FBI says it disrupted a New Year's Eve attack plan inspired by Islamic State group

https://apnews.com/article/fbi-islamic-state-group-attack-charlotte-44f31a4463af3d68c3f9c5f2eaac8057

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WoodScientist@lemmy.world · 66 pts · 266d (6 replies)

Translation: we found some mentally ill kid, groomed him into participating an imaginary terrorist attack, and charged him once we had done enough for us to nail him.

frongt@lemmy.zip · 40 pts · 266d (3 replies)

Yeah, reading the article, that's basically what happened.

FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 266d (2 replies)

Same as it ever was.

supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 266d (1 reply)

Same as it ever was

DCErik@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 266d

Same as it ever was

SARGE@startrek.website · 8 pts · 266d

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phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 266d

But he had hammers! He could have killed hundreds of people with those if they were made of fissionable material and he was able to start a chain reaction, a capability which I'm sure the government would confidently assert that he could achieve "within two to three years."

Sumocat@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 266d (5 replies)

“Their online messages, along with a recent search of his home, indicated attacks would occur with knives and hammers…” — So, they found no explosives or guns in their suspect’s house and went with whatever potential weapons they could find.

SARGE@startrek.website · 20 pts · 266d

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Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 266d (3 replies)

I own 10 hammers, guess I’m a terrorist. Could be a mechanic. No, no, definitely terrorist.

ibelieveinthehousehippo@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 266d (1 reply)

Do you have a favourite hammer? Mine's the ball peen...

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 265d

My most often used hammer.

LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 266d

Can I borrow a hammer? I really do need to get a new one though.. maybe next year

velindora@lemmy.cafe · 20 pts · 266d

Inspired by?