On Tuesday Timothy Ryan Gutierrez, 20, appeared in court on charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and to blow up the Mall of America. He pleaded not guilty to the Colorado grand jury, and was detained without bail. The man had emailed the FBI 8 days before the inaguration saying they had 48 hours to stop him from assasinating the president-elect, and a second email threatened to blow up 40 pounds of dynamite in cars in front of the mall. Gutierrez says this was a prank, and he turned himself in on January 29th in Durango, Colorado.
It is both terrifying and sad that we live in a world full of bomb and death threats, where no one can really with total peace of mind. This man claims that the emails were a 'prank' but in my opinion that is almost as sick as making the real threat. Murder of the president and other innocent people (within our state of Minnesota!) is nothing to joke about, and if he believes this is funny he needs serious help. I have been so excited for Obama to be our president, but since he was elected I continue to hear whispers that since he is black someone is bound to assasinate him. I believe this is a horrible and wrong way to look at this exciting new era in our nations history. Why must people automatically be so pessimistic? Why can't we believe in the deep-down good nature of people? The answer to that question lies with people like Mr. Gutierrez who continue setting a horrible precident for the good of humanity. I hope that this man will get the help he needs, and is stopped from causing any more chaos. I also sincerely hope that the safety of our new president and our contry is kept secure from the likes of him.
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