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Moron or terrorist?

grrl

grrl

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I vote for moron.

Man says he forgot pipe bomb was in luggage
Charged with trying to take device on plane, he says it was meant for fun

Updated: 9:35 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2005

OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma man told federal investigators he forgot a pipe bomb he built for fun was in his luggage when tried to board an airplane, according to court documents released Thursday.

Charles Alfred Dreyling Jr., 24, was charged Thursday with trying to carry the bomb aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Oklahoma City to Atlanta on Wednesday, according to the documents.

Dreyling was released Thursday on $10,000 bail. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

FBI agents and Oklahoma City police officers said the pipe bomb contained a metal cartridge filled with gunpowder attached to a detonator made from model rocket parts, according to an affidavit filed by the FBI.

Dreyling, a student at the University of Oklahoma, could have detonated the bomb using his cell phone battery, according to the affidavit.

Dreyling told investigators he made bombs for recreation and had recently set off several devices with friends in rural Oklahoma, according to the affidavit.

Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.
 
I might have to agree, except for the setting off with a cell phone battery part. That sounds very suspicous to me...

-spike
 
Who in the hell builds a pipe bomb for fun?

What's next? Throw a machete at a ball player for fun? This is why we have to drink beer out of plastic bottles at events now.
 
Originally posted by: C6FT7
Who in the hell builds a pipe bomb for fun?

What's next? Throw a machete at a ball player for fun? This is why we have to drink beer out of plastic bottles at events now.
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i think it's a valid hobby, just like guns.

but it's probably BS here.
 
Originally posted by: grrl
I vote for moron.

Man says he forgot pipe bomb was in luggage
Charged with trying to take device on plane, he says it was meant for fun

Updated: 9:35 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2005

OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma man told federal investigators he forgot a pipe bomb he built for fun was in his luggage when tried to board an airplane, according to court documents released Thursday.

Charles Alfred Dreyling Jr., 24, was charged Thursday with trying to carry the bomb aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Oklahoma City to Atlanta on Wednesday, according to the documents.

Dreyling was released Thursday on $10,000 bail. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

FBI agents and Oklahoma City police officers said the pipe bomb contained a metal cartridge filled with gunpowder attached to a detonator made from model rocket parts, according to an affidavit filed by the FBI.

Dreyling, a student at the University of Oklahoma, could have detonated the bomb using his cell phone battery, according to the affidavit.

Dreyling told investigators he made bombs for recreation and had recently set off several devices with friends in rural Oklahoma, according to the affidavit.

Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.
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Moron if it was in his check-in and there was no way to set it off. If that was in his carry on luggage and he had means of detonation, send him straight to jail.

I've accidentally taken my grooming kit with my carry on luggage, but a bomb? Common now...
 
Originally posted by: C6FT7
Who in the hell builds a pipe bomb for fun?

What's next? Throw a machete at a ball player for fun? This is why we have to drink beer out of plastic bottles at events now.
Click to expand...

Me and my friends... dont knock it till youve blown up a few stumps out of the ground with them
 
I was coming back from DC last year and I got in trouble for having a knife in my backpack. I'd used it for eatting lunch earlier that day and completely forgot I'd left it in my bag. I ended up having to pay 5 bucks to mail it to myself. So, I guess it's POSSIBLE, but, doesn't seem very likely. :S
 
terrorist.

how does one forget that a pipe bomb is in his luggage? it seems rather likely that he had other motives.
 
I walked through an airport screaning station with a loaded .45 clip in my carry on bag once. I forgot the clip was in there. Imagine my surprise when they pulled me aside and pulled that out of my bag! This was prior to 9/11 though so they just held onto it and let my wife pick it up on her way out (I was flying on business and she was just seeing me off).

Edit-This story just sounds waaay too suspicious though.
 
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