-NEWS- Xbox Live threat provokes high school lockdown

[Meltd0wn]

An Ohio middle school student has been charged with 'inducing a public panic' after he told a California teen during an Xbox Live chat that he was going to bring a gun to his school. The California teen's father caught wind of the alleged plot and alerted the FBI. A search warrant was issued, and police hauled the boy off, along with his Xbox 360 and other "items of evidentiary value." He has since been released to his parents; but it's unclear if his Xbox was returned.

The event has seemingly triggered a similar threat at the local high school, where police have begun patrolling school grounds in an effort to thwart potential violence. "Our suspicion is that the [Xbox Live] incident trickled over to the high school," said Teays Valley Superintendent Jeff Sheets. No further arrests have been made.

(Source: Joystiq.com)

Now you cant even trash talk your own school. Of course with so many stupid people out there that are dumb enough to actually take guns to school for any reason, I guess those in charge do have to take every possible threat seriously.

[Artixknight]

my parents would do the same. If someone threatened to bring a weapon to school, I'd probably tell my parents, who would probably call the police (not the fbi lol)

Anyways, I wouldn't take it all seriously. If I knew that the person was just joking around (a best friend, someone I know well enough to know that they mean good, etc.)

But If it was just some random punk that threatened to bring a gun to school (like a bully, a 'disturbed' person, etc.) I'd probably tell my parents. I'd try to keep my self annonymous, and I certainly wouldn't want someone to hold a grudge on me (especially if they threatened to hurt people).