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Nerd' taunt drove Navy man to arson
PMSNBC ^
| 26 July 2007
| Angela K. Brown
Posted on 07/29/2007 1:42:07 PM PDT by GOP_Raider
ELM MOTT, Texas - A Navy man who got mad when someone mocked him as a "nerd" over the Internet climbed into his car and drove 1,300 miles from Virginia to Texas to teach the other guy a lesson.
As he made his way toward Texas, Fire Controlman 2nd Class Petty Officer Russell Tavares posted photos online showing the welcome signs at several states' borders, as if to prove to his Internet friends that he meant business.
When he finally arrived, Tavares burned the guy's trailer down.
This week, Tavares, 27, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading no contest to arson and admitting he set the blaze.
"I didn't think anybody was stupid enough to try to kill anybody over an Internet fight," said John G. Anderson, 59, who suffered smoke inhalation while trying to put out the 2005 blaze that caused $50,000 in damage to his trailer and computer equipment.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: arson; nerds; oldstory
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To: Slings and Arrows
Nerds, nerds, nerds, nerds...
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posted on
07/29/2007 1:42:47 PM PDT
by
GOP_Raider
(Your one stop shop for all your useless information needs.)
To: GOP_Raider
To: GOP_Raider
"Burning down the house!"
Remember, Jocks only think about sports, while Nerds always think about sex... ;-)
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posted on
07/29/2007 1:43:54 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
To: GOP_Raider
what did you just call me?
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posted on
07/29/2007 1:45:31 PM PDT
by
Disciplinemisanthropy
(Guitar Hero 80's Edition wasn't worth it, in my opinion.)
To: GOP_Raider
This never would have happened if we had fire control in place. If we just registered every fire, and serialized every match and banned those weapons of mass fire like lighters, we could finally live at home safe from interstate fire attacks.
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posted on
07/29/2007 1:46:35 PM PDT
by
kingu
(No, I don't use sarcasm tags - it confuses people.)
To: GOP_Raider
NEEEEERRRDSSS!!!!!
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posted on
07/29/2007 1:47:18 PM PDT
by
Experiment 6-2-6
(Admn Mods: tiny, malicious things that glare and gibber from dark corners.They have pins and dolls..)
To: kingu
Nice shot (Pard the pun)!
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posted on
07/29/2007 1:48:37 PM PDT
by
Issaquahking
(Duncan Hunter for president!)
To: Experiment 6-2-6
9
posted on
07/29/2007 1:49:11 PM PDT
by
Disciplinemisanthropy
(Guitar Hero 80's Edition wasn't worth it, in my opinion.)
To: Experiment 6-2-6
Well, he was a fire controlman. He showed he could control fires.
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posted on
07/29/2007 1:49:22 PM PDT
by
GAB-1955
(being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom of Heaven....)
To: kingu
If we just registered every fire, ..... Bwaaaahahahaha!
Thread's outta hand.....
To: GOP_Raider
Nerds will drive long distances to get together to have a hot time.
To: GOP_Raider
That from Texas is really lame, Nerd is such a dated term. Geeks are future. Positive point about nut from Virgina no diapers mentioned in story.
To: Allegra
At least you’re safe in Iraq... Your enemies can’t get you there. :-)
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posted on
07/29/2007 2:16:01 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Democrats have plenty of patience for anti-American dictators but none for Iraqi democrats.)
To: Emmett McCarthy
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posted on
07/29/2007 2:19:50 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
(Sic Semper Tyrannis * U.Va. Engineering '09 * Friends Don't Let Friends Vote Democrat * Fred in 2008)
To: GOP_Raider
NERDS!
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posted on
07/29/2007 2:19:58 PM PDT
by
finnman69
(May Paris Hilton's plane crash into Britney Spears house while Lindsey Lohan is over doing coke)
To: GOP_Raider
When he finally arrived, Tavares burned the guy’s trailer down.
Does “Tavares” mean “Tornado” in Spanish?
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posted on
07/29/2007 2:21:43 PM PDT
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: SevenofNine
To: GOP_Raider
I’m just surprised that there isn’t a lot more of this sort of thing.
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posted on
07/29/2007 2:22:25 PM PDT
by
dsc
(There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men. Edmund Burke)
To: finnman69
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posted on
07/29/2007 2:24:20 PM PDT
by
Brakeman
(America can do nothing for the Muslim world)
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