Mad bomber student who wanted to kill Jesus may have a plan B
Now, here’s a strange story for you:
A teen accused of plotting to blow up his high school told police that he wanted to die, go to heaven and kill Jesus, federal authorities said Tuesday.
Prosecutors argued in a federal courtroom that the statements are an indication that 18-year-old Ryan Schallenberger needs a psychological evaluation.
“His conduct is bizarre,” prosecutor Buddy Bethea told Judge Thomas Rogers III, who did not immediately issue a ruling. “I think it screams out in his conduct that he be evaluated.”
Defense attorney Bill Nettles said the request was premature, and that Schallenberger was competent to help in his defense.
I can’t say I get this. If even the prosecutors think this guy is crazier than a chihuahua on crack, why would the defence hold that their client is fit to be tried?
Still, it’s a great story and it sure as Hell counters the oft-heard complaint that today’s youth is too fickle, lazy & unfocused and has no ambitions at all.
You can say a lot of things about young Ryan Schallenberger but in wanting to kill Jesus - even though he would not be the first one to accomplish this - he certainly showed enough ambition.
One could question his tactics though. Wanting to go to Heaven in order to kill Jesus seems to be more practical than to hang around on earth waiting for the Man to finally come round for that much touted but much-postponed Second Coming. If you want to kill someone being pro-active won’t hurt - and yet, I am no theology student but it seems that (apart from a few moronic jihadis) not many people would think that blowing up a school would be the shortest way to Heaven.
Ah well, maybe young Schallenberger will come up with a more realistic plan the next time round.
Or wait… maybe he already has! maybe that’s why he told his defence team that he needs to stand trial. Perhaps he wants to go to jail rather than a nut house because it’s a well-known fact that many people in jail find Jesus there.
As Baldrick would say, “My lord, I have a cunning plan!”
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