I mean why not?

You push "all in". You go "all out".

You can't be there if there is no there.

This took place in Mansfield, OH. That's out in Amish country.

/There's probably a joke to be made of that, but I can't think of it right now.

40-year-old Kevin Dye of Mansfield is wanted for aggravated arson and manufacturing a dangerous ordinance

LOLWUT?

...'Smart' isn't exactly a common characteristic in that neck of the woods. Mr Dye also didn't exactly think this through: with a contrite attitude and a reasonably competent lawyer, he'd have been looking at what - maybe three months or so worst case. Now - when they catch him, and they will now that it's a Federal case - he's going to be going away for a looooooooong time...

The Angry Hand of God: 40-year-old Kevin Dye of Mansfield is wanted for aggravated arson and manufacturing a dangerous ordinance

LOLWUT?

Wow, talk about the inmates running the asylum, this guy gets to make up his own laws!

ordinance
One entry found.

Main Entry: or·di·nance
Pronunciation: \ˈord-nən(t)s, ˈor-də-nən(t)s\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French ordenance order, disposition, from Medieval Latin ordinantia, from Latin ordinant-, ordinans, present participle of ordinare to put in order - more at ordain
Date: 14th century

1 a : an authoritative decree or direction : order b : a law set forth by a governmental authority; specifically : a municipal regulation
2 : something ordained or decreed by fate or a deity
3 : a prescribed usage, practice, or ceremony

Did they try checking his house? That's where I'd look.

All this for a seat belt violation. Now that's hardcore.

schattenteufel: This took place in Mansfield, OH. That's out in Amish country.

/There's probably a joke to be made of that, but I can't think of it right now.

Well... lets see

FTA and manufacturing a dangerous ordinance

They are known for their crafting skills!

For the ladies, you know you'd hit it.

What a midnight bomber might look like:

schattenteufel: This took place in Mansfield, OH. That's out in Amish country.

/There's probably a joke to be made of that, but I can't think of it right now.

You mean..

...clip-clop clip-clop clip-clop **BANG BANG!!** clip-clop clip-clop clip-clop

Amish drive-by shooting....

The Angry Hand of God: 40-year-old Kevin Dye of Mansfield is wanted for aggravated arson and manufacturing a dangerous ordinance

LOLWUT?



"They ain't never seen ordnance like this!"

schattenteufel: This took place in Mansfield, OH. That's out in Amish country.

/There's probably a joke to be made of that, but I can't think of it right now.

I was thinking "Damage estimates for the blast are so high that it might take *two* days for the community to rebuild it".

Sin_City_Superhero: Do you have to wait untill you are expected in court, or can you do the firebombing whenever you want?

Best to get drunk and do it the night before your scheduled appearance. Also leave your wallet at the scene and a trail of candy wrappers to your apartment.

bigbadideasinaction: schattenteufel: This took place in Mansfield, OH. That's out in Amish country.

/There's probably a joke to be made of that, but I can't think of it right now.

I was thinking "Damage estimates for the blast are so high that it might take *two* days for the community to rebuild it".


Oh, quicker than that! Them Amish can raise a barn in just a few hours!

I hate statements like these:

However, an ATF spokesperson says there were people in the building at the time and had the sprinklers not extinguished the fire as quickly as they did the results could have been catastrophic.

That's like saying if the brakes on my car didn't work this morning, I'd had been in a catastrophic crash.

While Mansfield may be surrounded by Amish country, the city itself is a tad more urban than the surrounding countryside. It's in Richland county, where they refer to an ankle monitor as the "Richalnd Rolex." There are two state prisons there, side by side, and a third now closed where they filmed Shawshank Redemption.

~* the more you know

AtlanticCoast63: ...'Smart' isn't exactly a common characteristic in that neck of the woods. Mr Dye also didn't exactly think this through: with a contrite attitude and a reasonably competent lawyer, he'd have been looking at what - maybe three months or so worst case. Now - when they catch him, and they will now that it's a Federal case - he's going to be going away for a looooooooong time...

This. Dye's going to be quite the looker in federal PMITA prison.

Both muni court judges in Mansfield are reluctant to throw the book at most folks they see. You really have to go above and beyond the call of duty to really get judges Payton and Ault to drop the hammer on you. The LEOs in that area are known for being trigger happy, so I'd watch out if I were the guy.

GoodOmens: I hate statements like these:

However, an ATF spokesperson says there were people in the building at the time and had the sprinklers not extinguished the fire as quickly as they did the results could have been catastrophic.

That's like saying if the brakes on my car didn't work this morning, I'd had been in a catastrophic crash.


What it's really saying is that they charge is upped from arson (burning a building) to aggravated arson (burning an occupied building).

schattenteufel: This took place in Mansfield, OH. That's out in Amish country.

/There's probably a joke to be made of that, but I can't think of it right now.

As a one-time resident of that fine town I can say without hesitation that it is, in fact, a shiathole.

Lopez?!

Nick Nostril: schattenteufel: This took place in Mansfield, OH. That's out in Amish country.

/There's probably a joke to be made of that, but I can't think of it right now.

As a one-time resident of that fine town I can say without hesitation that it is, in fact, a shiathole.

I never lived there personally, but I was pulled over in Mansfield for speeding on my way to/from Cincinnati, before I moved back to Cleveland. Man, the cops there have no sense of humor!

So proud.

/resident
//pity me

Fleeing? Bombing?

picture taken just moments before the attack.

shiathole is being kind.

Heart of the rustbelt was "the good old days"

pootsie: While Mansfield may be surrounded by Amish country, the city itself is a tad more urban than the surrounding countryside. It's in Richland county, where they refer to an ankle monitor as the "Richalnd Rolex." There are two state prisons there, side by side, and a third now closed where they filmed Shawshank Redemption.

~* the more you know

My Hometown FTW

Nick Nostril: schattenteufel: This took place in Mansfield, OH. That's out in Amish country.

/There's probably a joke to be made of that, but I can't think of it right now.

As a one-time resident of that fine town I can say without hesitation that it is, in fact, a shiathole.

I bought my second motorcycle in Mansfield. Got it off a guy living in a run down, 4 room house, with 3 kids that I saw, an enormous wife, and a projection screen TV the size of a car. When I met the man, he was wearing cowboy boots, blue jeans and a leather vest, and chain smoking Marlboros. The bike was a cherry 1985 Honda Shadow that the guy had stored along with 5 other progressively more awesome bikes in 3 run down Wal-Mart style tool sheds that had been daisy chained together.

That day, I discovered that this entire universe of people, which I had previously only thought existed in liberal caricatures of middle America, actually exist.

Thank you Mansfield, OH.