Starbucks Bomb Suspect Makes Bail, Gets Monitoring Anklet

2009_07_kshaw.jpg Kyle Shaw, the 17-year-old suspected of setting off a crude explosive outside an Upper East Side Starbucks in May, made bail yesterday. The AP reports that the teen Fight Club enthusiast "was released on $300,000 bail last week after being arrested on charges of arson, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal mischief... Defense lawyer Adam Perlmutter suggested the electronic bracelet, and the judge said OK. Perlmutter said the monitoring device would be affixed before Shaw left the courthouse Monday." Shaw's peers have been discussing his future on Facebook, especially after Shaw appeared in court with a black eye, apparently courtesy a fellow Rikers inmate. Runnin' Scared noticed reactions like "omg this makes me so sad, i feel bad for him" and "You guys are worrying too much, knowing Kyle he's probably loving this."

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Yeah, you know, this coverage, the photos, it seems like this kid is being made out to be some kind of harmless young hipster prankster or something. Well, he made a FUCKING BOMB and BLEW IT UP AT A STARBUCKS. This isn't a silly wacky kid story, I swear I almost detect a note of sympathy for the fuck tard.

"Yeah, you know, this coverage, the photos, it seems like this kid is being made out to be some kind of harmless young hipster prankster or something. Well, he made a FUCKING BOMB and BLEW IT UP AT A STARBUCKS. This isn't a silly wacky kid story, I swear I almost detect a note of sympathy for the fuck tard.

He's a silly white kid. Easy to have sympathy for. If he was brown, we'd have already executed him and the papers would be smearing his entire family.

^^^ Well he is guilty until proven innocent, that's for sure

I should be ashamed, but with no injuries reported, my biggest complaint is that the bomb was not bigger. He also should have bombed more starbucks.

"i'll second that, mofo!"

-the unabomber

Henry, haven't you heard of the USA-PATRIOT Act?

Nobody can really be sure if a home made-bomb made by a 17-year-old kid isn't going to do a lot more than expected, except his lawyer. Perhaps I'm underestimating his vast years of experience.
I've had food cooked by an 88-year-old kid who nearly killed me. Good thing I won't sue my grandmother, this time.

this kid will have a book deal

Trust me, he will be heard from again.

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