Florida state police have arrested a 15-year-old boy who threatened to organize a mass shooting.
«I, Dalton Barnhart, M15 swear to bring my father to school and kill at least 7 people,» wrote 15-year-old boy in the chat video games, according to the County Sherrif’s office Volusia.
Amid a wave of arrests due to threats of mass shootings, police in Florida released a video on his page on Facebook, which shows the mother’s reaction to the son’s detention.
«He’s still a little boy, and he’s not one of those crazy people who do such things,» said the mother, who was in tears.
The officers said that they can’t take that risk.
«How do we know that it is not the same as a child of the Parkland?» — told her during the arrest.
One of the assistant Sheriff, who was nearby, added:
«We can’t risk and we can’t say, well, we believe that this guy is not going to do that. Then it happens. And then we say, well, we had a chance.»
The mother also said that the online threats is a normal phenomenon of young people playing video games.
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«It should not be treated as if he is a terrorist,» says the woman.
By 16:00 on 21 August, the video has already gathered nearly 800 thousand views and 12 thousand comments.
According to the Sheriff’s office, a boy who goes to high school in Daytona beach, used a fake name. After his arrest, he insisted that it was a joke.
«Joke or not, but these types of comments are criminal offences,» writes the Sheriff’s office Facebook.
Last week 15-year-old girl in Fresno (CA), was arrested after allegedly posted a photo of a gun with the caption: «don’t come to school tomorrow», reports the Fresno Bee.
