Blogger Arrested for Shooting Plot

(Peterborough, Ontario) A 21-year-old student and blogger, Joshua Bryn Bauman, has been arrested for writing a script for shooting up Fleming College.

From Peterborough Examiner:

A Fleming College student's blog describing a plot for a school shooting similar to the Virginia Tech massacre laid out "a disturbing scenario," said college president Tony Tilly.

The student city police say is responsible for the blog was arrested Saturday and has been suspended by the college.

"The police have reported that (the blog) describes how the individual would plot out an incident at Fleming, and I think that pretty much captures the nature of it," said Tilly, who viewed the blog before it was taken down Saturday night.

"The blog has been removed from the web. We think that's an important step. I don't want to see any communication that makes this kind of linkage to tragic events."

Tilly said the school is conducting its own investigation to decide measures such as whether or not the student can return to Fleming.

"Our investigation will determine what will happen. I'd prefer not to speculate on the results, but at this stage I can say that while the investigation is being carried out the student is suspended."

Students were informed of the arrest by email. In response, correctional worker program student April Parsons remarked, "I was kind of surprised there was something like that at Fleming. You kind of expect stuff like that in the States." Actually, Ms. Parsons, I think more bloggers have been arrested in Iran than the U.S.