UT - ‘Ready for your first & last day of school?’ Teen’s gun video sparks arrest, Aug. 20, 2018

[EuTuCroquet?]

17-year-old girl in Orem, Utah, has been arrested after posting a photo of a gun Sunday to Instagram captioned “you ready for your first and last day of school,” police say. The teen faces terrorism charges. Twitter

‘Ready for your first and last day of school?’ Teen’s gun video sparks arrest, cops say

The Instagram video shows a teenage girl, her fingernails painted white, holding a handgun with bullets spilled across a table. “You ready for your first and last day of school?” asks the caption.

Alarmed parents reported the video, posted at 9 p.m. Sunday before children in Orem, Utah, returned to school Monday, to police, reported The Daily Herald.

Police arrested the girl, a 17-year-old senior at Mountain View High School, on suspicion of terrorism, disorderly conduct and possession of a handgun by a minor, reported KSL-TV. She told officers the handgun belongs to her mother, the station reported.
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Lt. Craig Martinez told KSTU the girl was arrested within 90 minutes of posting the video to Instagram after teenagers alerted their parents.
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[LotsaLatte]

You know, if I have learned one thing in my years here on earth, it is that I am always amazed at the stupid things that teenagers do sometimes. If she was trying to be funny, she is learning very quickly that it's not funny. If she wasn't doing it thinking she was funny, I hope she gets the help she needs and never hurts anyone. Good Gawd. It is already a scary thing to send your kids to school with all the shootings that have occurred. smh

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Great post, @LotsaLatte. Very well said.

 

[LotsaLatte]

Great post, @LotsaLatte. Very well said.

Thank you And thank you for always being on top of your game and posting the many many cases you post! I really appreciate it!

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Thank you And thank you for always being on top of your game and posting the many many cases you post! I really appreciate it!

Thank you for the compliment, @LotsaLatte.

 

[LotsaLatte]