Penn State student arrested for constructing 'weapons of mass destruction'

[OGShaman]

Pot bust leads cops to finding bombs in kids room.

A Russian college student in Pennsylvania was charged with unlawful possession of 'weapons of mass destruction' and risking catastrophe on Friday, according to authorities.

Penn State Altoona student Vladislav Miftakhov, 18, was arrested Friday after Altoona police found homemade bombs and bomb-making materials in his room while investigating a possible marijuana growing operation, according to a criminal complaint.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...constructing-weapons-of-mass-destruction?lite

 

[LEF]

russian ? must be a communist

 

[Pinball Wizard]

he's headed for Gitmo

 

[supermanlives]

we don't have any worries till MIT students go rogue lol..... more like weapons of mild destruction lol

 

[Green lung]

probably fireworks.

 

[Fly by Night]

 

[G.O. Joe]

Sounds like he had 10-12 M-1000's, if that's weapons of mass destruction. One blew off a guys hand while damaging his car yesterday. They're going to try to take the bar down even more to dry ice bombs at least.

 

[OGShaman]

Weapons of mass (mailbox) destruction.

 

[Harry Gypsna]

The US definition of WMD is now so broad, that a bucket of pennies tipped out over the top of the Empire state Building would qualify. Still, I guess you can Say Iraq had WMD's after all now...... Apparently it is intent which makes a homemade giant firework a WMD. If it is only intended to blow up a flower bed and shower people with soil and petunias, but it just accidentally removes a few limbs, it's just a homemade firework gone wrong, just going by logic of the definition being used.

 

[OGShaman]

Sounds like he was definitely worried about losing a limb from this quote.

The student said he constructed the devices in his room but claimed he had never detonated them in Pennsylvania. He said intended to detonate the smaller bomb in a remote field, but he was “scared” to blow up a larger device.

But Miftakhov’s roommate, Andrew Leff, told the Altoona Mirror on Sunday that Miftakhov had blown up three “mini-bombs” outside their apartment.

"He was off the wall," Leff said, adding that his roommate was a “crazy kid” who did “impulsive things.”

 

[Bud Green]

In the late 60's, you could buy 2 lb. jars of potassium nitrate at the corner drugstore for about a buck or two. You could also buy the powdered sulpher and powdered charcoal at the same time.. And they didn't even look at ya funny. The pharacist just knew that some kid was going home to make powder and have some fun....and maybe blow his fingers off, if he was stupid...
I just remember this 'cause some kids I knew used to do it...

 

[supermanlives]

ya just cant build bombs and have fun anymore..... I used to love blowing stumps out of ground....never hurt anyones property... went a fishing a few times too...bring long handled net for rounding up the floaters.....

 

[pappy masonjar]

He obviously is no genius. Penn State Altoona is a shitty community college version of the real Penn State.
the kid looked like he was 12 too.
Im pretty sure he was just some pyro manic nerd that loved homemade fireworks. Not a Tamarlan.

Either way, this kid is going from Penn State, straight to the State Penn.!!

 

[BrnCow]

Media is getting bored and going after pot smokers again...and the police are right behind them...

 

[LEF]

But Miftakhov’s roommate, Andrew Leff, told the Altoona Mirror on Sunday that Miftakhov had blown up three “mini-bombs” outside their apartment.

"He was off the wall," Leff said, adding that his roommate was a “crazy kid” who did “impulsive things.”

roomate deserved to get a talking to

I guess with people, you shouldn't be surprised, why I probably wouldn't have a roomate unless financial necessity would dictate of course