Virginia man accused of threatening to kill President Obama

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Raw Story

Virginia man accused of threatening to kill President Obama
By Andrew Jones
Sunday, May 6, 2012 16:09 EDT

A Virginia man was arrested and charged this weekend from planning to assassinate President Barack Obama, according to the Associated Press.

Christopher Hecker sent out an email to media outlets on April 19 planning to bomb the White House, Philadelphia City Hall, the former site of the World Trade Center, and other places. The FBI tracked the email to Hacker’s account and lead to the Secret Service exchanging emails with him, in which he revealed more plans to bomb locations.

Secret Service agents arrested him after he signed onto a computer at the Waynesboro, Virginia Public Library.

Hacker refused to be sworn during an appearance in a federal court in Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday, telling a judge that he wanted to be sentenced immediately and given the death penalty. The judge ordered Hecker to undergo a psychological evaluation.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/06/virginia-man-accused-of-threatening-to-kill-president-obama/

[think]

1. sounds like the poor guy has a few screws loose.

not condoning his actions but he certainly sounds like a person who has lost it.

[mazzarro]

3. No; He has taken a big "gulp" of birther concotion, that's all -- n/t

[47of74]

9. No comment

Because what came to mind when I read that is to disgusting to contemplate.

[caseymoz]

2. Wants to commit suicide via execution.

Might have been his plan all along.

[BlueJazz]

4. ..And this guy "has it together" better than most Republicans.

[Ptah]

5. Why does Raw story misspell his name twice? n/t

[etherealtruth]

6. "The judge ordered Hecker to undergo a psychological evaluation. "

No sh*t!

[Turbineguy]

7. The Doctor prescribes

Fox News deprivation. In time, he may become well.

[CanonRay]

8. One less vote for Rmoney in Virginia in November...

[JohnnyRingo]

10. April 19th...

is not an arbitrary date for this kind of activity.

It may be a coincidence, and this guy may just be a nut, but Tim McVeigh also asked to be executed immediately.

[Joseph8th]

11. Crazy man. Dangerous? Let's hope it's for justice to decide. nt

[Jamaal510]

12. I find it intriguing

how whenever someone gets caught plotting to kill a politician, it usually is a conservative. I know these people love their guns and playing around with their death penalties and such, but good grief...in fact, I don't think I've ever seen any liberals plotting murders on any Republicans.

[polichick]

18. The Republican brain is fearful and often irrational...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Republican-Brain-Science-Science/dp/1118094514

Heard the author discussing this with Mike Papantonio on the radio today.


Maybe these plotters are acting out of some pretty wicked anxiety/paranoia.

[sofa king]

13. Funny thing about the Valley of Virginia

It runs roughly north-south, and is usually wide enough to be lined with pairs of cities running down its length.

The cities on the west side (Allegheny side) tend to be quite nice, with good universities, including James Madison, Virginia Tech, and Washington and Lee, and high turnout in favor of Democrats.

The cities on the east side (Blue Ridge side) have religious and community colleges, higher poverty, and tend to vote heavily Republican.

This guy is from the east side. Waynesboro was named for "Mad" Anthony Wayne. Our Valley's most amusing practical joker once proposed putting up a 60-foot monument to Wayne in the city's landfill.

I think there is something in the water around here.

[polichick]

19. I once had a conversation with a woman from Lynchburg...

...who tried to tell me that her area was the "real" Virginia - I blew her mind by telling her how much I loved Northern Virginia, with all its wonderful diversity. lol

(I guess UVA is the exception with regard to your scenario.)

[sofa king]

20. Heh, UVA is on the other side of the hill.

They're just on the other side of the Blue Ridge and therefore not part of the Valley, so I wasn't counting it even though it does have a role to play.

In Northern Virginia terms, Charlottesville is Fairfax and Staunton is Leesburg, with Waynesboro being an even less charming Sterling between them. There is even a little village called Fishersville which is being Ashburned as we speak. Just on a smaller scale.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

21. "... Fishersville which is being Ashburned...."

I'm sorry to hear that.

[madokie]

14. If he wants to die why doesn't he turn his gun on himself

the guy is an attention whore who doesn't know how to get any other than through stupidity. Lock him up and throw away the key. better yet weld the door shut leaving only a tiny hole to feed him through.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

15. Particularly troubling: "Get out of jail free" card? . . .

. . . . "Hacker refused to be sworn during an appearance in a federal court in Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday, telling a judge that he wanted to be sentenced immediately and given the death penalty. The judge ordered Hecker to undergo a psychological evaluation."

[slackmaster]

17. There's no way he'll be turned loose any time soon. Results of the psychological examination...

...will determine whether or not he's mentally competent to stand trial. If not, he'll be warehoused in a government psychiatric hospital.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

22. Why can't he make money for private prisons like everyone else?

[slackmaster]

16. Mental illness is often tragic, and sometimes even dangerous

I'm glad the guy is in custody.