Florida man arrested in plot to get rich by bombing Target stores

[malaise]

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/17/us/target-bomb-arrest/
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Mark Barnett had what he thought was a great get-rich-quick scheme involving homemade bombs, Target superstores, and well-timed trades on the stock market.
It did not go according to plan.

Barnett, a 48-year-old from Ocala, Florida, is accused of possession of a destructive device affecting commerce, the US Attorney's Office in the Middle District of Florida said in a statement Thursday.
Barnett allegedly built 10 explosive devices and disguised them as food-item boxes, and he delivered those boxes to an unnamed person to place them in Target stores along the East Coast, according to a federal criminal complaint.
The plan, Barnett told that person, was to set off the bombs in Target stores in Florida, Virginia, and New York, sending the company's stock value down. Barnett would then buy Target stock cheaply, and sit and wait as the stock rebounded, which he referred to as "easy money," according to the criminal complaint.
But that person instead presented the bombs to a probation officer, who then took them to law enforcement officials. Barnett was arrested Tuesday.

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Remember now - he is not a terrorist

[guillaumeb]

1. Does not sound like a Muslim name.

Cannot be a terrorist.

[malaise]

2. Did you see his photo at link

Clearly not

[mercuryblues]

3. Nope not a terrorist

48 year old white man, he couldn't possibly be a terrorist. Hmmm. Placing bombs in a chain of stores to drive their stock doen, so he could scoop it up on the cheap. The news said he is also a registered sex offender, on probation for multiple felony counts, kidnapping, sexual battery and grand theft.

[LisaM]

4. Good lord.

In a subsequent search of Barnett's residence, law enforcement officers recovered rocket motor ignitors, M-5000 explosives, and battery sources consistent with the type used in the explosive devices, according to the criminal complaint.

[malaise]

5. A terrorist on steroids

[Lindsay]

6. Just a good American

entrepreneur.

[malaise]

7. An economic terrorist

Damn there are sickos out there

[Freelancer]

8. So... he targetted Target. Time for a name change, maybe?? -nt

[malaise]

13. Well it's a stupid name for a store

anyway

[denverbill]

9. I don't think he actually fits the definition.

Terrorism requires a motivation. You have to be motivated by a desire for political, religious, or other goals that your terrorism is supposed to inspire. This guy wasn't trying to destroy capitalism or start a race/religious war, he was trying to make money.

He's also incredibly stupid. Instead of blowing stuff up and waiting for the stock to drop to buy it cheap, he should have bought puts beforehand and sold them right after the attack. Remember all the puts that were bought on airlines right before 9-11? The FBI never did tell us who bought those, and they know.

[malaise]

11. He was motivated to enrich himself

economic terrorism

[mcar]

10. I'm about ready to give up on this state

Just at the time when friends and family are retiring here.

[malaise]

12. Don't

there are 'morans' everywhere on the planet

[mcar]

14. And FL needs our Dem votes

But after 27 years of increasing idiocracy and the consistent warming....

I just hope we can afford to travel in retirement.