TJ Phaserman 2 Posted January 29, 2008 PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Two teenagers are accused of injuring a postal worker with an explosive device put in a mailbox in an attempt to get back at a neighborhood bully, authorities said. The teenagers, ages 15 and 16, admitted planting the device and have been charged with manufacturing an explosive device, Peachtree City police said. Police said a potentially explosive device was thrown Friday onto the porch of a home to scare and retaliate against a 17-year-old who lives there. A postal worker found a second device inside the home's mailbox Saturday and suffered minor chemical burns and an inhalation injury, police said. The Clayton County police bomb squad detonated the device, and no other injuries were reported. Clayton police Capt. Greg Dickens described the device as a 2-liter soda bottle containing household chemicals designed to expand when mixed together. The teens were getting back at a neighborhood bully, Fayette County Assistant District Attorney Greg Stein said. "They were very foolish to do this, but felt they had no other choice because they were being bullied by this individual," Stein said. The teens appeared Monday in juvenile court and were released to their parents. The Fayette County Board of Education will hear the youths' case soon to determine whether they will remain in school, Stein said. The criminal case will likely be heard in Fayette County Juvenile Court by March, he said. Peachtree City is south of Atlanta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted January 29, 2008 How can anyone say "they had no other choice?" Did these kids contact any authorities whatsoever regarding the bully? How about their parents? 15 and 16 is old enough to know someone other than the bully could be injured. I have relatives that are or have been mail carriers so this got my attention but a child could have picked up the device on the porch or even gone to get the mail - or a parent. Notice these kids got off much lighter than the ten year old who took the steak knife to school? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
