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Patriot Act for pranksters?(INSIDER REPORT)
John W. Pompeii, a 16-year-old student at upstate New York's Colonie Central High School, had a stupid idea: he was going to rig up a dummy bomb and hide it in a school restroom. Not only was Pompeii stupid enough to follow through on his stupid idea, his stupidity was sufficient to inspire him to talk about his plan with other students.
There should be a price to pay for criminal stupidity. In Pompeii's case, precipitating a school crisis involving a bomb disposal unit has led to felony charges, including reckless endangerment and illegal possession of "noxious material." However, the charges will not likely end there. As Colonie Police Chief Steven Heider told the local press, Pompeii's prank is actually covered by the federal Patriot Act.
"You have to understand, with school safety and the school setting, this actually falls under the Patriot Act," stated Heider. "We'll be looking at federal charges, in addition to state and local charges.... This is a very serious, unforgiving act by someone who was hell bent, obviously, on obstructing the school process." Ap parently, obstruction of the "school process" is now an apocalyptic crime rivaling al-Qaeda's depredations.
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