Rockville Teen Charged with Threats of Mass Violence

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
As a result of the investigation, the Montgomery County Department of Police – Community Engagement Division coordinated with Montgomery County Public Schools to increase security at schools, particularly Wootton High School


So he's a Wooton student?


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Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"Andrea Ye, of Rockville, whose preferred name is Alex Ye, was arrested on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, by the Montgomery County Police Department."

So is this person a biological male or female?


Who cares


Well, call me crazy, but I actually think it's important to understand the motivations behind a student who had detailed plans to murder our children while they're at school. So if he was planning this act due to anti-trans bullying like the Nashville shooter was, I think that's worth knowing.


That's something for the investigation to look into based on evidence that comes to light, not something for people who have no idea to speculate about.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"Andrea Ye, of Rockville, whose preferred name is Alex Ye, was arrested on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, by the Montgomery County Police Department."

So is this person a biological male or female?


Who cares


Does it kind of feel like MCPD wants everyone to know Ye is trans/gender nonconforming? They could have just said "Andrea AKA Alex Ye"


You don't know what MCPD said vs what the article author decided or guessed.

For better or for worse, we don't have an established linguistic culture of avoiding implicating a gender when it's is not clearly known, or just necessary to mention.

This a symptom of a broader problem in news reporting, where journalists do not provide copies or pointers of primary resources.


Correction: it's poorly expressed on the website (see above about bad journalism), but the email link at the bottom and the "news release" at the top suggest that the author of the test is the MCPD PIO (Public Information Office, I presume).
Anonymous
"text" , not "test"
Anonymous
Good work by the FBI Baltimore Field Office and MCPD
Anonymous
There are two different articles.

OP linked to MCPD.

There is also a very similar rewrite at
https://mocoshow.com/2024/04/18/rockville-tee...omery-county-school/
Anonymous
A 129-page manifesto. We've got an overachiever over here!
Anonymous
WaPo with more, including the defense that the manifesto/memoir was fiction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/...chool-threat-arrest/
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:WaPo with more, including the defense that the manifesto/memoir was fiction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/...chool-threat-arrest/


“As I walk through the hallways, I cherry pick the classrooms that are the easiest targets,” Ye had written, according to the filings, adding one page later: “I have also considered shooting up my former elementary school because little kids make easier targets.”

Yikes.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:WaPo with more, including the defense that the manifesto/memoir was fiction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/...chool-threat-arrest/


Year-long secret investigation.

Absolutely massive security risk. We got lucky.
Anonymous
This story is fishy.
There was no threat. There was no evidence the student was going to carry out any act.
The student had written something that they clearly said was a work of fiction and someone tipped off police to it.
I don't think this will hold up and meanwhile there's a lot of damage to a student who was already trying to get help.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/...chool-threat-arrest/
Anonymous
Per WaPo, suspect was at some point a Wootton student, but had been extensively hospitalized for psychiatric cast over past 2 years.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:WaPo with more, including the defense that the manifesto/memoir was fiction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/...chool-threat-arrest/


Oof. This sounds like a young person in crisis, who had recently been hospitalized for suicidal and violent ideation, but who did not have a weapon.

However, I think everyone did the right thing here. Someone reported him, maybe even a mental health professional or his own family. Not keep illegal adult from purchasing one, arrest seems like the only choice.
Anonymous
^^^ I lost part of my sentence up there. I meant to say that red flag laws can only force someone to give up their gun, not keep them from acquiring one.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"Andrea Ye, of Rockville, whose preferred name is Alex Ye, was arrested on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, by the Montgomery County Police Department."

So is this person a biological male or female?


Who cares


Does it kind of feel like MCPD wants everyone to know Ye is trans/gender nonconforming? They could have just said "Andrea AKA Alex Ye"


Andrea/Alex is referred as HE at the end of the release:

Ye was taken into custody and charged with threats of mass violence. He is currently being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit where he awaits a bond hearing.



Andrea is also a common man’s name in some countries (e.g. Andrea Boccelli). It’s entirely possible he preferred to be called Alex to avoid teasing or misgendering by Americans who assume it’s a girl’s name.

Better to hold out for facts.
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