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A federal judge has sentenced a teen who sent death threats to South Burlington High School to probation despite his violation of court orders.
Josiah Leach, 19, appeared Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Rutland.
Prosecutors Michael Drescher and Eugenia Cowles said last week they would ask a judge for a five-year probation sentence.
Judge Geoffrey Crawford agreed and released him from federal custody.
Leach pleaded guilty last October to emailing a "murder list" on April 20, 2017, targeting 16 students and staff.
He was originally released on house arrest, but violated the conditions of his release and was arrested again.
Leach was also kicked out of a mental health program after he set off three smoke bombs and caused the building to be evacuated.
RUTLAND, Vt. —
A federal judge has sentenced a teen who sent death threats to South Burlington High School to probation despite his violation of court orders.
Josiah Leach, 19, appeared Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Rutland.
Prosecutors Michael Drescher and Eugenia Cowles said last week they would ask a judge for a five-year probation sentence.
Judge Geoffrey Crawford agreed and released him from federal custody.
Leach pleaded guilty last October to emailing a "murder list" on April 20, 2017, targeting 16 students and staff.
He was originally released on house arrest, but violated the conditions of his release and was arrested again.
Leach was also kicked out of a mental health program after he set off three smoke bombs and caused the building to be evacuated.
Student who sent death threats to South Burlington HS gets probation
I would be very surprised if this guy didn't shoot up a school.
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Which number are you asking about its becoming 1000 or 100? The "4" or the "10K?"Do we want to cast that large of a net and remove legal gun ownership rights of maybe 10,000 people to prevent 4 school shootings over a year? If that number is 1,000 is it worth it? 100?
In my opinion the problem is not guns.RUTLAND, Vt. —
A federal judge has sentenced a teen who sent death threats to South Burlington High School to probation despite his violation of court orders.
Josiah Leach, 19, appeared Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Rutland.
Prosecutors Michael Drescher and Eugenia Cowles said last week they would ask a judge for a five-year probation sentence.
Judge Geoffrey Crawford agreed and released him from federal custody.
Leach pleaded guilty last October to emailing a "murder list" on April 20, 2017, targeting 16 students and staff.
He was originally released on house arrest, but violated the conditions of his release and was arrested again.
Leach was also kicked out of a mental health program after he set off three smoke bombs and caused the building to be evacuated.
Student who sent death threats to South Burlington HS gets probation
I would be very surprised if this guy didn't shoot up a school.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
What part of this would you like to debate? I think this is a numbers game just like other profiling which I'm both for and against.
I figure each High School has 4 predictable choices for next school shooter in it at any one time.
Do we want to cast that large of a net and remove legal gun ownership rights of maybe 10,000 people to prevent 4 school shootings over a year? If that number is 1,000 is it worth it? 100?
I dunno. I probably fall someplace between the 1,000 and 10,000 mark but don't let me seem like I'm dug in.
In my opinion the problem is not guns.RUTLAND, Vt. —
A federal judge has sentenced a teen who sent death threats to South Burlington High School to probation despite his violation of court orders.
Josiah Leach, 19, appeared Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Rutland.
Prosecutors Michael Drescher and Eugenia Cowles said last week they would ask a judge for a five-year probation sentence.
Judge Geoffrey Crawford agreed and released him from federal custody.
Leach pleaded guilty last October to emailing a "murder list" on April 20, 2017, targeting 16 students and staff.
He was originally released on house arrest, but violated the conditions of his release and was arrested again.
Leach was also kicked out of a mental health program after he set off three smoke bombs and caused the building to be evacuated.
Student who sent death threats to South Burlington HS gets probation
I would be very surprised if this guy didn't shoot up a school.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
What part of this would you like to debate? I think this is a numbers game just like other profiling which I'm both for and against.
I figure each High School has 4 predictable choices for next school shooter in it at any one time.
Do we want to cast that large of a net and remove legal gun ownership rights of maybe 10,000 people to prevent 4 school shootings over a year? If that number is 1,000 is it worth it? 100?
I dunno. I probably fall someplace between the 1,000 and 10,000 mark but don't let me seem like I'm dug in.
The problem is not mental health.
The problem is those who should be preventing these incidents are not doing their job.
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Law enforcement.In my opinion the problem is not guns.RUTLAND, Vt. —
A federal judge has sentenced a teen who sent death threats to South Burlington High School to probation despite his violation of court orders.
Josiah Leach, 19, appeared Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Rutland.
Prosecutors Michael Drescher and Eugenia Cowles said last week they would ask a judge for a five-year probation sentence.
Judge Geoffrey Crawford agreed and released him from federal custody.
Leach pleaded guilty last October to emailing a "murder list" on April 20, 2017, targeting 16 students and staff.
He was originally released on house arrest, but violated the conditions of his release and was arrested again.
Leach was also kicked out of a mental health program after he set off three smoke bombs and caused the building to be evacuated.
Student who sent death threats to South Burlington HS gets probation
I would be very surprised if this guy didn't shoot up a school.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
What part of this would you like to debate? I think this is a numbers game just like other profiling which I'm both for and against.
I figure each High School has 4 predictable choices for next school shooter in it at any one time.
Do we want to cast that large of a net and remove legal gun ownership rights of maybe 10,000 people to prevent 4 school shootings over a year? If that number is 1,000 is it worth it? 100?
I dunno. I probably fall someplace between the 1,000 and 10,000 mark but don't let me seem like I'm dug in.
The problem is not mental health.
The problem is those who should be preventing these incidents are not doing their job.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
Hello Billy,
Who is not doing their job in your opinion?
you put far too much faith in government law enforcement.I don't think he's gonna go to that school and shoot it up. Why? Because he's on probation for the next 5 years, and if he has any contact with those on his "murder list" or goes anywhere near that school, he will be arrested and put in jail for the next 5 years.
They are going to be watching this kid like a hawk.
Yeah the cops show up after the bodies hit the floor.you put far too much faith in government law enforcement.I don't think he's gonna go to that school and shoot it up. Why? Because he's on probation for the next 5 years, and if he has any contact with those on his "murder list" or goes anywhere near that school, he will be arrested and put in jail for the next 5 years.
They are going to be watching this kid like a hawk.
People on parole commit crimes all the time
I don't think he's gonna go to that school and shoot it up. Why? Because he's on probation for the next 5 years, and if he has any contact with those on his "murder list" or goes anywhere near that school, he will be arrested and put in jail for the next 5 years.
They are going to be watching this kid like a hawk.
Law enforcement.In my opinion the problem is not guns.RUTLAND, Vt. —
A federal judge has sentenced a teen who sent death threats to South Burlington High School to probation despite his violation of court orders.
Josiah Leach, 19, appeared Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Rutland.
Prosecutors Michael Drescher and Eugenia Cowles said last week they would ask a judge for a five-year probation sentence.
Judge Geoffrey Crawford agreed and released him from federal custody.
Leach pleaded guilty last October to emailing a "murder list" on April 20, 2017, targeting 16 students and staff.
He was originally released on house arrest, but violated the conditions of his release and was arrested again.
Leach was also kicked out of a mental health program after he set off three smoke bombs and caused the building to be evacuated.
Student who sent death threats to South Burlington HS gets probation
I would be very surprised if this guy didn't shoot up a school.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
What part of this would you like to debate? I think this is a numbers game just like other profiling which I'm both for and against.
I figure each High School has 4 predictable choices for next school shooter in it at any one time.
Do we want to cast that large of a net and remove legal gun ownership rights of maybe 10,000 people to prevent 4 school shootings over a year? If that number is 1,000 is it worth it? 100?
I dunno. I probably fall someplace between the 1,000 and 10,000 mark but don't let me seem like I'm dug in.
The problem is not mental health.
The problem is those who should be preventing these incidents are not doing their job.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
Hello Billy,
Who is not doing their job in your opinion?
The Government.
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Depending on the specifics of the tbreat, that was made known to them; they quite possibly could have recommended increased security measures for the school.Law enforcement.In my opinion the problem is not guns.RUTLAND, Vt. —
Student who sent death threats to South Burlington HS gets probation
I would be very surprised if this guy didn't shoot up a school.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
What part of this would you like to debate? I think this is a numbers game just like other profiling which I'm both for and against.
I figure each High School has 4 predictable choices for next school shooter in it at any one time.
Do we want to cast that large of a net and remove legal gun ownership rights of maybe 10,000 people to prevent 4 school shootings over a year? If that number is 1,000 is it worth it? 100?
I dunno. I probably fall someplace between the 1,000 and 10,000 mark but don't let me seem like I'm dug in.
The problem is not mental health.
The problem is those who should be preventing these incidents are not doing their job.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
Hello Billy,
Who is not doing their job in your opinion?
The Government.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
If we are thinking about the FBI I believe it was who did not follow up on the warnings, yup.
It does seem they missed a chance to prevent this. What do you think they should have done?
How many similar warnings do they get a year?
Yeah the cops show up after the bodies hit the floor.you put far too much faith in government law enforcement.I don't think he's gonna go to that school and shoot it up. Why? Because he's on probation for the next 5 years, and if he has any contact with those on his "murder list" or goes anywhere near that school, he will be arrested and put in jail for the next 5 years.
They are going to be watching this kid like a hawk.
People on parole commit crimes all the time
Law enforcement.In my opinion the problem is not guns.RUTLAND, Vt. —
A federal judge has sentenced a teen who sent death threats to South Burlington High School to probation despite his violation of court orders.
Josiah Leach, 19, appeared Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Rutland.
Prosecutors Michael Drescher and Eugenia Cowles said last week they would ask a judge for a five-year probation sentence.
Judge Geoffrey Crawford agreed and released him from federal custody.
Leach pleaded guilty last October to emailing a "murder list" on April 20, 2017, targeting 16 students and staff.
He was originally released on house arrest, but violated the conditions of his release and was arrested again.
Leach was also kicked out of a mental health program after he set off three smoke bombs and caused the building to be evacuated.
Student who sent death threats to South Burlington HS gets probation
I would be very surprised if this guy didn't shoot up a school.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
What part of this would you like to debate? I think this is a numbers game just like other profiling which I'm both for and against.
I figure each High School has 4 predictable choices for next school shooter in it at any one time.
Do we want to cast that large of a net and remove legal gun ownership rights of maybe 10,000 people to prevent 4 school shootings over a year? If that number is 1,000 is it worth it? 100?
I dunno. I probably fall someplace between the 1,000 and 10,000 mark but don't let me seem like I'm dug in.
The problem is not mental health.
The problem is those who should be preventing these incidents are not doing their job.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
Hello Billy,
Who is not doing their job in your opinion?
The Government.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
Law enforcement.In my opinion the problem is not guns.RUTLAND, Vt. —
Student who sent death threats to South Burlington HS gets probation
I would be very surprised if this guy didn't shoot up a school.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
What part of this would you like to debate? I think this is a numbers game just like other profiling which I'm both for and against.
I figure each High School has 4 predictable choices for next school shooter in it at any one time.
Do we want to cast that large of a net and remove legal gun ownership rights of maybe 10,000 people to prevent 4 school shootings over a year? If that number is 1,000 is it worth it? 100?
I dunno. I probably fall someplace between the 1,000 and 10,000 mark but don't let me seem like I'm dug in.
The problem is not mental health.
The problem is those who should be preventing these incidents are not doing their job.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
Hello Billy,
Who is not doing their job in your opinion?
The Government.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
Someone who makes threats like this should be held over in a psychiatric ward pending an evaluation. This is one of the things the government could change in the law that could prevent these things from happening
RUTLAND, Vt. —
A federal judge has sentenced a teen who sent death threats to South Burlington High School to probation despite his violation of court orders.
Josiah Leach, 19, appeared Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Rutland.
Prosecutors Michael Drescher and Eugenia Cowles said last week they would ask a judge for a five-year probation sentence.
Judge Geoffrey Crawford agreed and released him from federal custody.
Leach pleaded guilty last October to emailing a "murder list" on April 20, 2017, targeting 16 students and staff.
He was originally released on house arrest, but violated the conditions of his release and was arrested again.
Leach was also kicked out of a mental health program after he set off three smoke bombs and caused the building to be evacuated.
Student who sent death threats to South Burlington HS gets probation
I would be very surprised if this guy didn't shoot up a school.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
What part of this would you like to debate? I think this is a numbers game just like other profiling which I'm both for and against.
I figure each High School has 4 predictable choices for next school shooter in it at any one time.
Do we want to cast that large of a net and remove legal gun ownership rights of maybe 10,000 people to prevent 4 school shootings over a year? If that number is 1,000 is it worth it? 100?
I dunno. I probably fall someplace between the 1,000 and 10,000 mark but don't let me seem like I'm dug in.
Law enforcement.In my opinion the problem is not guns.What part of this would you like to debate? I think this is a numbers game just like other profiling which I'm both for and against.
I figure each High School has 4 predictable choices for next school shooter in it at any one time.
Do we want to cast that large of a net and remove legal gun ownership rights of maybe 10,000 people to prevent 4 school shootings over a year? If that number is 1,000 is it worth it? 100?
I dunno. I probably fall someplace between the 1,000 and 10,000 mark but don't let me seem like I'm dug in.
The problem is not mental health.
The problem is those who should be preventing these incidents are not doing their job.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
Hello Billy,
Who is not doing their job in your opinion?
The Government.
Sent from my SM-J727VPP using Tapatalk
Someone who makes threats like this should be held over in a psychiatric ward pending an evaluation. This is one of the things the government could change in the law that could prevent these things from happening
Yes. But, Democrats and the ACLU will not let that happen, not without legal harassment and massive expenses; a big chunk of the public will not support doing the right thing.
