Fake bomb near Wrigley

[Pushfrog98]

I hadn't read anything about this...

 

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/article_a6458a84-c586-11df-bcd4-001cc4c03286.html

A man arrested for allegedly placing a backpack he thought contained a bomb near Chicago's Wrigley Field got the fake explosive from an FBI undercover agent, authorities say -- a tactic that has been used in other U.S. terrorism cases in recent years.

[javy knows my name]

This guy was a [expletive] [expletive]. He told like several co-workers of his various plans of amateur mass destruction and the guy went to the feds and they strung him along for months. He was not capable of doing [expletive] anyway, IMO

[Old Style]

It would have been a disaster if he really did bomb Wrigley and do serious damage to the building. Of course, if he had to do it at least he tried to bomb it while Dave Matthews was playing there.

[daske17]

This guy was a [expletive] [expletive]. He told like several co-workers of his various plans of amateur mass destruction and the guy went to the feds and they strung him along for months. He was not capable of doing [expletive] anyway, IMO

 

I think we should be grateful that he was such an idiot. If he had talked to someone who actually had access to bomb-making materials, this would have been a tragedy.

 

But Merkles may have been destroyed, so not a real tragedy.

[jersey cubs fan]

This guy was a [expletive] [expletive]. He told like several co-workers of his various plans of amateur mass destruction and the guy went to the feds and they strung him along for months. He was not capable of doing [expletive] anyway, IMO

 

obviously he was capable, because if it was real it would have done damage. You don't have to be suave, discreet and highly intelligent to cause a lot of damage.

[EhDubya]

Execute this guy. Send a message.

 

(and I'm not a fan of capital punishment)

[chuckywang]

At least it doesn't seem to be religiously motivated. It would be national news if it were.

[javy knows my name]

Execute this guy. Send a message.

 

(and I'm not a fan of capital punishment)

Given the above, I don't believe this even a little bit

[Prizefight]

Execute this guy. Send a message.

 

(and I'm not a fan of capital punishment)

Given the above, I don't believe this even a little bit

 

 

I do as I feel the same way.

[javy knows my name]

Execute this guy. Send a message.

 

(and I'm not a fan of capital punishment)

Given the above, I don't believe this even a little bit

 

 

I do as I feel the same way.

Well it's the dumbest [expletive] thing I've ever heard

[Prizefight]

Well it's the dumbest [expletive] thing I've ever heard

 

 

Sorry that I fail to see much hope for rehabilitation for someone who thought they were setting off a bomb in Chicago.

[soapy]

Well it's the dumbest [expletive] thing I've ever heard

 

 

Sorry that I fail to see much hope for rehabilitation for someone who thought they were setting off a bomb in Chicago.

 

So you believe in capital punishment. That's the point.

 

edit: I guess he technically said "not a fan" not that he didn't believe in it.

[OleMissCub]

Not sure about in Illinois, but in most states his conviction could lead to the death penalty being a sentencing option.

[Prizefight]

 

edit: I guess he technically said "not a fan" not that he didn't believe in it.

 

 

Yea, it's a bit of a semantical argument with the 'not a fan'. I personally don't see it as a black/white issue, but the vast majority of the time I'm against it. At the very least life is prison no parole etc.

[UMFan83]

Thank God this didn't happen. I don't want a mosque on the Wrigley Field site.

[Careless]

At least it doesn't seem to be religiously motivated. It would be national news if it were.

Yes, a "devout Muslim" who was "seeking to wage jihad on the streets of America" and called september 11th "a beautiful day" clearly wasn't religiously motivated

Not sure about in Illinois, but in most states his conviction could lead to the death penalty being a sentencing option.

5 years to life

[Wheelimus]

Thank God this didn't happen. I don't want a mosque on the Wrigley Field site.

 

Or, gasp, TWO BLOCKS AWAY!?!?!?!!!!

[Outshined_One]

Thank God this didn't happen. I don't want a mosque on the Wrigley Field site.

 

Or, gasp, TWO BLOCKS AWAY!?!?!?!!!!

 

THINK OF THE SENSITIVITY TO DMB FANS!!!!!!

[daske17]

Thank God this didn't happen. I don't want a mosque on the Wrigley Field site.

 

Or, gasp, TWO BLOCKS AWAY!?!?!?!!!!

 

THINK OF THE SENSITIVITY TO DMB FANS!!!!!!

 

Fans of Dave Matthews deserve no sensitivity.

[chuckywang]

At least it doesn't seem to be religiously motivated. It would be national news if it were.

Yes, a "devout Muslim" who was "seeking to wage jihad on the streets of America" and called september 11th "a beautiful day" clearly wasn't religiously motivated

Um, did you read the article?

 

 

"He wanted to transform the city of Chicago, he wanted to make a statement and he wanted to replace the mayor of Chicago," Grant said. "He was unhappy with the way the city was running. He was also unhappy with things that were happening in other parts of world."

[Careless]

At least it doesn't seem to be religiously motivated. It would be national news if it were.

Yes, a "devout Muslim" who was "seeking to wage jihad on the streets of America" and called september 11th "a beautiful day" clearly wasn't religiously motivated

Um, did you read the article?

 

 

"He wanted to transform the city of Chicago, he wanted to make a statement and he wanted to replace the mayor of Chicago," Grant said. "He was unhappy with the way the city was running. He was also unhappy with things that were happening in other parts of world."

Yes, that article appears to be trying to downplay the religious angle. I didn't make those quotes up, they're from other articles.

[chuckywang]

At least it doesn't seem to be religiously motivated. It would be national news if it were.

Yes, a "devout Muslim" who was "seeking to wage jihad on the streets of America" and called september 11th "a beautiful day" clearly wasn't religiously motivated

Um, did you read the article?

 

 

"He wanted to transform the city of Chicago, he wanted to make a statement and he wanted to replace the mayor of Chicago," Grant said. "He was unhappy with the way the city was running. He was also unhappy with things that were happening in other parts of world."

Yes, that article appears to be trying to downplay the religious angle. I didn't make those quotes up, they're from other articles.

 

Do you have a link? Here's another article that puts it more frankly:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-09-20/news/ct-met-wrigleyville-bomb-plot-20100920_1_car-bombs-phony-bomb-terrorism-plot

 

 

Authorities said Hassoun wasn't motivated by religious or political views but rather by a bizarre desire to undermine the mayor's political support and allow an associate to take control of the city. He also hoped to profit from the scheme by being paid for his terrorism work by supporters, the charges alleged.

[jersey cubs fan]

that's as foolproof a plan as the underwear gnomes'

[SpongeWorthy]

This guy was a [expletive] [expletive]. He told like several co-workers of his various plans of amateur mass destruction and the guy went to the feds and they strung him along for months. He was not capable of doing [expletive] anyway, IMO

 

obviously he was capable, because if it was real it would have done damage. You don't have to be suave, discreet and highly intelligent to cause a lot of damage.

 

It would seem like getting your hands on a real, functioning bomb is like 99% of the equation here.

[jersey cubs fan]

This guy was a [expletive] [expletive]. He told like several co-workers of his various plans of amateur mass destruction and the guy went to the feds and they strung him along for months. He was not capable of doing [expletive] anyway, IMO

 

obviously he was capable, because if it was real it would have done damage. You don't have to be suave, discreet and highly intelligent to cause a lot of damage.

 

It would seem like getting your hands on a real, functioning bomb is like 99% of the equation here.

 

Not hard at all.