[Vision2020] 11-year-old Spokane Valley boy arrested for making school shooting threats on Snapchat

[Janesta Sullivan]

if a person makes a threat to hijack a plane.
they are arrested.

same should happen with school threats.
a felony, everywhere,

On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 4:27 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Can you show us that recent legislation has classified such threats as a
> misdemeanor.  All the sources I have browsed state that such violators are
> given nothing more than a citation.
>
> Concerning your suggestion that I transplant to Washington state . . .
>
> No thanks, DC.
>
> I think I’ll stick around.
>
> Now, if’n you want to join your buddy Wally Steed . . .
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
> On Apr 12, 2018, at 2:07 PM, Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> As previously reported by several news sources, this sort of thing (if it
> happened off school grounds) was not a crime at all in Idaho until after
> this most recent legislative session.  Now, it’s a misdemeanor, which
> means  the violator has to go to court.
>
>
>
> If that’s not satisfying enough for folks, then they should contact their
> legislators to make changes in the law during the next legislative session.
>
>
>
> On another note, if you think things are better in Washington, move to
> Washington.  It is possible, I’ve seen people do it.
>
>
>
> DC
>
>
>
> *From:* vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@
> moscow.com <vision2020-bounces at moscow.com>] *On Behalf Of *Tom Hansen
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 12, 2018 1:09 PM
> *To:* Moscow Vision 2020
> *Subject:* [Vision2020] 11-year-old Spokane Valley boy arrested for
> making school shooting threats on Snapchat
>
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>
> “The boy was arrested and taken to the Spokane County Juvenile Detention
> Facility where he was charged with Threats to Bomb or Injure Property,
> which is a *felony* [emphasis added]”
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>
> If this happened in Idaho, the boy would probably be sent to bed without
> dessert.
>
>
>
> Courtesy of KHQ at:
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> http://www.khq.com/story/37944560/11-year-old-spokane-
> valley-boy-arrested-for-making-school-shooting-threats-on-snapchat
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> 11-year-old Spokane Valley boy arrested for making school shooting threats
> on Snapchat
>
> SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Spokane Valley deputies arrested a middle school
> student after receiving information about a Snapchat threatening a school
> shooting.
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> Deputies say the Snapchat contained a picture of a gun, along with the
> threat. The 11-year-old boy told deputies it was a joke.
>
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> Deputies say the original Snapchat was sent by the boy to another student.
> The replayed the message for a youth group leader, who reported to an
> adult.
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> Witnesses said the message stated, "There's going to be a school shooting
> tomorrow. Tell your Mama. Psych." and was sent with a picture of a rifle.
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> A deputy contacted the 11-year-old boy who was cooperative and said it was
> meant as a joke.
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> "Two of his friends replied to the message saying it was messed up and the
> cops are coming," Deputy Mark Gregory said in a release. "He said he
> apologized to both friends and realized afterward he had made a bad
> decision."
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> The boy was arrested and taken to the Spokane County Juvenile Detention
> Facility where he was charged with Threats to Bomb or Injure Property,
> which is a felony.
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> "Spokane County will have a zero-tolerance policy for making threats
> toward shooting up a school or classmates and if you make such threats, we
> will arrest you,” Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said.
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> "We ask parents of school-aged students to talk with their children about
> social media and know what applications they are using," the Sheriff's
> Office said. "Some of these apps, such as Snapchat, make it nearly
> impossible to monitor activities as they delete posts/messages
> automatically. Other apps are designed to look harmless but enable
> pictures/screenshots to be hidden or locked from view without secretly
> entering a password. It is up to each parent how they raise their children,
> which includes the use of social media. Please be aware of these apps and
> technologies specifically designed to be secret. The entire world can be
> accessed from a smartphone, tablet or computer, all of which have photo and
> video capabilities."
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>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
>
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
>
>
> Tom Hansen
>
> Moscow, Idaho
>
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