie	May 2012	#14
Particularly troubling: "Get out of jail free" card? . . .	SleeplessinSoCal	May 2012	#15
There's no way he'll be turned loose any time soon. Results of the psychological examination...	slackmaster	May 2012	#17
Why can't he make money for private prisons like everyone else?	SleeplessinSoCal	May 2012	#22
Mental illness is often tragic, and sometimes even dangerous	slackmaster	May 2012	#16

Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 04:47 PM

think (2,256 posts)

1. sounds like the poor guy has a few screws loose.

not condoning his actions but he certainly sounds like a person who has lost it.

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Sun May 6, 2012, 04:51 PM

mazzarro (2,791 posts)

3. No; He has taken a big "gulp" of birther concotion, that's all -- n/t

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Sun May 6, 2012, 06:58 PM

47of74 (6,659 posts)

9. No comment

Because what came to mind when I read that is to disgusting to contemplate.

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Sun May 6, 2012, 04:49 PM

caseymoz (5,172 posts)

2. Wants to commit suicide via execution.

Might have been his plan all along.

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Sun May 6, 2012, 04:53 PM

BlueJazz (17,762 posts)

4. ..And this guy "has it together" better than most Republicans.

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Sun May 6, 2012, 04:56 PM

Ptah (25,023 posts)

5. Why does Raw story misspell his name twice? n/t

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Sun May 6, 2012, 04:58 PM

etherealtruth (8,354 posts)

6. "The judge ordered Hecker to undergo a psychological evaluation. "

No sh*t!

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Sun May 6, 2012, 05:03 PM

Turbineguy (16,545 posts)

7. The Doctor prescribes

Fox News deprivation. In time, he may become well.

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Sun May 6, 2012, 05:18 PM

CanonRay (4,680 posts)

8. One less vote for Rmoney in Virginia in November...

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Sun May 6, 2012, 09:08 PM

JohnnyRingo (9,327 posts)

10. April 19th...

is not an arbitrary date for this kind of activity.

It may be a coincidence, and this guy may just be a nut, but Tim McVeigh also asked to be executed immediately.

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Mon May 7, 2012, 01:01 AM

Joseph8th (228 posts)

11. Crazy man. Dangerous? Let's hope it's for justice to decide. nt

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Mon May 7, 2012, 01:04 AM

Jamaal510 (3,158 posts)

12. I find it intriguing

how whenever someone gets caught plotting to kill a politician, it usually is a conservative. I know these people love their guns and playing around with their death penalties and such, but good grief...in fact, I don't think I've ever seen any liberals plotting murders on any Republicans.

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Mon May 7, 2012, 05:47 PM

polichick (30,375 posts)

18. The Republican brain is fearful and often irrational...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Republican-Brain-Science-Science/dp/1118094514

Heard the author discussing this with Mike Papantonio on the radio today.

Maybe these plotters are acting out of some pretty wicked anxiety/paranoia.

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Mon May 7, 2012, 08:06 AM

sofa king (8,695 posts)

13. Funny thing about the Valley of Virginia

It runs roughly north-south, and is usually wide enough to be lined with pairs of cities running down its length.

The cities on the west side (Allegheny side) tend to be quite nice, with good universities, including James Madison, Virginia Tech, and Washington and Lee, and high turnout in favor of Democrats.

The cities on the east side (Blue Ridge side) have religious and community colleges, higher poverty, and tend to vote heavily Republican.

This guy is from the east side. Waynesboro was named for "Mad" Anthony Wayne. Our Valley's most amusing practical joker once proposed putting up a 60-foot monument to Wayne in the city's landfill.

I think there is something in the water around here.

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Mon May 7, 2012, 05:52 PM

polichick (30,375 posts)

19. I once had a conversation with a woman from Lynchburg...

...who tried to tell me that her area was the "real" Virginia - I blew her mind by telling her how much I loved Northern Virginia, with all its wonderful diversity. lol

(I guess UVA is the exception with regard to your scenario.)

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Mon May 7, 2012, 07:05 PM

sofa king (8,695 posts)

20. Heh, UVA is on the other side of the hill.

They're just on the other side of the Blue Ridge and therefore not part of the Valley, so I wasn't counting it even though it does have a role to play.

In Northern Virginia terms, Charlottesville is Fairfax and Staunton is Leesburg, with Waynesboro being an even less charming Sterling between them. There is even a little village called Fishersville which is being Ashburned as we speak. Just on a smaller scale.

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Tue May 8, 2012, 08:44 AM

mahatmakanejeeves (3,613 posts)

21. "... Fishersville which is being Ashburned...."

I'm sorry to hear that.

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Mon May 7, 2012, 08:44 AM

madokie (36,577 posts)

14. If he wants to die why doesn't he turn his gun on himself

the guy is an attention whore who doesn't know how to get any other than through stupidity. Lock him up and throw away the key. better yet weld the door shut leaving only a tiny hole to feed him through.

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Mon May 7, 2012, 03:54 PM

SleeplessinSoCal (1,639 posts)

15. Particularly troubling: "Get out of jail free" card? . . .

. . . . "Hacker refused to be sworn during an appearance in a federal court in Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday, telling a judge that he wanted to be sentenced immediately and given the death penalty. The judge ordered Hecker to undergo a psychological evaluation."

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Mon May 7, 2012, 04:48 PM

slackmaster (60,567 posts)

17. There's no way he'll be turned loose any time soon. Results of the psychological examination...

...will determine whether or not he's mentally competent to stand trial. If not, he'll be warehoused in a government psychiatric hospital.

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Tue May 8, 2012, 06:33 PM

SleeplessinSoCal (1,639 posts)

22. Why can't he make money for private prisons like everyone else?

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Mon May 7, 2012, 03:57 PM

slackmaster (60,567 posts)

16. Mental illness is often tragic, and sometimes even dangerous

I'm glad the guy is in custody.

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